Péntek reggelenként hetiszakaszt tanulunk, és mindig más feladata kitűzni a tanulni- és megbeszélnivalót. Engem, aki ma volt felelős előkészíteni az órát, a jövő heti parasában perpillanat Jákob áldásai izgatnak a legjobban, azon belül is a Júdát érintőek, úgyhogy ezt állítottam össsze. Na, ki tud válaszokat adni a kérdésekre?
JACOB'S BLESSING FOR JUDAH
The setting:
And this was the legacy that Abraham left to his sons, and so did Jacob; "Oh my sons! The God has chosen the Faith for you; then die not except in the Faith of Islam [submission to the God].
Were you witnesses when death appeared before Jacob? Behold, he said to his sons: "What will ye worship after me?" They said: "We shall worship Thy God and the God of thy fathers, of Abraham, Isma'il and Isaac- the one God: To Him we bow."
(Qur'an 2:132-133)
The blessing:
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'Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise; thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.' |
'יְהוּדָה, אַתָּה יוֹדוּךָ אַחֶיךָ--יָדְךָ, בְּעֹרֶף אֹיְבֶיךָ; יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ, בְּנֵי אָבִי' |
(Breishit 49:8)
CONTRA:
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he is not the first-born, but Reuben!
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he suggested a profit motive in getting rid of Joseph (Breishit 37:26) – Reuben wanted to save him(Breishit 37:22, 37:29)
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he didn't deal faithfully with his daughter-in-law Tamar (Breishit 38:26)
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he had sex with her (Breishit 38:18)
PRO: he offered himself as a substitute for Joseph (Breishit 44:18-34)
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9. Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? 10. The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, as long as men come to Shiloh; and unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be. |
אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה, מִטֶּרֶף בְּנִי עָלִיתָ; כָּרַע רָבַץ כְּאַרְיֵה וּכְלָבִיא, מִי יְקִימֶנּו? לֹא-יָסוּר שֵׁבֶט מִיהוּדָה, וּמְחֹקֵק מִבֵּין רַגְלָיו, עַד כִּי-יָבֹא שִׁילֹה, וְלוֹ יִקְּהַת עַמִּים. |
(Breishit 49:9-10)
'The Lion of Judah shall break every chain, chain, chain. / Give us Jah victory again and again.'
(Bob Marley: Lion of Judah)
Questions
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Why did Judah get the blessing? – See Breishit 49:4
...and what about the blessings for Menasse and Ephraim? ...and those for Esau and Jacob?
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Did the blessing come true? – See 2 Samuel 22:41, Ruth 4:18-22, 1 Chronicles 11:3
…and why could Herold the Great defeat the Maccabean/Levi kings after their victory over Hellas? – Breishit 49:10
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Who/what is Shiloh? – See Ezekiel 37:25, Isaiah 9:6 (if shiloch = peaceable), Isaiah 11:1, Micah 5:2 // Compare Breishit 49:11-12 with Ezekiel 36:29-30, Isaiah 51:3, Amos 9:13-15
…and according to the Christian Bible? – Relevation 5:5 and 5:11-13, Ephesians 1:10 ('gathering point')
