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Hashem before me always,” to such a degree that he was considered to
have literally seen Hashem. He constantly felt Hashem’s Presence before
him, for “His glory fills the land.”

When the sons of Rabbi Akiva passed away, Rabbi Akiva got up on a
bench and proclaimed that all those assembled came in the merit of his
Torah learning, and not in his personal merit at all. Rabbi Akiva stood on
a bench, for this depicts the Beit Hamidrash, where Torah disciples sit and
learn. He was excessively humble, his neshamah rooted in that of Moshe
Rabbeinu.

Chazal state that Moshe Rabbeinu sinned by stating, “From the time I
came to Pharaoh…” Although he was not punished for it, he corrected
this deed, as the Torah testifies at Shirat Hayam, with the words “Then
Moshe sang.” The word is used there to allude to his previous ill usage
of the word. Bnei Yisrael knew this song, even without prophecy, in the
merit of Moshe’s humbleness, demonstrated by his desire to do teshuvah
foreven a minorsin.

The Aron was coated with gold inside and out, even though it was not in
public view. This teaches us that a person must serve Hashem loyally,
both in his private domain and in his public life.