The Statutes, Judgments, and Laws Given Through Moses at Sinai

Midrash Aggadah, Leviticus 26:46

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

"These are the statutes and the judgments and the laws" (Leviticus 26:46). "Statutes" — these are the midrashic expositions. "And the judgments" — these are the legal rulings. "And the laws" — these are the teachings stated in Torat Kohanim. "Which the LORD gave between Him and the children of Israel" — this teaches that the Torah was given, its laws and their fine details and their explanations, through Moses our teacher, peace be upon him, from Sinai.

Themes

MosesCovenant

Biblical References

Continue Reading

Book of JubileesSinai — Moses's TransgressionBook of Jubilees turns to Sinai — Moses's Transgression. The scene: Moses is up on the mountain, forty days and forty nights. The man is communing with the DiviThe Book of Maccabees ITrial of Judas MaccabeusIt's a story that still resonates, a evidence of courage and faith against all hope, found in the Book of Maccabees I. The scene is almost overwhelming. ImagineThe Assumption of MosesMoses the Great Intercessor Who Prayed for IsraelJoshua's deepest fear is not military. It is spiritual. Once Moses is gone, who will stand in the gap when Israel sins? The Amorite kings, he frets, will grow bLegends of the JewsJacob Demanded Joseph Swear by the Covenant of CircumcisionJacob, nearing the end of his life in Egypt, makes a request of Joseph: to be buried in the ancestral land, the land of Canaan. But Jacob wasn't content with juLegends of the JewsDeath of Joseph of PharaohJust as he was gentle with them, he became a helper and counselor to the Egyptians. And when Pharaoh passed away, the old king had one final request: that JosepLegends of the JewsMoses Searched Three Days for Joseph's Sunken CoffinLegends of the Jews turns to Moses Searched Three Days for Joseph's Sunken Coffin. Moses knew something crucial: the Israelites couldn't truly be free until the