The פרשה begins with Hashem’s promise of great material reward “כוּי תֵּלֵּ ת בְּחֻק אִם”, if you follow His laws.
Question
Since חוקים are מצוות that we don’t understand, and we do them only because Hashem instructs us to, why does the פרשה continue with the promise of reward, which might be another motivation for fulfilling them?
Answer
The word חוקה, law, is connected to the word חקיקה, engraving. Written words bring together ink and parchment that were two separate entities. Words that are engraved on a precious stone are completely one with the stone, as they simply do not exist without the stone on which they are engraved.
So “כוּתֵּלֵּ ית ַבְּחֻק ַ אִם” represents a person whose entire being is connected to Hashem, and has no interest other than doing Hashem’s will (just like engraved words have no existence other than the stone).
The rewards discussed in the פרשה are not meant to motivate this person to do מצוות, since he does not do them for the sake of the reward. All he is interested in is Hashem. He simply knows that since Hashem is good, fulfilling His מצוות will also bring about all good things, material as well as spiritual. And the פרשה is describing this reward.
Further Discussion
How does this idea connect to רה בְּ , which is often read together with ית בְּחֻק ? (See אות ז in the שיחה)
