1)

Which Shevu'ah is the Pasuk referring to?

1.

Ramban #1: It is referring to the covenant that Hashem made with Yisrael at Sinai, when He declared "ve'Atem Tih'yu Li Mamleches Kohanim ve'Goy Kadosh!"

2.

Ramban #2: It is referring to the covenant that Hashem made with Avraham in Lech-l'cha Bereishis, 17:7 "Lih'yos l'cha l'Elokim u'le'Zar'acha Acharecha" 1


1

Ramban: Which He will reiterate later in 29:12.

2)

What are the implications of "Vehalachta bi'Derachav"?

1.

Refer to 11:22:3:1-3 and note.

2.

Lev Eliyahu (Sh'mos p.78): It refers to teaching Torah to the people, just like Hashem teaches Torah to Yisrael.

3.

Shabbos, 13b: It is a Mitzvah to emulate Hashem's Midos - 'Just as He is Gracious and Merciful, so too, should we be gracious and merciful!'

4.

Oznayim la'Torah: 'If you will also adopt Hashem's Midos, 1 He will establish you as a holy nation - but if you merely keep the Mitzvos, He will merely raise you above all the nations.


1

See previous answer.

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