Now many non-Jews are ready to recognize and learn their true religion, the basis of all monotheistic faith, the Torah's 7 Laws For The Sons of Noah. Last week, the Jews lamented that they were as mere grasshoppers in their own eyes, and also, as a consequence, in the eyes of the 7 nations. Besides the usual interpretation, lack of confidence in their military ability, they may have lacked confidence in their ability to be spiritual giants, a model nation to inspire others, raison d'etre of The State of Israel.
Strong women can often achieve power only by manipulating weak husbands.
Rav Moshe Eisemann explains that God's holiness will be revealed thru Jerusalem's holy residents, not thru the Temple of holy ritual, which will be 45 mil north of the future Jerusalem. He couldn't even prove his own integrity, without God's intervention and demonstration. Moshe urged spiritual, allegedly socialist, Levite leader Korach to be content with his already tremendous prestige. So it happened, amidst general panic. Moshe showed Israel the rods.