Moshe's Refusal at the Burning Bush: Shechinah Medaberes Mitoch Grono

Rabbi Zweig explores the dialogue between Moshe and Hashem (ה׳) at the burning bush, focusing on Moshe's repeated refusals and Hashem's ultimate anger. The shiur begins with a puzzling Gemara (גמרא) in Megillah Daf Tes that describes how the Greek translators changed the verse about Moshe returning to Egypt on a donkey to avoid criticism. The question arises: why is Moshe's poverty such a theological problem? The Gemara teaches that a prophet must be wealthy, yet Moshe only became wealthy from the second tablets (psol lecha). How could he have received the first tablets and achieved prophecy without wealth? The shiur introduces a fundamental distinction in the levels of prophecy. All prophets receive God's message clearly, but they express it in their own words. Moshe Rabbeinu was unique: not only did he perceive God's message with absolute clarity, but the actual words he spoke were God's words, not his own translation. This is expressed in the concept of Shechinah Medaberes Mitoch Grono—the Divine Presence speaking from Moshe's throat. This represents the highest level of prophecy, where those listening to Moshe could actually hear the voice of Hashem.