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אמר לפניו: רבונו של עולם, ולא כך אמרת לי: ״אף לרשעים״? והיינו דכתיב: ״ועתה יגדל נא כח ה׳ כאשר דברת לאמר״.
Moses said before Him: God! and isn’t this what You said to me: It is an attribute even for the wicked? And that is the meaning of that which is written: “And now, I pray You, let the power of my Lord be great, as You have spoken, saying” (Numbers 14:17). Moses was repeating God’s promise with regard to His employment of the attribute of slow to anger.
רבי חגא הוה סליק ואזיל בדרגא דבי רבה בר שילא. שמעיה לההוא ינוקא דאמר: ״עדתיך נאמנו מאד לביתך נאוה קדש ה׳ לארך ימים״, וסמיך ליה ״תפלה למשה וגו׳״. אמר: שמע מינה ארך אפים ראה.
The Talmud relates: R' Ḥagga was walking up the stairs in the school of Rabba bar Sheila. He heard a certain child who said: “Your testimonies are very sure; sanctity becomes Your house, YHWH, for the length of days” (Psalms 93:5). The phrase “length of days” is a reference to the attribute of slow to anger. And juxtaposed to it is the phrase: “A prayer of Moses” (Psalms 90:1), indicating that this chapter was also stated by Moses our teacher. Upon hearing those verses, R' Ḥagga said: Conclude from it that it was the attribute of slow to anger that Moses saw.
אמר רבי אלעזר אמר רבי חנינא: עתיד הקדוש ברוך הוא להיות עטרה בראש כל צדיק וצדיק, שנאמר: ״ביום ההוא יהיה ה׳ צבאות לעטרת צבי ולצפירת תפארה לשאר עמו וגו׳״. מאי ״לעטרת צבי ולצפירת תפארה״? לעושים רצונו ומצפים לישועתו. יכול לכל? תלמוד לומר: ״לשאר עמו״ – למי שמשים עצמו כשירים.
§ R' Elazar says that R' Ḥanina says: God is destined to be a crown on the head of each and every righteous person, as it is stated: “In that day should YHWH of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of His people” (Isaiah 28:5). What is the meaning of the phrase: “For a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty”? It means: A crown for those who perform His will and a diadem for those who await His salvation. One might have thought that this extends to everyone in those categories. Therefore, the verse states: “to the remnant of His people,” meaning that God will be a crown and a diadem to one who humbly establishes himself like a remnant, and does not conduct himself with self-importance.
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