Edom and Israel

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  1. Tehillim Book 4 - The Roadmap of Jewish History

    Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ה | | Hour and 10 minutes

    In this shiur we examine what the fourth section of Tehillim is all about. Along the way, we discuss why we don’t mention Moshe in the Haggada on seder night and we gain insights into the readings of Kabbalat Shabbat. We follow the premise that the five books of Tehillim parallel the five books of the Torah. 

  2. Ovadiah

    Matan Al Haperek

    Rabbi David Sabato

    The book of Ovadiah comprises only 21 pesukim, making it the shortest book in the Tanakh. Ovadiah's vision revolves around the disaster which will befall the Edomites as a punishment for the oppression of their brother Israel in his time of trouble. The book does not mention a time or place in which it occurs. The rabbis identify Ovadiah as "Ovadiah, who was over the household" who appears in Melachim I 18. However, Ibn Ezra already disagreed with that identification. Today the accepted opinion is that Ovadiah prophesied during the destruction of the first Temple, and the background to his prophecies is the cooperation of the Edomites with the Babylonians in the conquest of Judah. Ovadiah emphasizes that not only did Edom stand aside and not help his brother Yehuda, he also betrayed him, by helping his enemies and turning over the refugees from the war to the Babylonians. Sefer Ovadiah is divided into three sections: in the first part the malicious ways of Edom which brought to its downfall are described (1-9). The second part (10-14) speaks about Edom's oppression of Yaakov and estrangement in his time of need. The third section (15-21) envisions the coming of the Day of the Lord to the nations in general and to Edom in specific, when the wheels of fortune will turn and the exiles of Israel will inherit Esav.    

  3. Paran

  4. Kadesh (Edomite border)

  5. Botzrah

  6. Yosef and Esav

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  7. Malachi 1-2

    Matan Al Haperek

    Rabbi David Sabato

    Malachi is the last of the prophets of the Second Temple, and he ends the sequence of prophecy in the Tanakh. His time period is not mentioned explicitly in the book, but based on his prophecies it appears that he prophesied after Chaggai and Zechariah, while the Temple was standing, close to the time of Ezra and Nechemia. Malachi’s identity is not clear, his father’s name is not mentioned, and even the name “Malachi” may only be a description of the prophet as a messenger (malach). Malachi’s prophecies reflect the reality of his time, when the Temple was already built, but the services in it were neglected. The central purpose of the Temple was not realized, and respect for the Temple went down in the eyes of both the people and the priests. Central to his prophecies is his debate with the priests, and his criticism of their attitude to the Temple. An additional problem which arises in the prophecies of Malachi is the trend of the people to divorce the Israeli women and intermarry, which is mentioned in the book of Ezra as well. The concept of covenant is important to the book- between the nation and God, the covenant of the Levites, and the covenant between man and wife. 

  8. Toldot: What Happened to the Prophecy about Yaakov?

    Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell | 22 minutes

    In this shiur, we ask: What happened? After the prophecy Rivka received about the struggle of her two sons, and the fight over the birthright, what is the bottom line? Who ends up with the birthright or ascendancy? We see from  the continuing stories that  it is a bit confusing, and very unclear. Yaakov appears to walk away with everything at first - but is that the case? He is forced to flee, and when he returns to Canaan he seemingly grovels to Esav and possibly even "returns" the bracha. We look at different approaches to the text and to the different turns of events, and we also examine different approaches to the nature of prophecy. Is prophecy as strong as our own choices?

  9. Parashat Devarim: Don't Provoke Edom

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  10. The Prophecies of Amos: Oracles against the Nations (continued)

    Shiur #08

    Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom

    In this lecture, we will continue our study of Amos’s oracles against the nations. In the previous chapter, we surveyed the histories of the coastal “interlopers,” the Phoenicians and the Philistines, in order to put their crimes and punishments in context. In this lecture, we will do the same with the oracle against Edom. The rationale for isolating Edom is its rich background vis-à-vis Israel, with which we will begin our survey. In addition, this oracle completes the first cycle of “long-long-short-short” speeches in Amos. Next week, we will turn to Ammon and Moav. 

