Miller's Musings Parshas Shemos: Beginning From The End

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Beginning From The End

It is perhaps one of the most iconic scenes depicted in the Torah.  Certainly in the life of Moshe, the foremost leader of the Jewish people.  It is where it all began, at that burning bush.  Where Hashem first transmits to Moshe the destiny that lies ahead for him.  But what did it all mean?  Why was this vision the one that was chosen to divert Moshe’s attention and bring him to hear the message of Hashem?  It is undoubtedly a wondrous image, to see a bush on fire and yet not be consumed.  But there is surely some hidden, more profound message, depicted by this miracle.

It is well-known that the Jewish people in Egypt had sunk to almost unascendable depths.  One more step towards impurity, would have meant it would have been impossible to rise again or be redeemed.  Their eventual emancipation from slavery, was not due to their own merit, for they were seemingly lacking almost any.  So why did Hashem leave it this long?  Why did He leave it until the last minute and have to do so in a tremendous rush so as to prevent the spiritual annihilation that may have been only moments away?  The answer, says the Nesivos Sholom, can be understood by viewing a seed planted in the earth.  It is only when the seed has seemingly completely decomposed and at a point where only the barest minimum of its structure remains, then, and only then, does the seed begin to sprout and the plant begin to grow.   It was the Jewish people at that point, where nothing was left but the tiniest vestige of spiritual life-force.  That was the most perfect time for their rebirth to begin.  And this was the message conveyed to Moshe.  That no matter how much the Jews were engulfed by the flames of the Egyptian contagion of decadence and depravity, they were never entirely devoured by it.  They somehow maintained that tiny spark of faith and connection that kept them alive and allowed for their resurrection.

We try to have trust in Hashem and maintain our belief, no matter how desperate the situation or challenging the ordeal.  But there can be times when we simply fail to see where the light may come from.  The situation seems calamitous and there are no obvious solutions nor positives to be taken.  It is at these moments that we must consider the idea we have discussed.  That just when we think we are about to lose it all, and just when we think there is no hope for salvation, it is precisely then that we will begin to see Hashem’s hand and then that a new dawn may rise for us.  That which seemed a disaster may well transpire to be the best thing that has ever happened to us and that which appeared awful may instigate the emergence of something that will change your life for the better.  It is the faithfulness to Hashem’s ultimate good that is the spark that is never extinguished and always gives us hope for redemption.  It is this that will ultimately bring about our salvation. 

*May Shabbos bring us total clarity of the perfection of where we are*

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