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1. The Fall of Yericho

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   This lesson considers the strategy employed for Yericho's capture, and the extremely harsh 'ban' proclaimed by Yehoshua against its spoils. The story of Yericho is Israel's first encounter on the battlefield with the Canaanites. After circling the stout ramparts of Yericho for seven consecutive days, the walls of the city came crashing down. We will discuss the encirclement of the city, the motif of the number seven throughout the bible, and its application in the conquest of Yericho. 

2. The Prophecies of Amos: Oracles against the Nations(Continued)

   Shiur #05

   Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom

   תאריך פרסום: 5778 |

   In this lesson, we will analyze the rhetorical style of the Oracles to the Nations at the beginning of Amos, specifically the opening formula of each. Each of the oracles follows a common pattern – a pattern which is then greatly expanded in the final, culminating oracle against Yisrael. We will analyze the use of the "messenger formula" ("koh amar"  - "thus says") here and elsewhere in Tanakh, and the theological and political tension carried with it.  We will then look at the meaning of the "three and four" formula and the rhetorical twist used for the final verse.