Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Eliyahu’s words imply that the nation had not abandoned the service of God, but did not serve Him exclusively. Rather, they attached elements of Ba'al...
Was Eliyahu Commanded to Act as he Does in This Story? (Part 2)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Since the prophet's actions, undertaken on his own initiative, are aimed at fulfilling God's command in the spirit in which it was intended, it may be...
Was Eliyahu Commanded to Act as he Does in This Story?
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Eliyahu was not commanded to perform the specific actions that he undertook regarding the meeting at the Carmel; on the other hand, not only did his...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Chapters 17-19 should be regarded as a single, lengthy, literary whole. At the same time, though, we should not ignore the fact that this whole is...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
Chapters 17-19 are comprised of three stories: The drought, the test at Carmel and the Revelation at Chorev. The subject of the first story is the debate...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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A complete evaluation of the literary structure of the drought unit – analyzing direct and inverse parallels as well as the climax of the unit.
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Eliyahu’s encounters with Ovadyahu and Ahav prove to him that the way he has chosen to lead the nation to teshuva has failed. Eliyahu redirects the...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Eliyahu's second appearance before Ahav is the opposite of the first: It takes place not on Eliyahu’s initiative, but rather as a result of God's command...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Why does the text eternalize Ovadyahu's mistake and record his speech in such detail? Ovadyahu's emotional speech is a condemnation of Eliyahu and his...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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A subtle criticism of Ovadya is apparent in Eliyahu’s claim that Ahav – not he – is Ovadya’s master. Ovadya insists that his life-risking activity - not...
