[Avodah] Did Tziporah say Lashon Hara?

[David Riceman]

Zev Sero wrote:
> Did the 72 candidates Moshe chose all do a lengthy course of prep for
> nevu'ah, between being chosen and going out?  The Rambam seems to say
> that this is what every person needs to do to complete himself, and
> one who has done so may or may not experience nevu'ah.  A person could
> deliberately not do the prep work, but I can't imagine that his/her
> spouse could order him/her not to.
That's the clear din in EH.  He's made a prior commitment to his wife.
> <snip>
> As for the Rashi, it's not even talking about nevu'ah.  By this time
> it was too late for Moshe - he was already deep in conversation with
> Hashem, whether he wanted to be a navi or not.  The job he was trying
> (unsuccessfully) to decline had nothing to do with nevu'ah; Moshiach
> doesn't have to be a navi at all!
We're talking about being a navi 24/7, not being an ordinary navi.  
Moshe tried to decline the additional responsibility, and, rather than 
ordering him to do it, God spent a week trying to persuade him.

David Riceman