א) וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תָּשִׂים לִפְנֵיהֶם
"And these are the ordinances that you shall set before them."
Rashi tells us that Hashem is instructing Moshe on how to teach Torah...
That you shall set before them - The Holy One, blessed is He, said to Moses: Do not think of saying, “I will teach them the chapter or the law [both terms seemingly refer to the Oral Torah] two or three times until they know it well, as it was taught, but I will not trouble myself to enable them to understand the reasons for the matter and its explanation.” Therefore, it is said: “you shall set before them,” like a table, set [with food] and prepared to eat from, [placed] before someone. — [From Mechilta, Eruvin 54b]
"Vihalachta bederachaiv" Hashem wants us to walk in His path...in this case He instructs Moshe on how to teach Torah. Shouldn't we aim to do the same?
Question - How does ameilus fit in? Are we not supposed to work hard?
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