The Chasam Sofer asks, if the goyim had a choice to accept the Torah, how are we the choisen people? The Ksav Sofer in Parashas Yisro brings from his father a mashel to a father who had a goldmine. He wants to give it to his youngest child, but he cannot just give it to him in order not to cause jealousy, so he teaches him the act of goldmining. He divides it equally but because the others do not know what to do with it, it automatically fell to the youngest child. We were given the Torah Shebaal Peh, Oral Law. so we were able to accept the Torah Shebeksav, Written Law.
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