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משך חכמה — והייתם לי סגולה מכל העמים

What is the ultimate purpose of Israel being a "סגולה" — and why is this followed immediately by "כי לי כל הארץ"?

וזה שיקרה שבני ישראל מושפלים ונרדפים. אכן אם היו נושעים לעולם באמת, אז השכילו כל העמים שה' אחד ושמו אחד ויזנחו עצביהם ופסיליהם ויעשו שכם אחד לבוא אל האמת.

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משך חכמה

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Meshekh Chokhmah, Yitro:15

Yitro

Q — What is the ultimate purpose of Israel being a "סגולה" — and why is this followed immediately by "כי לי כל הארץ"?

A — The nations partially recognize Hashem but never fully, because they see Israel oppressed; if Israel were openly saved and exalted, all the nations would abandon their idols and unite in recognizing Hashem ("הללו את ה' כל גוים"). So there is a chain: Israel's RUCHANIYUT → Israel's GASHMIYUT → the nations' RUCHANIYUT. "תהיו לי סגולה" therefore leads to "לי כל הארץ" — Israel's elevation is the conduit through which all the world comes to recognize Hashem.

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