Prohibition to Return to Egypt

נמצאו 7 תוצאות חיפוש

1. "And God Shall Return You to Egypt in Boats"

   Dr. Mordechai Sabato

   This lesson focuses on the verse that completes the list of curses in Parashat Ki Tavo: "And God shall return you to Egypt in boats on the way that I told you that you shall never see again, and you shall be sold there to your enemies but there will be no purchaser." (28:68). We will explore the unique significance if this unusual verse.

2. 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.

3. The Assassination of Gedalya

   Part 2

   Rabbi David Sabato

   There has been no mention of Yirmiyahu since his meeting with Nevuzar'adan; we do not know how he reacted to the assassination and the events that preceded it. The text, as it were, has made Yirmiyahu disappear. On the other hand, in contrast to the period that preceded the destruction when the people bluntly and repeatedly rejected the words of Yirmiyahu, here they seek the word of God from his mouth. It seems that now they are finally ready to listen to him and receive the word of God from his mouth.

   Yirmiyahu urges Yohanan and his men to remain in Eretz Yisrael and warns them against going down to Egypt. This reverses the prophetic message that Yirmiyahu preached during the years that preceded the destruction – that of submission and acceptance and encouraging life in exile. But now the time has come for building and planting in Eretz Yisrael.

   The second part of Yirmiyahu's words, which is several times longer, moves on to the negative side – the refusal to remain in the land and its consequences. Yirmiyahu senses the mood of the people and their inclination to go down to Egypt, and he begins to warn them not to go down to Egypt. The warning is repeated and intensified from one stage to the next. There is a fundamental contradiction between the building and reconstruction of Eretz Yisrael and the descent to Egypt.

   Not only do they refuse to listen to him, contrary to their own declaration, but they accuse him of speaking falsely to them. Yirmiyahu is accused here with the same old accusation levelled against him by his opponents – that he is a false prophet who seeks the detriment of his people. Yohanan wisely sought the word of God from the mouth of Yirmiyahu, but lacked the strength to listen to it. His timidity, his irresoluteness, and his little faith made him a partner in the self-destruction of the remnant of Yehuda.

4. Post-Gedalya Fallout: Yirmiyahu Warns Against Fleeing Israel

   Rabbi David Sabato

5. Yeshayahu 31-32 - Matan Al HaPerek

   Rabbi David Sabato

   The harsh rebuke regarding the nation’s dependence on Egyptian aid mentioned in the previous perek, is highlighted from a different angle in this perek as well (1-3): dependence on Egyptian military prowess, symbolized by its infamous horses and chariots. The second half of the perek (4-9) discusses the flip side of this situation: If the nation trusts in God instead of Egypt, Yerushalayim will be saved and the Assyrians will be destroyed in a miraculous, Divine victory.

6. Returning to Egypt by Ship

   Dr. Mordechai Sabato

7. “By the way of the land of Pelishtim” vs. “By the way of the wilderness by the Yam Suf”

   Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun

   The first verse in Parashat Beshalach is very difficult to understand. In this shiur, we will suggest an explanation for why God chose not to lead the nation "by the way of the land of Pelishtim," instead leading them towards confrontation with Pharaoh at the Yam Suf.