As people embark on a true relationship with Hashem they will find themselves entering into a state of desolation and constriction. Find themselves with no feeling and no understanding. All they have is Emunah. From there they need to instill deep into their souls the concept of Emunah such that even when things are going wonderfully for them they will retain an Emunah based relationship with Hashem.
This is why the experience of תחיית המתים, the resurrection of the dead, must precede the full consciousness of Hashem. Were a person to achieve that consciousness without dying first, he would assume that it somehow resulted from his efforts and studies during his lifetime. It is only by undergoing death previously that one can truly comprehend Emunah in Hashem.
This is why the epitome of Emunah was found at the Splitting of the Yam Suf. It could only come after they had completely given up and were no longer inspired and encouraged by anything that had come beforehand. This is why our Sages teaches us that in אז ישיר, the Song by the Sea there is an allusion to the ultimate resurrection of the dead. They both share the same elements.
This is why the experience of תחיית המתים, the resurrection of the dead, must precede the full consciousness of Hashem. Were a person to achieve that consciousness without dying first, he would assume that it somehow resulted from his efforts and studies during his lifetime. It is only by undergoing death previously that one can truly comprehend Emunah in Hashem.
This is why the epitome of Emunah was found at the Splitting of the Yam Suf. It could only come after they had completely given up and were no longer inspired and encouraged by anything that had come beforehand. This is why our Sages teaches us that in אז ישיר, the Song by the Sea there is an allusion to the ultimate resurrection of the dead. They both share the same elements.
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