Maghen Abraham - Thoughts From Mayer Sasson

"And G-d (Elokim) spoke to Moshe and said... I am G-d." (6,2)

The Trait of Judgment

On the words written at the beginning of the Perasha  "And G-d (Elokim) spoke to Moshe and said... I am G-d" the Kisei Rachamim explains that here G-d spoke to Moshe with the Trait of Judgment. For every place that says Elokim alludes to the Trait of Judgment, and certainly when it says "spoke" "וידבר" which implies harsh words, also in the Trait of Judgment. Therefore, the Kisei Rachamim says this verse has Judgment twice.

These two cases of Judgment are parallel to the two times that Moshe asked G-d (at the end of the last Perasha ) "Why?" - - "Why have You allotted misfortune to this people" and "Why did You send just me".

On the words thereafter "Then G-d said to Moshe now shall you see what I will do to Pharoh  for by a strong hand shall he let them go" Rashi explains: G-d said to Moshe – You wondered about My Attributes, not like Avraham  whom I told "For your descendants will be called in Yitzchak" and when I then told him "Bring him up as a sacrifice" he did not wonder about My Attributes. Therefore "now shall you see" – you shall see what happens to Pharoh but not what happens to the Seven Nations when I bring them into the Land.

SHABBAT SHALOM!!