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How did Moshe know the name of Hashem to kill the Egyptian?
As it says in Malbim Shemot, Moshe was still nursed until the age of 2 by Yocheved, among his people. According to Dvarim Rabbah 11:9, he got prophecy from the age of 3 months, and learned the whole ...
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Here I am- how did Moshe know that it was G-d calling him?
Short answer is in Derech Hashem 3:3:1
Hashem decreed further [than natural intelligence] that a much higher
intellect than this should be made available to him [man] - this is
the intellect that is ...
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How did Moshe know the name of Hashem to kill the Egyptian?
Rashi extracts the answer from a later verse. When Moses returned the next day, he sees two Israelites bickering. Rashi says they are Datan and Aviram, who in the future would lead a rebellion against ...
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How did Moshe know the name of Hashem to kill the Egyptian?
The Leshem, Rabbi Shlomo Elyashiv writes in his Sefer HaDei'ah; Drushei Olam HaTohu (2:255b) that the level of Moshe Rabbeinu was directly from the Ohr HaGanuz, the hidden light. So, just like what ...
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Why isn't anyone named in the story of the birth of Moshe?
One possible answer is given by the Tur HaAroch, on why in the posuk וילך איש מבית לוי - “A distinguished man from the house of Levi went, etc.” the name of the "distinguished man from the house ...
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How did Moshe know the name of Hashem to kill the Egyptian?
The Ari"zal explains elsewhere (Sha'ar HaPesukim, Shemot) that Moshe rabbeinu a"h is directly associated with the level of da'at of Z'eir Anpin, and the holy Name used to kill the Egyptian ...
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How did Moshe know the name of Hashem to kill the Egyptian?
This does not answer outright, but the Zohar 120b notes:
בְּגִין דְּמִיּוֹמָא דְּאִתְיְילִיד לָא אַעֲדֵי מִנֵּיהּ שְׁכִינְתָּא
From the day that he was born, the Shechinah (Divine Presence) never ...
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How did Moshe know the name of Hashem to kill the Egyptian?
Perhaps one of Pharoah's magicians knew the name. Midrashim say Bilam worked for Pharoah. He new the secret moment at the beginning of each day when Hashem is extra wrathful, perhaps he new other ...
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Why isn't anyone named in the story of the birth of Moshe?
Here's the dvar Torah a Rav (Rabbi David Baadani) just sent me באחד מספריו של הרב פינקוס זצ"ל, which is along the lines of the shiurim brought by Shmuel in his answer:
The Torah teaches us an ...
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