Two people were in jail awaiting their fate, the blasphemer and the m’koshesh eitzim, the one who desecrated Shabbos. They were placed in different cells for an interesting reason. The m’koshesh awaited his punishment – death. His punishment was certain. The fate of the blasphemer, on the other hand, was yet to be decided. Had they placed both of them in the same cell, the blasphemer would naturally assume that he was to receive the same fate as his cellmate – death. Since this was not certain, it would cause the blasphemer undue anxiety to think that he was also…
