The Power of Torah Annuls the Yeitzer Hara

The Power of Torah Annuls the Yeitzer Hara:

Sefer Bris Avrohom explains this pasuk by saying that “the Mitzri” is a reference to the yeitzer hara. The pasuk is telling us how to hit and defeat the yeitzer hara by saying to “hide him in the chol (sand).” The word “b’chol” can be an acronym for “chukav u’mishpatav l’Yisroel” (Tehillim 147:19: His laws and rules for Yisroel). This is a reference to the Torah. Thus, the pasuk is hinting that the way to fight the yeitzer hara is by learning Torah, as the Gemara says (Sukkah 52B): “If you meet this menuval (the yeitzer hara), drag him into the bais medrash.”