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Why did Hashem (ה׳) wait for the Jewish people to become a nation before giving the Torah (תורה), rather than giving it to the Avos? The shiur develops the yesod that Torah requires kingship, and "ein melech belo am" - there is no king without a nation. This transforms the divine relationship from transcendental (Creator-Master under Noahide law) to immanent (King with actual presence in the world).
This shiur examines the fundamental question of why Hashem (ה׳) required the Jewish people to become a nation before receiving the Torah (תורה), rather than giving it to individuals like the Avos. Rabbi Zweig explains that while Avrohom, Yitzchok, and Yaakov kept all 613 mitzvos, the Torah was not given to them because Torah requires nationhood - specifically, it requires Hashem to be King, and "ein melech belo am" (there is no king without a nation). The shiur distinguishes between two types of divine relationship: transcendental and immanent. Under the Noahide laws, Hashem has a transcendental relationship with the world - He is the Creator and Master who establishes moral order, but He is not King. The nations observe basic laws like not stealing or murdering, but they don't serve Hashem as subjects serve a king. The Jewish nation, however, creates an immanent relationship where Hashem has actual presence in the world as King.
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