Heaven Sent

ו) הִגִּידוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם צִדְקוֹ וְרָאוּ כָל הָעַמִּים כְּבוֹדוֹ: The heavens told His righteousness, and all the earth saw His glory. The Malbim explains that through the events of the previous pesukim everyone will see that the heavenly spheres do not just operate according to the set laws of nature, rather they act in accordance with … More Heaven Sent

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Enduring Strength

Yesterday we saw that the Radak explains that the mountains are an allegory to the kings of the nations of the world. They appear vast and mighty and insurmountable, but in fact will melt away into nothingness. Rav Hirsch takes this idea and develops it further. He claims  that the mountains refer to the great … More Enduring Strength

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Melted Mountains

ה) הָרִים כַּדּוֹנַג נָמַסּוּ מִלִּפְנֵי ה’ מִלִּפְנֵי אֲדוֹן כָּל הָאָרֶץ: Mountains melted like wax from before Hashem, from before the Master of all the earth. The Radak explains that the mountains are an allegory to the kings of the nations of the world. They appear vast and mighty and insurmountable. But when Hashem reveals the … More Melted Mountains

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A Flash of Clarity

Rav Hirsch takes this idea a stage further and says that even while this dark era bursts like a ruinous thunderstorm upon those who are incurable, its flashes of lightning serve to enlighten those still capable of acquiring better knowledge and understanding. Those who are not destined to perish from the impact of this storm … More A Flash of Clarity

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A Flash of Lightning

  ד) הֵאִירוּ בְרָקָיו תֵּבֵל רָאֲתָה וַתָּחֵל הָאָרֶץ: His lightnings illuminated the world; the earth saw and quaked. The Radak understands this allegorically as a reference to His judgements that are seen by all. When the nations of the world see the awesomeness of Hashem’s judgement, they are gripped by fear hence the end of … More A Flash of Lightning

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