Judaism :: Promises & Reality

G-d spoke to Moses and He said to him, "I am Hashem. I appearedto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as the Almighty God, butthrough My name Hashem, I did not become known to them." (Shemot6:2-3)

Rashi states: I was not recognized by them in my aspect of truthby which My name is called Hashem, which means that I amfaithful to uphold My words, for I promised them, but have notyet fulfilled my promise (ie. while they were alive).

Rav Yerucham Levovitz the Mirrer mashgiach in his sefer DasTorah writes that we can learn from here that G-d's attribute ofbeing "faithful to uphold His words" is so real that it even hasits own name. In other words, it is an undisputable fact andreality that Hashem will fulfill that which He promises. Thereis not even the slightest possibility that an all-powerfulCreator could be stopped from establishing that which He hasguaranteed.

Believing in Hashem at this level is not an easy accomplishment.Even though the logic makes sense, on an emotional level it maybe hard for us to believe that all which the Torah says will bewill eventually come to be. But the fact is, that all thesepromises are so real it's as if they have already beenestablished. The only thing which is missing is the time!

Application: What would you do different if you "really" believed the Torahwas true? If I believed the blessings and rewards in the Torah were true Iwould ... If I believed the curses and punishments in the Torah were trueI would ...

About the Author:

Rabbi Eliyahu Mitterhoff is the director of the Global Yeshiva Torah & Judaism Research Community. He envisions the Global Yeshiva as a great and unprecedented historic opportunity to share, learn, teach and spread Torah on a global level.