Idol Worshippers

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1. Mizmor 97

   Kabalat Shabbat (Part 3)

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   The progression of the praising of God is noted: from the universal natural, to the nations of the world and ultimately culminating with the righteous people in the world praising God for the coming of the day of Judgement. God’s victory over the idol gods is evaluated.

2. Yeshayahu 44- 45 - Matan Al HaPerek

   Rabbi David Sabato

   In these two chapters, God is revealed as the God of the entire world and all of its inhabitants: in the center of Chapter 44 (9-20), there is a long, mocking depiction of idol worshippers and craftsmen of idols wherein their futility is illustrated.

   At the climax of Chapter 45, which deals with the prophecy about Koresh (Cyrus), God turns to the multitude of nations to abandon their idols and to instead serve God in unity.

3. Yehezkel 7-8

   Matan Al Haperek

   Rabbi David Sabato

   In perek 7 the prophecy is directed at the land of Israel and focuses on the violence that fills the land and with a description of the end and destruction that will follow as its consequence. This is a continuation of the previous prophecy to the mountains of Israel concerning the sin of idolatry. This prophecy contains phrases from the portion of disasters in Sefer Vayikra and for the first time in this sefer, the destruction of the Temple is mentioned. The first part of the prophecy (1-9) contains two parallel sections and describes the end that will be visited on the land. Beginning with pasuk 10, the process of destruction is described: the disruption of the way of life (12-13), the horrors of siege and war (14-15), refugees and grief (16-19), and finally the destruction of the Temple by the enemies (20-22). This prophecy is characterized by the repetition of words, ideas, and even entire phrases.

   Perakim 8-11 describe Yehezkel's prophetic visit to Jerusalem. God's hand lifts Yehezkel while he sits with the elders of Judah, and he is taken in a vision to Jerusalem and exposed step-by-step to the great abominations being committed in the Temple, acts that will ultimately bring about its destruction.  

4. Esav - Potential and Fulfillment

   Rabbi Shlomo Dov Rosen

5. Hoshea 12-14 - Matan Al HaPerek

   Rabbi David Sabato

   Central to the prophecy of rebuke which appears in Chapter 12 are fraud and deception, which characterize the people’s actions in Hoshea’s time. Throughout the perek, scenes from the life of Yaakov Avinu serve as background and basis for the rebuke of his descendants.

   The rebuke in Chapter 13 is mostly devoted to an attack on the worship of the golden calves in the kingdom of Israel.

   The book of Hoshea ends with a prophecy of consolation. There is a sense of progression moving from the failed earlier attempts at repentance to the people's more sincere, effective repentance followed by God’s responsiveness. 

6. Parshat Shelach Part 5: Hallah and the Sacrifice for Worshipping Idols

   Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell | 24 minutes

   This podcast continues with the halachic section that seems to interrupt the narrative flow of Sefer Bemidbar. We discuss the halachot of hallah and the sacrifice for worshipping idols, and we try to understand each section within the context of Parshat Shelach.  

   Courtesy of www.tanachstudy.com

7. Competing and Completing Perspectives:Yehoshua, Yechezkel, and our Idolatrous Forefathers

   Atara Snowbell | 52 minutes

   The overwhelming biblical evidence of widespread idolatry by Bnei Yisrael in Egypt is countered by the glaring omission of this detail in the story of the Exodus from Egypt. We will analyze these contradictory perspectives, and discuss the timeless and contemporary messages they represent.