The Attitude of the Prophets toward the Covenant with the Nations

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  1. Yehezkel 23

    Matan Al Haperek

    Rabbi David Sabato

    Perek 23 surveys the history of the nation of Israel from the exile in Egypt until the time of the prophet, in a way similar to the historical surveys in perakim 16 and 20. This survey is based on an allegory which describes two sisters- Judah and Israel. The ancient connection to Egypt recurs throughout the perek, along with the influence of political ties and idol worship from foreign lands.  In this perek we find some of the most shocking and horrendous descriptions in this book of the sins and punishments of the people. The perek opens with an introduction which descibes two young women in Egypt (1-4), after which it turns to a description of the way that Israel has prostituted itself with Assyria and the punishment for that (5-10), followed by a description of the harlotry of Judah with Assyria and Babylonia (11-21), and its future punishment (22-35). In the last section of the perek (36-49) the prophet summarizes the abominations in the temple, the harlotry and the punishments.  

  2. Hoshea 7-8 - Matan Al HaPerek

    Rabbi David Sabato

    In perakim 7-8 Hoshea rebukes the people of the kingdom of Israel and their leaders for the
    evils which have spread among them. Perek 7 begins with a description of the decay of the
    political system in the kingdom of Israel, which we see from how often the kings change, the
    different rebellions and coups and the alliances forged with the local nations. Deceit and
    falsehood are the main features of the political culture in Israel: treachery and intrigue prevail
    in the internal leadership and betrayal is found of both the political treaties and of God.

     

     

  3. ה֣וֹי בָּנִ֤ים סֽוֹרְרִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת עֵצָה֙ וְלֹ֣א מִנִּ֔י וְלִנְסֹ֥ךְ מַסֵּכָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א רוּחִ֑י לְמַ֛עַן סְפ֥וֹת חַטָּ֖את עַל־חַטָּֽאת׃

    Isaiah 30, verse 1

  4. וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־מֶ֔לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בֶּן־יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ תַּ֗חַת כָּנְיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָקִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִמְלִ֛יךְ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל בְּאֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃

    Jeremiah 37, verse 1

  5. וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

    Ezekiel 23, verse 1

  6. תִּקְע֤וּ שׁוֹפָר֙ בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה חֲצֹצְרָ֖ה בָּרָמָ֑ה הָרִ֙יעוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אָ֔וֶן אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ בִּנְיָמִֽין׃

    Hosea 5, verse 8

  7. וּבָעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא בָּ֚א חֲנָ֣נִי הָרֹאֶ֔ה אֶל־אָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו בְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜ עַל־מֶ֤לֶךְ אֲרָם֙ וְלֹ֤א נִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙ עַל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ עַל־כֵּ֗ן נִמְלַ֛ט חֵ֥יל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃

    II Chronicles 16, verse 7

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