The judge in your generation

Hi,

"And Samuel said to the nation [upon coronating Saul]: Gd, who made Moshe and Aharon, (Samuel I 12:6)"
"And Gd sent Yerubaal and Bedan and Yiftach and Samuel (Samuel I 12:11)"…
"Moshe, and Aharon with his priests, and Samuel among those who call out in His Name (Psalms 99:6)".

The text equated the world's three lightweights with the world's three heavyweights, to tell you: Yerubaal in his generation is as Moshe in his generation, Bedan in his generation is as Aharon in his generation, Yiftach in his generation is as Samuel in his generation. To teach you that even the lightest of the light, if appointed as community leader, is like the mightiest of the mighty.

ויאמר שמואל אל העם ד' אשר עשה את משה ואת אהרן, ואומר וישלח ד' את ירבעל ואת בדן ואת יפתח ואת שמואל... ואומר משה ואהרן בכהניו ושמואל בקראי שמו. שקל הכתוב שלשה קלי עולם כשלשה חמורי עולם, לומר לך: ירובעל בדורו - כמשה בדורו, בדן בדורו - כאהרן בדורו, יפתח בדורו - כשמואל בדורו. ללמדך שאפילו קל שבקלין ונתמנה פרנס על הצבור - הרי הוא כאביר שבאבירים 

(Talmud, Rosh HaShanah 25a-b)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Bringing the Jews from Egypt via human agents

Hi,

"I only benefited you by removing you from Egypt via a human being, with whom you could speak and to whom you could convey your needs, and who could teach you My ways. These are Moshe, who came to Pharoah; Aharon, who prophesied to Israel before Moshe came; and Miriam, who prophesied for the women. Also, the Torah was only given via Moshe and his speaker Aharon, and both taught the mitzvot to the men, and Miriam to the women."

(Ibn Ezra to Michah 6:4)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

HaShem's anger at Moshe

Hi,

Shemot 4:14 says that when Moshe refused to lead the Jews, "HaShem displayed anger at Moshe."

"Rabbi Yehoshua ben Karcha said: All mentions of anger in the Torah involve some visible result, but regarding this event no visible result was mentioned.

"Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai said: A visible result was mentioned for this, too. HaShem then said to Moshe, 'Your brother Aharon, the Levite,' but Aharon is a Kohen! HaShem was telling Moshe, 'I said you would be the Kohen and Aharon would be the Levite, but now you will be the Levite and Aharon will be the Kohen.'"

(Talmud, Zevachim 102a)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Honoring children and their parents

Hi,

Here's an odd midrash, commenting on Vayyikra 6:2 -

"What prayer did Moshe recite for Aharon?

"R' Mana of Yeshevav and R' Yehoshua of Sichnin cited R' Levi: From the beginning of the book [Vayyikra] until now, it is written, 'And the children of Aharon will arrange,' 'And the children of Aharon will sprinkle,' 'And the children of Aharon will place.'

"Moshe said before Gd: Is the cistern despised and its water beloved? You have given honor to trees because of their children, as we have learned, 'All types of wood are acceptable for the altar, other than olive and grape [because they are needed for their fruit],' and for Aharon You will not give honor because of his children?

"Gd replied to Moshe: Because of you, I will bring him close and I will even make him the essence and his children subsidiary - 'Instruct Aharon and his children, saying...'"

(Midrash, Vayyikra Rabbah 7:1)

Have a great day,
Mordechai