Egypt

נמצאו 9 תוצאות חיפוש

  1. "A Possession Before the Lord" (Audio)

    Rabbi Chanoch Waxman | 32 דקות

    Why is Moshe so upset at the tribes of Reuben and Gad for asking for land east of the Jordan River - land suitable for their many cattle? Is their request worse than the "Sin of the Spies"? To understand Moshe's anguish, we must examine parallels in the story of Abraham and Lot, their cattle conflicts, and Lot's vision of Sedom as fertile and resembling Egypt.

  2. A Possession Before the Lord (Bamidbar 32:22)

    Rabbi Chanoch Waxman

    The request of Bnei Gad and Reuven positions them outside of the Promised Land, outside of God's plan for the historical future of His people, and even outside of the heritage of Avraham. Moshe’s counter-offer depends on the the loyalty Bnei Gad and Reuven promise their brothers, as well as loyalty to the land of their brothers, and to God.

  3. Introduction - Daniel

    Rabbi Yaakov Medan

    The beginning of Sefer Daniel dates back to the Exile of Yehoyakim – the first Exile of Yehuda. Yehoyakim’s father Yoshiyahu was the final independent ruler of Yehuda and after his death a power struggle began between Egypt and Babylon. The date at the beginning of the book is reconciled with the dates in other books and the description of Yehoyakim’s demise is reconciled with description of his death and burial in Jerusalem.

  4. Nevukhadnetzar's Second Dream (continued)

    Part 2

    Rabbi Yaakov Medan

    The parable of the great tree in Nevukhadnetzar’s dream and his predicted fall is compared to the fall of previous empires of Assyria and Egypt. There are several ways of understanding Nevukhadnetzar’s punishment to live with the beasts: losing his mind and acting like a beast; a storm wind carried him far away from humanity and he lived with the beasts; he started to act like an animal and was cast out of his palace; he was imprisoned by his wife who took over his kingdom; he developed a terrible illness for several years.

  5. The Rise of Nevuchadnetzar and the Beginning of the Babylonian Era

    Rabbi David Sabato

    After twenty-three years of prophecy during which Yirmiyahu and his fellow prophets warned about the impending calamity, the geopolitical situation becomes clarified; the "enemy from the north" about whom Yirmiyahu had warned over the years of his prophecy takes on concrete form in the figure of Nevuchadnetzar, king of Babylonia, serving as God's agent, who will come and punish the people for their refusal to hear His words during those years. Additionally, Yirmiyahu provides a long list of nations and kings who will fall into the hands of Nevuchadnetzar, and he thus highlights the global revolution that will take place in the wake of his conquests. After seventy years however, Babylon too will be destroyed.

  6. From Love to Betrayal: Yirmiyahu's First Prophecy of Rebuke

    Rabbi David Sabato

    Yirmiyahu's first prophecy conveyed to Israel is comprised of a series of sections, linked one to the next linguistically and substantively. Together they paint a difficult, varied, and penetrating picture of the moral and spiritual state of the people. The prophecy opens with one of the most moving accounts of the early relationship between God and His people, but it immediately takes a sharp turn to the difficult, spiritual reality in the days of Yirmiyahu, when the people have abandoned and betrayed their God. The description of Israel's youthful devotion in the wilderness serves only as a background and introduction to the essence of the passage – a prophecy of rebuke.

  7. Foreign Kings and Empires during the Destruction of the Beit Hamikdash

    HaTanakh.com Staff

  8. Could Sedom Become the Garden of Eden?

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  9. What Paradise Means to Lot

    Rabbi David Silverberg