Navi Yeshayahu 40-41

 

End of perek mem and mem alef

Waiting for God will renew their strength  וְקוֹיֵ יְהוָה יַחֲלִיפוּ כֹחַ

v  What is the question and answer in this part?

�  Where is God?

�  Have belief (why doesn�t he save us?)

�         God doesn�t have strength to see us in trouble

�         Believe that god is without mishpat. He gave inappropriate punishment for the sin.

�  Don�t have belief (god doesn�t exist)

�  You feel that he doesn�t see you because he doesn�t save you

�   

בּוֹרֵא קְצוֹת הָאָרֶץ

Created the ends of the world- impossible to go

לֹא יִיעַף, וְלֹא יִיגָע

Doesn�t get tired- answer to saying he doesn�t have strength

אֵין חֵקֶר, לִתְבוּנָתוֹ

No end to his understanding- answer to there is no justice

נֹתֵן לַיָּעֵף, כֹּחַ= וּלְאֵין אוֹנִים, עָצְמָה יַרְבֶּה

He gives power and strength to the weak

�  No hope

�  וְיִעֲפוּ נְעָרִים, וְיִגָעוּ; וּבַחוּרִים, כָּשׁוֹל יִכָּשֵׁלוּ

�         Even the soldiers in war will be tired and weak, and the soldiers will fall

�         If you don�t believe in god, he will not help you

�  Hope

�  וְקוֹיֵ יְהוָה יַחֲלִיפוּ כֹחַ, יַעֲלוּ אֵבֶר כַּנְּשָׁרִים; יָרוּצוּ וְלֹא יִיגָעוּ, יֵלְכוּ וְלֹא יִיעָפוּ

�         If there is hope in god, their strength will be renewed, hey will go up with wings like eagles; they will run and not be tired, they will walk and not be tired

�         If you believe in god, he will help you

The conqueror from the east

v  Who is the conqueror/winner that came from the east

�  Persia (with Koresh/Cyrus, the ruler) were the conquerors coming from the east and warred with Babel and bnei yisroel went from exile to Israel

�  If someone just promises and doesn�t do it, we know he is a bluffer so now we get to the action

�  מִי הֵעִיר מִמִּזְרָח, צֶדֶק יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלוֹ; יִתֵּן לְפָנָיו גּוֹיִם, וּמְלָכִים יַרְדְּ--יִתֵּן כֶּעָפָר חַרְבּוֹ, כְּקַשׁ נִדָּף קַשְׁתּוֹ

�  Who was around from the east river?; everywhere he went he did righteousness, and all the goyim gave themselves to him.

�  The swords of the soldiers of Koresh were like afar- can�t count. When throw an arrow the bows look like a straw of wheat.

�    יִרְדְּפֵם, יַעֲבוֹר שָׁלוֹם; אֹרַח בְּרַגְלָיו, לֹא יָבוֹא

�  Chase after the enemies and pass over in peace; he doesn�t go the way with his feet

�  מִי-פָעַל וְעָשָׂה, קֹרֵא הַדֹּרוֹת מֵרֹאשׁ:  אֲנִי יְהוָה רִאשׁוֹן, וְאֶת-אַחֲרֹנִים אֲנִי-הוּא

�  Who caused Koresh to succeed? Who caused all this to happen? Someone who knows the future can tell you what�s going to happen in the generation from the begining; I am god the 1st and last at same time (out of the time frame- Chutz mmisgerach zeman)

All the Goyim getting ready for war

v  Don�t really have to know this part- just look at 6

  רָאוּ אִיִּים וְיִרָאוּ, קְצוֹת הָאָרֶץ יֶחֱרָדוּ; קָרְבוּ, וַיֶּאֱתָיוּן.

5 The isles saw, and feared; the ends of the earth trembled; they drew near, and came.

ו  אִישׁ אֶת-רֵעֵהוּ, יַעְזֹרוּ; וּלְאָחִיו, יֹאמַר חֲזָק.

6 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother: 'Be of good courage.'

ז  וַיְחַזֵּק חָרָשׁ אֶת-צֹרֵף, מַחֲלִיק פַּטִּישׁ אֶת-הוֹלֶם פָּעַם; אֹמֵר לַדֶּבֶק טוֹב הוּא, וַיְחַזְּקֵהוּ בְמַסְמְרִים לֹא יִמּוֹט.  {ס}

7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering: 'It is good'; and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. {S}

God helps us to overcome our enemies

v  Write in specific words how god will help bnei yisroel in the exile

 

 

The miracles God did to bring bnei yisroel from Babel to redemption

v  The miracles that will happen on the way to Jerusalem

Persia saved the Jews from Babel

  I will answer themאֶעֱנֵם

I will not leave them לֹא אֶעֶזְבֵם

 

 

 

Israel

Purpose

 

1. נְהָרוֹת, מַעְיָנוֹת ,מַיִם

2. ְעֵץ

against nature, that all of the sudden those things are in the desert

To show the goyim and Jews that god has the power to change the natural

 

Come out of Egypt

Had mn, water, meat

�  הָעֲנִיִּים וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִים מְבַקְשִׁים מַיִם, וָאַיִן--לְשׁוֹנָם, בַּצָּמָא נָשָׁתָּה; אֲנִי יְהוָה אֶעֱנֵם, אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא אֶעֶזְבֵם

�  The poor ask for water and there is none and from their tongues fail because of thirst; I am God of Israel and I will answer them and I will not leave them

�  Who are the poor? Bnei yisroel

�  What are they asking for? Water because they are in the desert

�  What is the promise from God?

�         Promise clali: I will answer them and I will not leave them

�         Specific promise:

�      Rivers, springs, water

�      Trees

�  Why does god do all these miracles for bnei yisroel in exile and Egypt?

�  To show that all the goyim and all the Jews that god created and that he has the power to do everything even to change the natural ways of things

�  לְמַעַן יִרְאוּ וְיֵדְעוּ, וְיָשִׂימוּ וְיַשְׂכִּילוּ יַחְדָּו--כִּי יַד-יְהוָה, עָשְׂתָה זֹּאת; וּקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּרָאָהּ

 
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