Re'eh: distinctions

Re'eh: distinctions

 

 רְאֵה אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לִפְנֵיכֶם הַיּוֹם  בְּרָכָה וּקְלָלָה 

Re'eh begins with the word look - no LOOK!.But what is there to see? 

 

Previously the Bnei  Y were admonished to recognize that they heard a disembodied voice, something that cannot be seen. קוֹל דְּבָרִים אַתֶּם שֹׁמְעִים וּתְמוּנָה אֵינְכֶם רֹאִים זוּלָתִי קוֹל  (Dvarim 4:12)

 

Now they ( we) are told to  that there is a blessing and a curse placed before  them(us).   We are asked to make a clear distinction between between things we cannot see - between us and them.