  11. וּמֵישַׁ֥ע מֶֽלֶךְ־מוֹאָ֖ב הָיָ֣ה נֹקֵ֑ד וְהֵשִׁ֤יב לְמֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאָה־אֶ֣לֶף כָּרִ֔ים וּמֵ֥אָה אֶ֖לֶף אֵילִ֥ים צָֽמֶר׃

    II Kings 3, verse 4

  12. בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְיוֹאָ֥שׁ בֶּן־יוֹאָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

    II Kings 14, verse 1

  13. וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

    Ezekiel 35, verse 1

  14. כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פִּשְׁעֵ֣י עַזָּ֔ה וְעַל־אַרְבָּעָ֖ה לֹ֣א אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ עַל־הַגְלוֹתָ֛ם גָּל֥וּת שְׁלֵמָ֖ה לְהַסְגִּ֥יר לֶאֱדֽוֹם׃

    Amos 1, verse 6

  15. כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פִּשְׁעֵ֣י אֱד֔וֹם וְעַל־אַרְבָּעָ֖ה לֹ֣א אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ עַל־רָדְפ֨וֹ בַחֶ֤רֶב אָחִיו֙ וְשִׁחֵ֣ת רַחֲמָ֔יו וַיִּטְרֹ֤ף לָעַד֙ אַפּ֔וֹ וְעֶבְרָת֖וֹ שְׁמָ֥רָה נֶֽצַח׃

    Amos 1, verse 11

  16. חֲז֖וֹן עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה לֶאֱד֗וֹם שְׁמוּעָ֨ה שָׁמַ֜עְנוּ מֵאֵ֤ת יְהוָה֙ וְצִיר֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם שֻׁלָּ֔ח ק֛וּמוּ וְנָק֥וּמָה עָלֶיהָ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

    Obadiah 1, verse 1

  17. מַשָּׂ֥א דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּיַ֖ד מַלְאָכִֽי׃

    Malachi 1, verse 1

  18. לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ עַל־שׁוּשַׁ֣ן עֵד֑וּת מִכְתָּ֖ם לְדָוִ֣ד לְלַמֵּֽד׃

    Psalms 60, verse 1

  19. שִׁ֖יר מִזְמ֣וֹר לְאָסָֽף׃

    Psalms 83, verse 1

  20. וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֧ה מַלְאָכִ֛ים מִקָּדֵ֖שׁ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אֱד֑וֹם כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אָחִ֣יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתָּ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַתְּלָאָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃

    Numbers 20, verse 14

  21. וְהָיָ֨ה אֱד֜וֹם יְרֵשָׁ֗ה וְהָיָ֧ה יְרֵשָׁ֛ה שֵׂעִ֖יר אֹיְבָ֑יו וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֹ֥שֶׂה חָֽיִל׃

    Numbers 24, verse 18

  22. וְאַבְשַׁ֣י בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה הִכָּ֤ה אֶת־אֱדוֹם֙ בְּגֵ֣יא הַמֶּ֔לַח שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף׃

    I Chronicles 18, verse 12

  23. וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהוֹרָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

    II Chronicles 21, verse 1

  24. וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣ם לְבֵית־אָב֗וֹת לְשָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וּלְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֔וֹת לְכָל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֗ם לְמִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וַיִּמְצָאֵ֗ם שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֨וֹת אֶ֤לֶף בָּחוּר֙ יוֹצֵ֣א צָבָ֔א אֹחֵ֖ז רֹ֥מַח וְצִנָּֽה׃

    II Chronicles 25, verse 5

  25. וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיַּ֥ךְ דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם וַיִּקַּ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־מֶ֥תֶג הָאַמָּ֖ה מִיַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

    II Samuel 8, verse 1

  26. וַיָּ֨קֶם יְהוָ֤ה שָׂטָן֙ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֵ֖ת הֲדַ֣ד הָאֲדֹמִ֑י מִזֶּ֧רַע הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ ה֖וּא בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃

    I Kings 11, verse 14

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