04-29-2021, 02:03 PM
On 22 April 2021 I asked The Rabbi at Chabbad the following query:
By count the Israelites grumbled/rebelled against the L-d and Moses on
the following occasions:
1] Before crossing the Reed sea
2]After crossing the Reed sea in the desert
3]In the desert before reaching Sinai
4] In the desert of Zin
5] The Golden calf
6] The Ten scouts return and report
7] Trying to enter the Land without the L-d Presence
8] Rebellion of Korah
9] Council against Moses and Aaron at Kadesh
Please correct me if Im wrong...but is their any partcular signifiance
that there were at least nine examples of grumbling from those who
came out of Egypt against the L-d and Moses?
On april 28.2021 here is the reply
B"H
Hi Tony,
Pirkei Avot (Ethics of Our Fathers) 5:4, says "With ten tests our forefathers tested G‑d in the desert, as is stated (Numbers 14:22), "They tested Me these ten times, and did not hearken to My voice.""
For a list of all 10, see www.chabad.org/2835829.
As for the significance of the number, in Jewish thought 10 is considered a "complete (or full) number." The Jewish people tested G-d in the fullest sense, and G-d "proved" Himself to them every time.
All the best,
Rabbi Shlomie Deren
By count the Israelites grumbled/rebelled against the L-d and Moses on
the following occasions:
1] Before crossing the Reed sea
2]After crossing the Reed sea in the desert
3]In the desert before reaching Sinai
4] In the desert of Zin
5] The Golden calf
6] The Ten scouts return and report
7] Trying to enter the Land without the L-d Presence
8] Rebellion of Korah
9] Council against Moses and Aaron at Kadesh
Please correct me if Im wrong...but is their any partcular signifiance
that there were at least nine examples of grumbling from those who
came out of Egypt against the L-d and Moses?
On april 28.2021 here is the reply
B"H
Hi Tony,
Pirkei Avot (Ethics of Our Fathers) 5:4, says "With ten tests our forefathers tested G‑d in the desert, as is stated (Numbers 14:22), "They tested Me these ten times, and did not hearken to My voice.""
For a list of all 10, see www.chabad.org/2835829.
As for the significance of the number, in Jewish thought 10 is considered a "complete (or full) number." The Jewish people tested G-d in the fullest sense, and G-d "proved" Himself to them every time.
All the best,
Rabbi Shlomie Deren