1)

What are the connotations of "Re'ei, Nasati lachem ... "?

1.

Rashi: 'You can see with your own eyes! 1 I am not concocting it'.


1

Though it is not clear what they were supposed to see. Refer to 1:21:151:1 & 2.

2)

What are the implications of "Bo'u u'Reshu es ha'Aretz"?

1.

Rashi: It implies that the Cana'anim would all flee, and that Yisrael would therefore conquer the land without raising a sword.

2.

Ramban: It implies that conquering Eretz Yisrael is (not a promise, but) a Mitzvah. 1

3.

Seforno: It implies that the Cana'anim were too afraid of Yisrael to defend themselves.


1

Refer to Bamidbar, 33:53:1:1, 2.

3)

Having said "la'Avoseichem", why does the Torah need to add "le'Avraham, le'Yitzchak u'le'Ya'akov"?

1.

Rashi: To teach us that each of the Avos was worthy [to receive Eretz Yisrael and bequeath it to his descendants]. 1


1

And not only on their combined merits.

4)

Who is "Laseis lahem" referring to?

1.

Sanhedrin, 90b: It refers to the Avos and is a proof for Techi'as ha'Meisim.

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