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Exodus 24: We Will Do and We Will Listen
“All that God tells us to do we will do and we will listen” (Verse 7).
וַיִּקַּח סֵפֶר הַבְּרִית וַיִּקְרָא בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר ה׳ נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע׃ (שמות כד:ז)
This famous utterance has become symbolic of the selfless trust and blind faith that the people had in God. They agreed to act on the laws of God even before they heard them, goes the popular saying. However, the text itself does not seem to match this grand assumption.
First, the people have twice already responded to declarations of Moshe with “we will do!” In chapter 19, Moshe assembles the Elders…
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