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Sifrei on Deuteronomy

Sifrei Devarim 176

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Devarim 18:16) "As all that you asked from the L-rd your G-d in Chorev": By this they merited that prophets arise for them, viz. (Ibid.) "I shall not continue to hear the voice of the L-rd my G-d." (Ibid. 17) "And the L-rd said to me: They have done well in speaking as they did.": They have anticipated the "Divine Intelligence," viz.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Ibid. 18) "A prophet shall I raise up for them": We are hereby taught that as a reward for their fear (of listening to the voice of G-d) they merited that prophets arise for them.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Ibid.) "and I shall place My words in his mouth": I shall do this, but I shall not speak to him face to face. ("And I shall place My words in his mouth":) From now on, realize that the holy spirit has been placed in the mouth of the prophets.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Ibid.) "and he shall speak to them (directly)": Do not set up an interpreter for him.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"all that I command him": (He will not change the order of My words) — first things first, second things, afterwards.

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