[Avodah] Since Moshe received the Torah, didn't he know that God would punish him for hitting the rock?

[Lisa Liel]

On 5/2/2012 3:06 AM, Yaacov Shulman wrote:
> Since Moshe received the Torah, didn't he know that God would punish 
> him for hitting the rock?
>
> How would you answer this question, please...?

There's a view that the Torah was given piecemeal over the 40 years we 
were in the desert.  He may not have received that piece until after the 
fact.

Lisa