Deuteronomy

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Also that which he states, this day, etc. is in the manner of the statement of the sages, may their memory be blessed (Sanhedrin 98a), that Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi asked the Messiah, "When will the Master come?" He said to him, "Today, etc.," until today if you will listen to his voice (Psalms 95:7). And you have been shown to know with this that if the entirety of the Jewish people would truly listen to the voice of God one day, they would be redeemed. And this is [the meaning] of his saying, Be silent and listen, etc.: This day you are becoming a people to the Lord, your God. Meaning to say that in one day alone, you are able to arrive at a wonderous and very great elevation, such that you become a nation to the Lord, your God, and no foreign hands will rule over you. Hence, You are to listen to the voice of the Lord, your God. For is there a sweeter [pronouncement] than this, which can raise you in one day to a very great level to take refuge under His wings? Selah.