In our previous shiurim we saw that for many of the spiritual heroes whose names appear in the piyut in selihot (and about their prayers at times of distress we have speculated), the Torah does not explicitly document the text of their prayers to G-d.
This is definitely not the case with Moshe Rabeinu! The Torah contains several texts of prayers of Moshe at various times.
But when we come to the prayer of Moshe at Horev (Har Sinai), it’s a little confusing. To which prayer exactly are we referring? And what is Moshe really asking for?
We will delve into the verses in Shemot and Devarim, and with the help of a couple of the classical commentators, we will try to answer these questions.