The Advice We Only Understand Later - Debarim

 The Advice We Only Understand Later 

  

Parashat Devarim is unique. For nearly the entire
Chumash, from the book of Exodus and forward, Moshe Rabbeinu is leading the
Jewish people through events as they unfold. But now, standing at the threshold
of Eretz Yisrael, he speaks differently. Devarim is a farewell address. It is a
lifetime of wisdom distilled into one final conversation. 

  

Some of Moshe’s words were understood immediately. Others
would only be understood years—even centuries—later. 

  

There is a remarkable story...