THE HAND OF HASHEM

Which is the Analogy?

There is a rule in the Torah that Hashem keeps all the mitzvos. There is a Torah law that we are not allowed to imagine Hashem in human form. If so, how can Hashem write in His own Torah terms  like the "Hand of Hashem...?" It would seem as though Hashem is breaking His own rules.

One answer is that the Torah is speaking in analogy. "Hand of Hashem" would be written for us humans to relate to Hashem in a colloquial expression. But that cannot be, because everything in the Torah is 100% true. If the Torah had said "it is as if Hashem has a hand....," that would be fine.

But that's not what the Torah says. It says that Hashem HAS a hand.  Therefore, Hashem must have a hand.In our minds, we think that the "hand of Hashem" in the Torah is referring to a "hand" like the one we possess, and that the "hand of Hashem" is merely an analogy. But, in reality, HASHEM'S HAND IS A HAND, AND OUR HAND IS THE ANALOGY.

When the Torah talks about Hashem's "hand," it is telling it like it really is. Can we begin to understand the concept of "The hand of Hashem?" Not at all! That is why we were created with hands of our own. WE ARE THE ANALOGY. 

The Torah is telling the exact truth. But it speaks in human language. It uses words that say exactly what they mean. But they are words that we can relate to in our physical world. Hashem is in the world of reality. We are in a world of analogy.

The Torah describes Hashem in words that we couldn't possibly relate to. Therefore, we were created with body parts that are analogous of facets of our creator's expression. The Torah uses the same words that the analogy is built from so that we can begin to understand Him. And as our physical limbs partake in the performance of Mitzvos, the true relationship of the analogy to reality is revealed.