ed ▁Israel ▁at ▁S ina i , ▁reading ▁ ▁to ▁say , ▁“ And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁Mos es : ▁‘ Go ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁and ▁bet ro th ▁them ▁today ▁and ▁tom orrow .’ ” ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁taught ▁that ▁in ▁ ▁God ▁commission ed ▁Mos es ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁document , ▁when ▁God ▁directed ▁Mos es , ▁“ Car ve ▁two ▁tables ▁of ▁stone .” ▁And ▁ ▁reports ▁that ▁Mos es ▁wrote ▁the ▁document , ▁saying , ▁“ And ▁Mos es ▁wrote ▁this ▁law .” ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁then ▁taught ▁that ▁God ▁compens ated ▁Mos es ▁for ▁writing ▁the ▁document ▁by ▁giving ▁him ▁a ▁l ustr ous ▁count en ance , ▁as ▁ ▁reports , ▁“ M oses ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁skin ▁of ▁his ▁face ▁sent ▁forth ▁be ams .” ▁ ▁The ▁M ish nah ▁noted ▁that ▁ox en ▁were ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁all ▁other ▁be asts ▁in so far ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁required ▁by ▁ ▁to ▁keep ▁away ▁from ▁Mount ▁S ina i . ▁ ▁The ▁Gem ara ▁c ited ▁ ▁to ▁explain ▁how ▁Mos es ▁decided ▁to ▁ab st ain ▁from ▁mar ital ▁relations ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁remain ▁pure ▁for ▁his ▁communication ▁with ▁God . ▁A ▁Bar ait a ▁taught ▁that ▁Mos es ▁did ▁three ▁things ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁understanding , ▁and ▁God ▁approved : ▁( 1 ) ▁Mos es ▁added ▁one ▁day ▁of ▁ab st in ence ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁understanding ; ▁( 2 ) ▁he ▁separated ▁himself ▁from ▁his ▁wife ▁( ent