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Re’eh 5782

This is Torah Talk for the week of August 21st, 2022

Deut. 12:4    Do not worship the Lord your God in like manner, 5 but look only to the site that the Lord your God will choose [הַמָּק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֨ר] amidst all your tribes as His habitation, to establish His name there …

But when did the Lord make that choice – or did He?
 

This week’s handout: 47 Re’eh 5782

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One Response to “Re’eh 5782”

  1. Justin Miller Says:
    August 26, 2022 at 9:10 AM | Reply

    Michael,
    When David Rothstein gives his interpretation that “satan” in 1 Chron. 21:1 “likely … refers to a human adversary, its meaning elsewhere in the Bible,” he could well have cited the most apposite verse that apparently supports his interpretation; 1 Kings 5:18-19:
    וְעַתָּה, הֵנִיחַ יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי לִי מִסָּבִיב: אֵין שָׂטָן, וְאֵין פֶּגַע רָע. וְהִנְנִי אֹמֵר–לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת, לְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי: כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה, אֶל-דָּוִד אָבִי
    On the other hand, we can read both texts as ambiguous, inviting interpretation as either “Satan” or “satan.” Either way, both texts, like Job chapters 1 and 2, can be read as describing forces beyond the knowledge or control of even the most powerful and successful human beings.
    Justin

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