03-01-2022, 03:05 PM
(03-01-2022, 11:56 AM)Blue Bird Wrote: Wasn't there a miracle or two that preceded Israel's own efforts?
Not sure if I understand your question Bluebird.
Yes, there were many miracles that proceeded Israel's own efforts, that is what G-d did for them.
However, they really didn't change that much and became sort of dependent on them.
Once the Israelite's starting doing things themselves, that's when the change started happening.
A couple of other examples -
It was G-d who fought the Egyptians with His miracles.
It was the Israelite's who fought the Amalekites with G-d's help.
It is written that is was G-d who wrote the 10 Commandments (actually statements) on the 2 tablets.
It was Moses who wrote the second set as dictated by G-d.