Vayikra 19:18
Question
I this pasuk: “Thou shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love the neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord…” (vayikra perek, 19, pasuk, 18) I have a few questions: 1. why not take revenge? 2. Why not bear a grusge? 3. Could bearing a grudge actually help teach a person a lesson? If so, should we? 4. what does the pasuk mean by " children of thy people"? 5. Why are these three topic put together in one pasuk? 6. why does the pasuk end with "I am the Lord"?