Derasha on Ki Sisa 32:07

Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 32:07

The Complete Passuk

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֶךְ־רֵד כִּי שִׁחֵת עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלֵיתָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃

Torah Temimah points to classical source on this unit (verified).

לֶךְ־רֵד כִּי שִׁחֵת עַמְּךָ — צַו לְרֶדֶת.

English: “Go, descend, for your people have acted corruptly” — the command to go down.

Derash on Hashem’s command to Moshe to descend.

Hashem tells Moshe to go down because the people he brought up from Egypt have corrupted themselves.