All erev Shabbos I planned to stop over here and post something,
but there is something strange about erev Shabbos;
the clock always moves faster than every other day
and a minute is made up of 20 seconds instead of 60 Undecided
Anyway, better late than never:
I was thinking about the medrash connected to this weeks parsha; Yisro.
A)
Before Hashem gave the Torah to Am Yisrael, He first offered it to all the goyim of the world.
Each was given a chance to be the 'Chosen nation', yet one by one they rejected it, claiming it would be too hard to keep based on each ones individual weak points. One couldnt / wouldnt fight the yh of theft, the next murder etc etc.
Moshe Rabbeinu was the greatest Navi the Yidden ever had. With him leading us, Am Yisrael attained unbelievable heights in ruchnius.
But Hashem knew what the future would hold. When Mashiach comes and everything is clear to the whole world, the goyim would come to HKBH with complaints that "If we too had such a Navi as Moshe, we also could have reached those levels in holiness. If only we had a leader like Moshe..."
But the goyim were also given a Navi. Bilaam was on the same level as Moshe Rabbeinu with the same kochos! Sorry goyim; your excuse holds no water. I gave you an equal chance, you simply blew it!
C)
In order for a person to really understand the worth of something, introduce them to the opposite concept, so they can personally appreciate the difference. Want to sell a perfect diamond? First show the buyer the difference between glass, inferior diamonds, and then finally your perfect stone. Want to introduce someone to the intricacies of fine wine? Start with $1 winos' special and end with a vintage Bordeaux.
I think the same idea is very connected to our dor, iyH the final one befor the geulah, and the hardest accordingly:
The holiest period in history is about to be revealed to the whole oilam.
In order for us and the whole world to fully appreciate it when it is finally revealed, we must first examine its diametric opposite;
Absolute kedusha vs absolute tuma.
We are currently steeped in the tuma, and if anyone knows just how repulsive it is, it's those of us in GYE.
AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HASHEM WANTS
Imagine this:
Mashiach comes tomorrow. The goyim approach HKBH with their taanos. "Hashem; The world is buried in absolute filth and tuma. How were we, mere humans supposed to have fought it? You created us with a natural desire for sexual pleasure. The pull was so strong, that no-one could have resisted the urges, and no one was even trying."
AND IN WALKS GYE.
Yes, it's hard, very very hard.
But we are not simply giving in, shrugging our shoulders in despair and surrendering. Sure we may fall, but 'making it' every time is not what Hashem needs from us. He needs us; normal, average human beings to say "This tuma stinks, and just because the world says its okay, is no reason for me to agree. Im fighting the fight."
And just maybe for this very reason we were created.
WE ARE HASHEMS FINAL DEFENSE AGAINST THE GOYIM AND THE FINAL HARBINGERS FOR MASHIACH