Moshe reminds the people of amazing works of Hashem so that they will think about just what it is that sustains them. He teaches an important lesson.
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Devarim 8:3. And He afflicted you and let you go hungry, and then fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your forefathers know, so that He would make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but rather by, whatever comes forth from the mouth of the Lord does man live.
Everything that happens in their travels throughout the wilderness was because of Hashem. This means both the affliction and deliverance were a part of the same process. Creation may only take place through us as channels for the working out of the plan. Now as a channel sometimes we are open to the plan and at other times closed. Whenever we are closed we are afflicted meaning we are cut off from the light of Hashem. It is not that the light G-d forbid has stopped shining but that we have become distracted by materiality and have forgotten our eternal connection.
This manna that sustained the people is of a curious nature. It is brought about directly by Hashem seemingly without passing through a person’s hands. It is called ‘whatever comes forth from the mouth of the Lord.’ This is the sum total of manna.
Manna then is a special kind of food. It is food for thought. What this means is that our inspirations serve us up with the good that we may pursue both in the moment and for the days to come. We are taught that we are to rely on this manna not taking too much each day, just enough for the day, and to not store it for the morrow. Our inspirations are always of the moment and are what makes our lives so meaningful.
This verse here is saying it is not the food we eat but is the ‘food we eat’ that comes from Hashem in the form of those inspirations, Torah insights, holy observations on Talmud, Tanya and indeed all sacred writings that are the substance of the continuous operations of Creation. If we are to be aligned with Creation then it is imperative that we are also aligned with the spontaneity of taking in this manna each day for our spiritual sustenance.
Devarim 8:4. Your clothing did not wear out upon you, nor did your foot swell these forty years.
The lesson of the above verse is that by being with Hashem we partake of the nature of Hashem which is eternity which is why the clothing did not wear out nor did the feet swell since there was the element of timelessness that is associated with eternity. What is more is that there is the continuous nature of Creation discussed previously that goes across the boundaries of Consciousness opening it up to the infinite possibilities contained within.
Devarim 8:6. And you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to go in His ways, and to fear Him.
Here is the summation of this part of Torah that speaks to the whole of Torah and its message of unity and continuous connection above. Why would we want to exist as a finite limited being when we can become one with Infinity and limitlessness. This is why we keep the commandments so that we ‘go in His ways.’ We fear the consequences of a limited, finite existence since once having tasted of this manna each day it becomes readily apparent that anything less is unacceptable. The fear keeps us on our toes so to speak to avoid or run the other way when faced with anything less than unity with Hashem. B”H
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