Translation
אַתָּה הַחִלּוֹתָ לְהַרְאוֹת אֶת עַבְדְּךָ אֶת גָּדְלְךָ וְאֶת יָדְךָ הַחֲזָקָה
You have begun to show your servant your greatness and your strong hand
What is Moshe not allowed to do?
He is not allowed to enter Eretz Yisrael
What does Yehoshua do when Amalek attacked the Jews?
He led the Jews in the physical war against Amalek.
Did Hashem fully reject Moshe's request? What part did he reject and what part did he grant?
Hashem rejected going into the land but He granted seeing the land.
אֶעְבְּרָה נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן
Please let me pass and see the good land that is on the other side of the Jordan, the good mountain and Lebanon.
What does Moshe do at the beginning of the Parsha?
He davens to Hashem to revoke the decree and allow him to enter
What did Yehoshua tell Moshe in the story of chet ha'egel?
He told them he heard a voice of war in the camp
How is Hashem different from a human king?
וָאֶתְחַנַּן אֶל יְקֹוָק בָּעֵת הַהִוא לֵאמֹר
And I davened at that time saying
What does Hashem respond? Is there anything Hashem allows moshe to do?
Hashem does not listen to Moshe to allow him entry to Israel. However, He does let Moshe see the land.
Where could Yehoshua be constantly found?
He never left Moshe's tent
What is Moshe getting at by pointing out this difference?
He is trying to say that Hashem is fully capable of rescinding the decree and allowing him into Israel
עֲלֵה רֹאשׁ הַפִּסְגָּה וְשָׂא עֵינֶיךָ יָמָּה וְצָפֹנָה וְתֵימָנָה וּמִזְרָחָה וּרְאֵה בְעֵינֶיךָ כִּי לֹא תַעֲבֹר אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה
Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift your eyes west, north, south, and east and see with your eyes for you will not pass this Jordan
Who is going to be the next leader? What does Hashem tell Moshe to do for him?
Yehoshua, and Moshe should strengthen and encourage him. But the pasuk doesn't specify what Moshe should say to him.
What does Yehoshua want Moshe to do to Eldad and Meidad?
1) tells him about the contentious nature of the people
2) tells him that he will surely enter the land
וְצַו אֶת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְחַזְּקֵהוּ וְאַמְּצֵהוּ כִּי הוּא יַעֲבֹר לִפְנֵי הָעָם הַזֶּה וְהוּא יַנְחִיל אוֹתָם אֶת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶה
And command Yehoshua and strengthen and encourage him for he will pass before this nation and he will bequeath to them this land that you will see
What are two phrases from Chumash used to describe Yehoshua that give us insight into why he was picked as the next leader. (Hebrew phrase and translation)
1) משרת משה - servant/attendant of Moshe
2) איש אשר רוח בו - a man of spirit
List at least 4 characteristics of Yehoshua that we derived from these pesukim.
stands up for what's right, loyal to Moshe, sensitive to others, strong warrior, spiritual
What are two ways in which Rashi explains the phrase רב לך of Hashem's response to Moshe?
1) 'You have a master' - if you continue to ask you will make us both look bad.
2) 'You have much' - you have so much goodness in store as reward in olam haba; that is enough for you.