Devar/5769/Noach - Revision history

Ron at 06:17, 7 November 2008

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Ron at 08:39, 31 October 2008

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Ron at 08:35, 31 October 2008

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Ron at 06:01, 30 October 2008

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{{hebrew}}{{pasuqh|הֲלוֹא אִם-תֵּיטִיב, שְׂאֵת, וְאִם לֹא תֵיטִיב, לַפֶּתַח חַטָּאת רֹבֵץ; וְאֵלֶיךָ, תְּשׁוּקָתוֹ, וְאַתָּה, תִּמְשָׁל-בּוֹ|p/pt/pt0104.htm#7|בראשית ד:ז}}

{{heb|ה' מעודד ומזהיר את קין, לאחר שנדחתה מנחתו. הוא מסביר לו שאם יעשה את הטוב, יתקבלו מעשיו לפניו יתברך -- ואם לא יעשה את הטוב, הפיתוי יהיה חזק, לעשות גרוע יותר. בכל זאת, אומר ה', הוא יכול לשלוט על עצמו ולא להיכנע ליצרו הרע.}}

{{heb|הוא שברא את הכוכבים ואת כל היקום כולו, מודיעו שאין בכל העולם גורם אחר שיש
לו כוח להכריע מעשיו לטוב או לרע, מלבד אותו בן אדם עצמו. כלומר, יש לו בחירה חופשית -- אף על פי שהיה נראה שה' שולט בכול. שמשום-מה, השם בחר לא לשלוט על מעשינו אלא לתת לנו מצוות. וזה הוא העניין הגדול שמבדיל בין בני האדם לבין שאר הבריות.}}

{{heb|כל מי שמעלה על דעתו ש"הכוכבים" שולטים על גורלו -- לא די שמכחיש את דבר השם -- אלא מוריד עצמו מדרגת אנוש לדרגת בהמה אוכל עשב, בדעתו הקלה.}}

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{{pasuq|If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee is its desire, but thou mayest rule over it|p/pt/pt0104.htm#7|Gen 4:7}}

God encourages and warns Cain, after his offering was rejected. He explains to him that if he does good, his deeds will be received by Him may He be blessed -- but if he doesn't do good, the temptation to do even worse will be strong. Nevertheless, says God, he can control himself and not succumb to his evil inclination.

He who created the stars and the entire universe, informs him that there is no force in the world which has the power to force his deeds to good or evil, except he himself. That is to say, he has free will -- even though it would appear that God governs everything. Because for some reason, God chose not to govern our deeds rather He gave us commandments. And this is the great issue which distinguishes between human beings and the rest of the creatures.

Anyone who imagines that "the stars" govern his future -- not only does he deny God's words -- but he diminishes himself from the level of "human being" to the level of grass-eating beasts, because of his feeble intellect.

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 Why a rainbow, and why a sign?  It should be enough that God says and it be so -- since He doesn't give signs for everything! Regarding signs, that is not quite true: He gave the sign of the Covenant (circumcision) in our flesh, and the fringes (tsitsit) on our garments -- which themselves are a sign to remember the Torah which He commanded us.  But He did not give the Gentiles circumcision nor fringes -- therefore He required a sign which everyone in the world would see, and know that it was from Him.  The Gentiles too, are in need of reminders -- of a sign -- that He exists and causes to exist.  Therefore, when they raise up their heads, they will see a sign from Him may His name be blessed -- that He remembers His creatures, Jews Gentiles and all living creatures.
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 And there is Rav Sa`adia Gaon's interpretation, that there were always rainbows in the clouds -- but that from that moment on, they were to serve as a sign.  And this is what I lean towards -- since it doesn't require a new Creation, nor a miracle, rather a "new heart" and a new point of view from humans.
-Why a rainbow, and why a sign?  It should be enough that God says and it be so -- since He doesn't give signs for everything! Concerning the signs, that is not true: because He gave the sign of the Covenant (circumcision) in our flesh, and the fringes (tsitsit) -- which themselves are a sign to remember the Torah which He commanded us.  But He did not give the Gentiles circumcision nor fringes -- therefore He required a sign which everyone in the world would see, and know that it was from Him.  The Gentiles too, are in need of reminders -- of a sign -- that He exists and causes to exist.  Therefore, when they raise up their heads, they will see a sign from Him may His name be blessed -- that He remembers His creatures, Jews Gentiles and all living creatures.
+Why a rainbow, and why a sign?  It should be enough that God says and it be so -- since He doesn't give signs for everything! Regarding signs, that is not quite true: He gave the sign of the Covenant (circumcision) in our flesh, and the fringes (tsitsit) on our garments -- which themselves are a sign to remember the Torah which He commanded us.  But He did not give the Gentiles circumcision nor fringes -- therefore He required a sign which everyone in the world would see, and know that it was from Him.  The Gentiles too, are in need of reminders -- of a sign -- that He exists and causes to exist.  Therefore, when they raise up their heads, they will see a sign from Him may His name be blessed -- that He remembers His creatures, Jews Gentiles and all living creatures.
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