Why does the Torah first command us not to harden our heart and only then to open our hand?

This source-based Hagut Yosef essay explores the question: Why does the Torah first command us not to harden our heart and only then to open our hand? The canonical Hebrew article develops the theme through Torah sources and reflection on human life. This localized discovery layer preserves the source’s meaning and identity and does not add new halakhic, historical, psychological, medical, legal, political, scientific, or empirical claims beyond the Hebrew source.