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Why does the Torah detail the journeys of Bnei Yisrael in the Wilderness? # 26347-EYAL-6
And why does the Torah mention that the Egyptians were busy burying
their dead when Bnei Yisrael left their land?
Bnei Yisrael’s goal in the Wilderness was to receive the Torah and reach
the Promised Land. All their hardships in the Wilderness were nothing
compared to the suffering at the time of churban and galut.In the
Wilderness, they merited Hashem’s supervision and open miracles. Living
in the Land is contingent upon Torah study and mitzvah observance.
Without these, Am Yisrael is banished from their Land and suffer exile.
This world is similar to Egypt, the land of filth and abomination. In order
to traverse safely, one must bury his materialistic desires. Mention of the
Egyptians burying their dead transmits the message that Bnei Yisrael must
bury their lusts.
In order to combat the Yetzer Hara, Am Yisrael must constantly
consider the maxim “Know whence you came, whither you go, and
before Whom you will give justification and reckoning.” They came
