) "And Moses entered into the mist" — This (his closeness to

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Bachodesh 9:16

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 23, 2025

(Ibid.) "And Moses entered into the mist": This (his closeness to the L–rd) was a function of his humility, viz. (Numbers 12:3) "And the man Moses was extremely humble, etc." Scripture hereby apprises us that if one is (truly) humble, in the end, he will cause the Shechinah to repose upon a man upon the earth, viz. (Isaiah 57:15) "For thus said the High and Exalted, who abides forever and whose name is holy (… I dwell with the oppressed and with the lowly of spirit, etc."), and (Ibid. 61:1) "The spirit of the L–rd G–d is upon me, for the L–rd has anointed me to bring tidings to the humble, etc.", and (Ibid. 66;2) "And all of these things My hand created (… but it is to this that I look, to the poor and broken-spirited, etc."), and (Psalms 51:19) "The sacrifices of G–d are a broken spirit. A heart broken and oppressed, G–d will not despise."

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