"To Whom Shall You Compare Me, That I Shall Equal Him? ֠Says the Holy One"
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The use of three Leading Words in the narrative leading up to the climax and their absence in the narrative after the climax makes subtle points of...
Eliyahu's Prayer (Part 4)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Content, style and structure come together to emphasize that the verse describing the descent of the fire of God to Eliyahu’s Altar is the climax of the...
Eliyahu's Prayer (Part 3)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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"And you have turned their heart backward" is interpreted to mean that God is responsible for the nation turning away from Him. This interpretation is...
Eliyahu's Prayer (Part 2)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The challenge at Mount Carmel has both a universal significance in determining the true God, a national significance in redefining the national character...
Shiur #35: Carmel Part 5: Eliyahu's Prayer (Part 1)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The duality of the prayer by the prophets of Ba’al is mirrored in Eliyahu’s dual prayer, and by the nation’s dual response. These represents the...
Eliyahu's Preparations for the Descent of God's Fire (Part 4)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The trench is meant to collect the water that is poured upon the altar, but it also represents the demarcation of the place of the altar in God's Name. It...
Eliyahu's Preparations for the Descent of God's Fire (Part 3)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Eliyahu builds the altar with twelve stones, and his actions are reminiscent of the altar that Moshe constructed at Sinai. Moshe created a covenant...
Eliyahu's Preparations for the Descent of God's Fire (Part 2)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Eliyahu’s invitation to the people to approach is meant to facilitate the continuation of the paused dialogue that the prophet began when he approached...
Eliyahu's Preparations for the Descent of God's Fire (part 1)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The preparations of the prophets of Ba’al for the sacrifice are described briefly, while the description of their attempt to bring down the fire is...
Eliyahu addresses the prophets of Ba'al (Part 3)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The failure of the prophets of Ba’al is described in two stages: Prayer and action with no response, followed by intensified prayer and action, but still...
