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The phrase “These are the words” teaches us that Moshe asked the nation
to focus on the words of Torah after his death. This would keep his spirit
alive among them. Moshe’s spark exists in every generation.
Moshe reminded the people that the Beit Hamikdash would be destroyed
on account of forbidden speech, like the lashon hara spoken by the spies.
Baseless hatred, based on jealousy, would also contribute to its
destruction. Bnei Yisrael should therefore fortify themselves with
unconditional love for one another.

The word (these) is an acronym for the phrase .The
root of baseless hatred and lashon hara is merely the dust of lashon hara,
which can grow to epic proportions, creating towers of destruction.
Instead, one would do well to cleave to the dust of talmidei chachamim.

Moshe Rabbeinu and, l’havdil, Bilaam Harasha, were prophets who
possessed tremendous powers of speech. But while Moshe used his speech
for blessing, Bilaam misused his for curse.
The words “And this is the blessing” refer to the Torah, the ultimate
source of blessing. Hashem asked Bilaam how he thought he could bless
Bnei Yisrael – his mouth was never involved in speaking words of Torah.
Bilaam succeeded in blessing our nation only due to the spirit of Hashem
which was with him.