ב וְרַחֲמָן כָּזֶה הוּא רַק מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ, כִּי הוּא הָיָה מַנְהִיג יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְהוּא יִהְיֶה הַמַּנְהִיג לֶעָתִיד, כִּי מַה שֶּׁהָיָה הוּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶה וְכוּ' (קהלת א׳:ט׳). 2. Only Moshe Rabbeinu had such compassion. He was the leader of the Jewish people and he will be the leader in the future, for “That which was is what will be” (Ecclesiastes 1:9).
כִּי מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ הָיָה לוֹ רַחֲמָנוּת בֶּאֱמֶת עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּמָסַר נַפְשׁוֹ בִּשְׁבִיל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְהִשְׁלִיךְ נַפְשׁוֹ מִנֶּגֶד, וְלֹא הָיָה חוֹשֵׁשׁ עַל עַצְמוֹ כְּלָל. כִּי הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ אָמַר לוֹ (שמות ל״ב:י׳): וְאֶעֶשְׂךָ לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל, וְהוּא לֹא הִשְׁגִּיחַ עַל זֶה כְּלָל, רַק אָמַר: אִם תִּשָּׂא חַטָּאתָם וְכוּ' (שם), כִּי הוּא הָיָה רַחֲמָן וּמַנְהִיג אֲמִתִּי, Moshe Rabbeinu had genuine compassion for the Jewish people. He sacrificed himself for them and cast aside his life, showing absolutely no concern for himself. Although God said to him, “and I will make you into a great nation” (Exodus 32:10), he paid no attention whatsoever to this, but said, “If You would, forgive their offense” (ibid. :32) . This is because he was compassionate and a true leader.
וְהָיָה עוֹסֵק בְּיִשּׁוּבוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, שֶׁיִּהְיֶה הָעוֹלָם מְיֻשָּׁב מִבְּנֵי אָדָם, כִּי עִקָּר הָאָדָם הוּא הַדַּעַת, וּמִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ דַּעַת, אֵינוֹ מִן הַיִּשּׁוּב וְאֵינוֹ מְכֻנֶה בְּשֵׁם אָדָם כְּלָל, רַק הוּא בְּחִינַת חַיָּה בִּדְמוּת אָדָם. And [Moshe] engaged in settling the world, so that it should be inhabited by human beings. The essential human element is daat (unitive knowledge and awareness of God). Someone without daat is not part of the human race and does not deserve to be called human. He is nothing more than a beast with the appearance of a human being.
וּמֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ הָיָה לוֹ רַחֲמָנוּת, וְהָיָה עוֹסֵק בְּיִשּׁוּב הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁיִּהְיֶה הָעוֹלָם מְיֻשָּׁב וּמְמֻלָּא מִבְּנֵי אָדָם, הַיְנוּ בְּנֵי דֵּעָה כַּנַּ"ל, כִּי הוּא פָּתַח לָנוּ אוֹר הַדַּעַת, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב (דברים ד׳:ל״ה): אַתָּה הָרְאֵתָ לָדַעַת כִּי ה' הוּא הָאֱלֹקִים, כִּי מֹשֶׁה פָּתַח אֶת הַדַּעַת וְגִלָּה לָנוּ כִּי יֵשׁ אֱלֹקִים שַׁלִּיט בָּאָרֶץ: Moshe Rabbeinu had compassion and engaged in settling the world so that it should be inhabited and filled with human beings—i.e., people with daat. He was the one who unfolded the light of daat for us , as it is written (Deuteronomy 4:35), “It was you who disclosed the daat that YHVH (God) is the Elohim (Lord).” Moshe unfolded daat and revealed to us that there is Elohim, Ruler of the earth.