God reveals the fate of Sodom to Avraham

נמצאו 11 תוצאות חיפוש

  1. Avraham's Blessing

    Rabbi Yehuda Rock

    God shares with Avraham his intentions to destroy Sodom; because he God’s emissary for realizing the entire Divine plan of bringing the world to "bend the knee" before God. The fate of Sodom is born out of the conclusion arrived at through that discussion between God and Avraham; who are jointly responsible for introducing the way of God into the world.

  2. God Descends to Judge Sodom - Seeking the Good

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  3. God, Avraham, and Sodom: Defending Sinners

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  4. Avraham and Sodom: Inferior Prophetic Status?

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  5. Dust and Ashes: Avraham, the Red Heifer, and the Sota

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  6. The Sodom Consultation and God's Love for Avraham

  7. Vayera and Vayigash: Avraham's Approach to Sodom

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  8. Looking for the Good in Sodom

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  9. And God Remembered Avraham, and He Sent Lot” – Behind the Scenes of the Rescue in Sedom

    Rabbi Gad Eldad

    Even though God had already decided to destroy the cities of the Plain, He reveals His intentions to Avraham before He actually executes His plan. Once Avraham hears about the plan, a discussion develops between him and God about the necessity of executing the punishment. Lot, Avraham's nephew and a newcomer to Sodom, is not mentioned in this dialogue. Why not? And what does Avraham's argument accomplish?

     

  10. Parshat Vayera Part 2: Justice & Righteousness

    Rabbi Alex Israel | 29 דקות

    The latter half of chapter 18 reveals to us the remarkable character of Avraham and his steadfast commitment to justice and righteousness even when faced with the evil city of Sedom. 

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  11. Parshat Vayera - Avimelekh and the Second Sister-Wife Story

    Rabbi Chanoch Waxman | 35 דקות

    We will discuss a story that strikes the reader as very familiar - the "second sister-wife" story, wherein Sarah is takein to the house of Avimelekh, paralleling Avraham’s sojourn in Egypt. The language of the stories is eerily familiar. We will outline the less-obvious connection between the two stories – Divine intervention puts a stop to impending disaster.

    What is the point of having these repetitive parallel stories? why does Divine Providence arrange that the same things happen to Avraham over and over? What are we supposed to learn from these repetitions? We compare and contrast the stories and find a striking difference. What can we make of the crucial difference at the ends of the two stories?

    We consider the context of the two stories, and look at them again in the light of seeing Avraham's hospitality as a counterweight to Sedom.