Pharaoh Unwittingly Foretells Israel Weeping in the Wilderness

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 230:8

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Another interpretation: Pharaoh spoke, yet did not know what he was saying. He saw that Israel were destined to weep in the wilderness, as it is said (Numbers 14:1), "And all the congregation lifted up" [their voice and wept]. [His boast against Israel was in truth a prophecy he did not understand, pointing toward the night of weeping after the report of the spies.]

Themes

Divine JusticeExileProvidence

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