Ilai says — Because they were scorched by the sun above

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Bachodesh 9:10

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 3, 2025

R. b. R. Ilai says: Because they were scorched by the sun above them, the Holy One Blessed be He said to the clouds of glory: Drip the dew of life upon My children, etc. (Psalms, Ibid. 9) "The earth quaked. The heavens, too, dripped before G–d. This is Sinai, etc.", and (Ibid. 11) "A bounteous rain did You drip, O G–d." When was all this honor conferred? When Israel was the most comely of the nations and honored the Torah. As it is written (Ibid. 13) "And the beauteous of the house divides the spoil, "spoil" being nothing other than Torah, viz. (Ibid. 119:62) "I rejoice over Your word as one who finds great spoil."

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