Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Shmos

THE WOMAN CONCEIVED AND GAVE BIRTH TO A SON.  SHE SAW THAT HE WAS GOOD AND SHE HID HIM FOR THREE MONTHS (Shmos 2:2).

What woman does not see her baby as good?  How is this relevant to the ordinary inclination to save a child's life?

She saw in Moshe a unique spiritual quality which portended a miracle would save him (Ramban).

"Good" means well behaved.  He was quiet and easy to hide during the first three months. Even Paroh's daughter did not notice a crying baby until she opened the basket. The baby was then startled, having never previously seen a strange face, especially with Egyptian features (Rav SR Hirsch).

"Good" means the baby was viable.  This was surprising since Moshe was born prematurely (see Rashi).  This gave his mother three months to hide him, as the Egyptians expected the baby to be born at the normal due date (Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky).


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