Daily Tanach Thursday 7th Tamuz Sefer Yeshaya Chapter 28: A prophecy of the destruction of Efraim and Judah

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Chapter 28: A prophecy of the destruction of Efraim and Judah

  • A prophecy wailing the fall of the Empire of Efraim.
  • Destruction of the land: G-d will bring a strong and powerful wind and hail to bring destruction upon the land.
  • Salvation for Judah: However, G-d will bring salvation for the rest of the people of Judah, even though they too have greatly sinned and strayed due to the wine, causing justice to stumble.
  • Tables of vomit: All their tables were filled with vomit and feces.
  • No one will listen to the prophecy-Tzav Latzav, Kav Lakav, Zeir Sham: There is no one left for the prophet to preach and teach to, as they are all like children. Due to this, he can only teach them of G-d’s prophecy in small increments, which would not allow him to get a full picture. Furthermore, they have a response for every prophecy that the prophet says regarding a calamity that will befall them if they do not repent.
  • A call to the people to listen to G-d: Therefore, listen to the word of Hashem, you people who are in Jerusalem, as you had made a pact with deceit and falsehood, and I will bring justice and sweep away falsehood.
  • A prophecy of destruction: I tell you that the land will be destroyed, and calamities will befall you, but you will only notice it after it happens. Do not take these words lightly as they will occur, and hence please take heed of my voice and prophecy.
  • An allegory from agriculture: Just as in agriculture, there are various steps necessary in order to get flour from grain, and the farmer will do all of the steps meticulously and in order, so too, G-d will go through various steps to give reproof to the land of Judah to bring them to repentance.

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Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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