Elevate Our Level of Spirituality

Parshat Beshalach represents the culmination of the ordeal of Egypt. The goals set forth as part of the redemption were achieved.

From the outset, the mission was to teach Egypt and the Jewish people, the knowledge of Hashem. There was no longer any doubt in anyone’s eyes, that there is one true G-d in the world.

A second mission was that Hashem was to be honored in the eyes of the Egyptians. This was shown when they happily gave the Jewish people gifts of gold and silver utensils.

Moshe Rabbeinu led a battle of good over evil. It was a very tough battle. Hashem had given Moshe some of Hashem’s Divine power in order to be able to overcome pure evil.

Rav Kook describes the situation where initially Moshe was not equipped to defeat Pharoah. He needed this extra spiritual strength to overcome the enemy.

This is an important lesson for us as we are confronted with challenges that come our way. We might feel frustrated that we are not meeting these challenges as we would like. It might be necessary for us to find ways for our own spiritual elevation, and calling out to Hashem for help.

The means towards reaching lofty goals are available to us. We just need to learn how to tap into them. Like Moshe, receiving help from Above, will help us overcome our own “Pharoah’s.” We must never despair or lose faith. All we need to do is trust in Hashem, and we will see salvation.