דברים, פרק ל״א, פסוק ל׳

Moments before his passing, Moses delivers his final spiritual will to the Israelites. This gathering is not merely a farewell speech, but the transmission of a historical and prophetic testament that covers the past, present, and future of the nation, holding the deepest secrets of their existence. Delivering this message to such a massive camp presented a physical impossibility for a man at the end of his life. Consequently, a miracle occurred, allowing the words to enter the ears of every single person precisely [העמק דבר]. This miracle served a specific purpose: to prove to the people that God was speaking directly through Moses, as humanly projecting a voice over such a vast distance is impossible [אלשיך]. Conversely, another perspective suggests that Moses did not raise his voice at all. Instead, he spoke quietly into their ears so he would not appear to be gloating over the severe tragedies destined to befall them [שפתי כהן]. Speaking directly into their ears also hints that the message contains profound, hidden secrets, requiring intimate transmission rather than simply being broadcast into the open air [צרור המור].

The message delivered is recognized as a song because it is structured poetically and is meant to be sung constantly by the people [רבנו בחיי]. It is an exceptionally vast and comprehensive composition. The primary approach among commentators is that it encapsulates the entire Torah and the Prophets, detailing God's providence in the desert and the land of Israel, the sins of the people, their subsequent exile, and the ultimate future redemption in the Messianic era [צרור המור, הדר זקנים, חזקוני, בכור שור]. Delivering this message involved a dual process. As Moses spoke in the physical world, he simultaneously initiated a spiritual dialogue in the higher realms to ensure the message was completed there as well [שפתי כהן].

A deeper significance is found in the song being characterized in a feminine form, as opposed to the masculine form used elsewhere. From a historical perspective, songs detailing past events are framed this way to symbolize the cycle of pregnancy and birth. Just as a woman gives birth and can become pregnant again, the Israelites experienced redemption in the past only to return to exile. In contrast, songs of the future are framed in the masculine, pointing toward a final, complete redemption that will never be followed by another exile [רבנו בחיי]. On a spiritual level, the feminine nature of the song alludes to the Divine Presence and the attribute of strict justice. Because Moses attained a higher spiritual level than any other prophet, he directed this song from the lower realm upward toward God, effectively uniting the spiritual worlds [רקנאטי].

Moses continued speaking until the absolute end of the message [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. He did not stop after delivering the harsh warnings and rebukes. Instead, he pressed on to the final promises regarding God's vengeance against the enemies of the Israelites and the ultimate comfort of the nation, even though these concluding thoughts were not part of the strict warning itself [ספורנו]. The profound depth of the message was so immense that it seemed miraculous Moses could finish it at all. Ultimately, the words were brought to their conclusion not just by his physical effort, but they completed themselves through their own inner holiness [צרור המור].