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Total Number of articles: 1579
Yirmiyahu and Hananya ben Azzur
Rabbi David Sabato Source:
Jeremiah 28
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Deuteronomy 18, 21 - 22
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I Kings 22, 6 - 28
Yirmiyahu hears the words of Chananya which negate his prophecy, does not counter them, but merely warns Chananya against false prophecy. Moreover,...
False ProphetsVessels of the Beit HaMikdashTest of a True ProphetProphetic ActionsChiastic Structure
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The Attempted Rebellion against Babylon and Yirmiyahu's Prophecy Concerning the Bonds
Rabbi David Sabato Source:
Jeremiah 27
The chapter contains a three part prophecy: The first to the kings of the nations who plan a rebellion against Babylon; to Tzidkiyahu king of Yehuda; to...
Rebellion against BabylonProphet to the NationsFalse ProphetsFirst Rashi on the TorahVessels of the Beit HaMikdashPunishment Despite Fulfilling Divine MissionTisha B'Av Study
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The Rise of Nevuchadnetzar and the Beginning of the Babylonian Era
Rabbi David Sabato Source:
Jeremiah 25
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II Kings 24, 7
After twenty-three years of prophecy during which Yirmiyahu and his fellow prophets warned about the impending calamity, the geopolitical situation...
Battle at KarkemishSeventy Years of the Babylonian EmpireEgyptAssyriaChronology of Babylonian DynastyBabylonian Archaeology and HistoryProphetic ActionsProphetic SymbolsCup of FuryProphet to the Nations
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How to Divide the Ten Commandments
Rabbi Alex Israel Source:
Exodus 20, 1 - 18
The Ten Commandments are maybe the best-known of all Jewish laws. They are perceived widely as a universal code of ethics. Within Judaism, they are one of...
The Ten Commandments - divisionMa'amad Har SinaiApproaching God
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Yirmiyahu and the False Prophets
Rabbi David Sabato Source:
Jeremiah 23, 9 - 40
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Deuteronomy 18, 20 - 22
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Jeremiah 2, 8
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Jeremiah 5, 31
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Jeremiah 6, 13 - 14
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Jeremiah 14, 13 - 15
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I Kings 22, 6 - 16
Clashes between true and false prophets take place in many places in the Bible. But for no other prophet does this type of confrontation play such a...
False ProphetsCulture of DeceitProphet for idolatryProphets of Ba'alAdulteryHusband and Wife ParableSodom and Amora ParableProphetic StylesNo Two Prophets Use the Same WordsDreams versus ProphecyClarity of ProphecyMoral Character of Prophet
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The Harmony of Shemitta
Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish Source:
Leviticus 26, 3 - 27
How does the seemingly anti-climactic final chapter of Parshat Bechukotai fit into the larger context of Sefer Vayikra? By examining the end of the book...
Blessings and CursesVowsRebuke - TokhahaShemitta - The Seventh YearDefilement of the LandSanctity
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The Torah's Response to Calamity
Rabbi Yair Kahn Source:
Leviticus 26, 3
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Judges 6, 1 - 6
The end of the tokhacha - the section of Parshat Behukotai describing the curses that will befall Israel if they do not follow God's laws - contains...
Rebuke - TokhahaTokhahaBlessings and CursesPunishmentCovenant at Sinai
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Regarding the Kings of the Davidic Dynasty
Rabbi David Sabato Source:
Jeremiah 21, 11 - 23, 6
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II Chronicles 6, 5 - 6
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Isaiah 37, 35
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Haggai 2, 23
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I Chronicles 3, 3 - 17, 17
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Isaiah 11, 1 - 5
These chapters contain a collection of prophecies that Yirmiyahu delivered to the last kings of Yehuda. The institutions of the Beit HaMikdash and the...
Social JusticeThe Path of Avraham - Righteousness and JusticeJustice - The Foundation of MonarchySocial InjusticeStand in the GateThe House of DavidBeit HaMikdashYehoyakhin in BabyloniaYehoyakhin's FutureTeshuvaMashiah ben David (Yehuda)
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Yeshayahu 29-30
Rabbi David Sabato Source:
Isaiah 29 - 30
 Article Length: 3 Pages
The first section of perek 29 laments Yerushalayim: it describes the debased state of the city and then shifts to a description of the enemy’s sudden...
Relying on Egyptian AssistanceWorshipping God out of Fear
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Yeshayahu 27-28
Rabbi David Sabato Source:
Isaiah 27 - 28
 Article Length: 3 Pages
The first pasuk of perek 27 continues the same prophetic thread expressed by the two closing pesukim of perek 26. These pesukim describe the destruction...
LeviathanParable of the VineyardDrunkennessAgricultural Parables
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