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Many mittleuropeam ancestors were not simple people. They were aware that in our present world the dream of proportional reward for good and evil was no more than a false vision. Our Bible testifies that their spiritual understanding of the mystery of God’s justice was far more subtle than the simple equation of reward and punishment. The Book of Job demolishes the quid pro quoexplanation of suffering and many of our most comforting psalms express the pain and sorrows of the good and pious. They knew, as we know, that life in the present world does not follow such simple rules.
So we should not read the listings of blessings and curses such as the one that appears in this week’s portion as a description of the world in which we live, but rather as a vision of the world as it should be. It is an affirmation of our ancestors’ faith in God’s sovereignty and their belief that in some future time God’s dominion will be manifest in its fullness. By its use of blessings and curses, our Torah employs the literary traditions of the Ancient Near East to express God’s sovereignty. Law codes from ancient Mesopotamia, such as the Laws of Hammurabi, often conclude with a description of the blessings and curses that the divine patron of the code will visit upon those who obey or disobey its regulations. Scholars have pointed out that parallels between Ancient Near Eastern vassal treaties, including lists of blessings and curses similar to those found in our portion, underscore lasting, covenantal relationship between the people Israel and our Divine Ruler.
