Daily Renewed Divine Will
Nedavah · Morning Offering · Divine Will · Manna · Spiritual Sustenance
בפסוק נדבה בבוקר בבוקר.
“In the verse: ‘a freewill offering, in the morning, in the morning.’”
The Sefat Emet begins by focusing on the phrasing “in the morning, in the morning,” seeing it as emphasizing a daily renewal of spiritual offering.
כי העיק לתת נדבה ברצון הלב ראשית לכל הרצונות שיש בכל יום רצון חדש לכל נפש ישראל.
“For the essential point is to give an offering with the heart’s desire, as the first of all desires, since each day a new desire is given to every soul of Israel.”
He explains that the core of an offering is inner willingness. Each day brings a freshly created divine desire placed within every Jewish soul, and the offering is meant to align with that renewed inner will.
וחז"ל רמזו על המן שירד להם בבוקר והוא כנ"ל דכתיב ומשביע לכל חי רצון והוא רוחניות המזון כמו שהי' במן ודו"ק היטב:
“And the Sages hinted at the manna that fell for them in the morning, and this is as above, for it is written: ‘and He satisfies every living being with desire.’ This is the spiritual nourishment, as it was with the manna; consider this well.”
The Sefat Emet links the daily renewal of desire to the manna, which arrived each morning and embodied a spiritual form of sustenance. Just as the manna nourished Israel physically and spiritually, so too the renewed divine desire each morning feeds the soul.
The Sefat Emet teaches that the repetition “in the morning” hints to the daily rebirth of divine will within every person. Offerings must begin with this inner renewal. The manna symbolizes this spiritual nourishment, showing that God continually provides fresh desire and energy for divine service.