Those that went out of Mitzrayim when Pharaoh finally sent them, they went with a rechush gadol. What about all those who died before yetzias mitzrayim, what did they gain? So many people died in Mitzrayim before the time came, 210 years!
ANSWER:
They also went out with a rechush gadol, they went to Olam Habah with a rechush gadol. They gained a great wealth of suffering in Mitzrayim; they cried out to Hashem always, and that wealth is more important than the gold and silver that was taken out of Mitzrayim.
And so Hashem kept His promise, v'achrei kein yeitzu b'rechush gadol, all the generations have the rechush gadol because of their experience in Mitzrayim. We seek a rechush gadol in our lives, there's a rechush gadol waiting for us. Constantly opportunities come up for us to express our appreciation to Hashem and to ask Him for help.
I always say the same thing… when you pass a medical building, there are signs on the building. A doctor for this sickness, for that illness, for this illness, read it, read it. Baruch Hashem I don't need him, don't need him, don't need him, and don't need him, Ribono shel olam save me from this one, save me from this one, and save me from this one, you should thank Hashem and pray to Hashem; it's an opportunity.
You pass a drug store and there is a big sign, sale, on all kinds of medicines. And you read that sale sign… Baruch Hashem I don't need that, I don't need that, I don't need that, Ribono shel olam I should never need these things.
That's how you should live, that's a program for life, that's a way to understand what we are in this world for.
Good Shabbos To All
This is transcribed from questions that were posed to Harav Miller by the audience at the Thursday night lectures.
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