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Daily Chizuk #0932
Weekly Parasha
Failed Emotions: Processing Disappointment with Emunah
Parashat Chukat: See Miracles
Towards the end of this week’s parasha, Chukat, there was a tragic incident in which the Jewish People spoke negatively against Hashem and against Moshe. Hashem sent fiery serpents to bite them and a large multitude of the people died. The remainder made teshuva and asked Moshe to pray to Hashem to stop the plague. Hashem then told Moshe to make a fiery serpent and place it on a pole and whoever would look up at it would be healed of his snake bite. The Gemara asks, do snakes have the power to bring life? And it answers, the idea was that the Jews should look up towards Heaven and subjugate themselves to Hashem and that’s what would bring about their healing.
Hashem could do anything and when we believe in His powers and nothing else, b’ezrat Hashem, we will see miracles.
Shabbat Shalom!
Towards the end of this week’s parasha, Chukat, there was a tragic incident in which the Jewish People spoke negatively against Hashem and against Moshe. Hashem sent fiery serpents to bite them and a large multitude of the people died. The remainder made teshuva and asked Moshe to pray to Hashem to stop the plague. Hashem then told Moshe to make a fiery serpent and place it on a pole and whoever would look up at it would be healed of his snake bite. The Gemara asks, do snakes have the power to bring life? And it answers, the idea was that the Jews should look up towards Heaven and subjugate themselves to Hashem and that’s what would bring about their healing.
Hashem could do anything and when we believe in His powers and nothing else, b’ezrat Hashem, we will see miracles.
Shabbat Shalom!
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