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Interesting! I never learned that Moshe was at fault here. (Though I see what you've cited from the pesukim and meforshim)

I had always thought that Moshe deliberately let the surprise unfold as a [good] pedagogical experiential tool.

That doesn't explain why Hashem rebuked them, though

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Yeah, this is the first year I noticed it as well! Also, I didn't find that many (any?) meforshim who PRAISE Moshe for the way he presented these halachos to them. I find that interesting as well.

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