My next question has to do with the famous "trembling" that occurs in Perek 27, Pasuk 33. The pasuk says, "וַיֶּחֱרַד יִצְחָק חֲרָדָה, גְּדֹלָה עַד-מְאֹד". Was this an excited tremble, a nervous tremble, or a scared tremble? One opinion brought up during class is that maybe once Yitzchak realized that Yaakov was capable of being manipulative, he realized that Yaakov might also be capable of receiving the entire Bracha. This would explain why Yitzchak then goes on to give Yaakov the rest of the Bracha. Another opinion is that Yitzchak was nervous/scared of what Eisav might do if he doesn't get any part of the Bracha. Or maybe Yitzchak was upset because he knew Eisav could not get Birkat Avraham and he had really wanted to be able to give Eisav half of the bracha. I don't think that Yitzchak was mad at Yaakov. If he was, then he wouldn't have though that Yaakov deserved Birkat Avraham.
My last question is on the Pasukim 6-9 in Perek 28. Eisav overhears Yitzchak instruct Yaakov to not marry a woman from Caanan. This casues Eisav to realize that Yitzchak did not like the women of Caanan (they did not please him). This is already confusing. How could Eisav not know that Yitzchak didn't want Eisav to marry a Canaani girl? The problem was severe enough to get Yitzchak and Rivka to agree on something! Then, Eisav goes on to marry a woman from Yishmael's family. None of Eisav's logic really makes sense to me. If Eisav really wanted to please his father, then why didn't he go with Yaakov to marry a girl from Rivka's family? Leah, maybe? Why did he think marrying someone from Yishmael's Nidcheh family would please his father who had previously wanted Eisav to be Nivchar?
you can read what this says by copying and pasting it into a google doc. It actually comes out in words...(and is a great post too, Alyssa)
ReplyDeleteemma- hhahaha yes! I did it in Microsoft word but I guess google docs could work too. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is the post in letters instead of webdings.
ReplyDeleteI have a few questions on the Pesukim we have studying in class this week. First, we learned that Yitchak's plan was to split the Nivchar leadership [role]. He gave Yaakov the blessing he planned on giving Eisav, which was a blessing for material and political success. Later on he calls for Yaakov and gives him 'Birkat Avraham'. What I don't understand is, how was Hashem OK with Yitzchak splitting the Nivchar leadership between Yaakov and Eisav? If Rivka hadn't intervened then Eisav would have received half of the Bracha and would have been a leader for Bnei Yisrael. Everything would be different. Did G-d want Eisav to receive the bracha as Yitzchak had planned? Did G-d and Yitzchak ever "talk" about who really deserves the bracha/leadership role? Or of G-d really wanted Yaakov to receive the entire bracha, then are Rivka's actions justified?
My next question has to do with the famous "trembling" that occurs in Perek 27, Pasuk 33. The pasuk says, "וַיֶּחֱרַד יִצְחָק חֲרָדָה, גְּדֹלָה עַד-מְאֹד". Was this an excited tremble, a nervous tremble, or a scared tremble? One opinion brought up during class is that maybe once Yitzchak realized that Yaakov was capable of being manipulative, he realized that Yaakov might also be capable of receiving the entire Bracha. This would explain why Yitzchak then goes on to give Yaakov the rest of the Bracha. Another opinion is that Yitzchak was nervous/scared of what Eisav might do if he doesn't get any part of the Bracha. Or maybe Yitzchak was upset because he knew Eisav could not get Birkat Avraham and he had really wanted to be able to give Eisav half of the bracha. I don't think that Yitzchak was mad at Yaakov. If he was, then he wouldn't have though that Yaakov deserved Birkat Avraham.
My last question is on the Pasukim 6-9 in Perek 28. Eisav overhears Yitzchak instruct Yaakov to not marry a woman from Caanan. This casues Eisav to realize that Yitzchak did not like the women of Caanan (they did not please him). This is already confusing. How could Eisav not know that Yitzchak didn't want Eisav to marry a Canaani girl? The problem was severe enough to get Yitzchak and Rivka to agree on something! Then, Eisav goes on to marry a woman from Yishmael's family. None of Eisav's logic really makes sense to me. If Eisav really wanted to please his father, then why didn't he go with Yaakov to marry a girl from Rivka's family? Leah, maybe? Why did he think marrying someone from Yishmael's Nidcheh family would please his father who had previously wanted Eisav to be Nivchar?