Chumash Yisro 20

The name Elokim is Hashem's name of:

• Kindness

• Judgement

• Joy

The name Elokim is used because:

• Just as a judge gives punishment when an individual went against the law the same applies with breaking the עשרת הדברות.

• It represents the idea of Hashem judging the world like on Rosh Hashana

• Its an expression of Hashem's Chessed

What is Rashi's question on the words כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה?

• How many Mitzvot is this Passuk referring to?

• Why does it say these things if we know it refers to the Aseret Hadibrot

• The word כָּל is extra. Hashem said the עשרת הדברות in one utterance.

מה שאי אפשר לאדם

Translate:

• Something that is impossible for a man

• Something that is possible for a man

• Something that is very likely for a man

שחזר ופירש translate:

• Because Hashem later explained

• Because later it returned to teach

• This refers to

Rashi's answer on the words כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה?

• Hashem first said together and then repeated and explained each of the Aseret Hadibrot individually

• It is referring to all of the Mitzvot

• It illustrates Hashem's love for all of Bnei Yisroel

Why did Hashem say the Aseret Hadibrot as one utterance?

• To show their equal importance

• To show they all come from Hashem even though first 2 came from Moshe

• Both A and B are correct

Why did Hashem give Bnei Yisroel 10 commandments rather than 613?

• These 10 encapsulate the 613 Mitzvot

• אנכי- Includes all the 248 מ״ע

  לא יהיה- Includes with it all the 365 ל״ת

• Both A and B are correct

Why was it so important for Bnei Yisroel to hear the first 2 דברות directly from the mouth of Hashem?

• If a person does them he receives a reward. If he doesn’t do them he doesn’t receive a punishment.

• To show they are all equal in importance

• These two commandments are the basis of Yiddishkeit. Belief in Hashem and not serving any other god- without these two the rest don’t work.

How many letters does the Aseret Hadibrot contain?

• 613

• 620

• 770