Higher Than Justice
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Said the Gerer Rabbi: "We read in Exodus 19:4 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on the wings of eagles.' Rashi remarks: 'The eagle carries his offspring above his wings, as if to say: "If an arrow be shot in my direction, let it enter into me and not into my son."' This , however, does not explain the use of the simile or the conneciton between an eagle and the Lord. it may be explained thus: The attribute of justice, the Midrashic allegory (Shemoth Rabba 21:7) runs, complained to the Heavenly Tribunal that the Sons of Israel did not merit deliverance at the expense of the Egyptians, both being as yet pagans.
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"The Lord responded: 'I have lifted Israel above strict justice. If you question my act, direct your arrows at Me, not at my son."
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Source: Siach Sarfei Kodesh
