Hi,
"What is the meaning of, ‘The sound of my Beloved nears, leaping over mountains (Shir haShirim 2:8)’?
"Gd said: If I were to look to the deeds of Israel, they would never be redeemed. Rather, I will look to their holy ancestors – and so it is written, ‘I have heard the cries of the children of Israel [and I have remembered My covenant].’ I will redeem them in the merit of their ancestors.
"Thus it is written, ‘Leaping over mountains,’ referring only to the ancestors, as it is written, ‘Hear, O mountains, the quarrel of Gd.’"
(Midrash, Shemot Rabbah 15:4)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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Avraham's Running
Hi,
Shir haShirim 7:6 describes Gd as מלך אסור ברהטים, which translates literally as “the King, bound in [your] tresses.” However, the word רהטים may also refer to “running.”
“Gd said to Israel: It is as though I was bound by an oath to you. In what merit? In the merit of the two times Avraham ran before Me: ‘And to the cattle Avraham raced’ and ‘He saw and he raced to greet them’ [to take care of his guests].
"Thus, the king is bound by running.”
(Midrash Tanchuma Tetzaveh 6)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Shir haShirim 7:6 describes Gd as מלך אסור ברהטים, which translates literally as “the King, bound in [your] tresses.” However, the word רהטים may also refer to “running.”
“Gd said to Israel: It is as though I was bound by an oath to you. In what merit? In the merit of the two times Avraham ran before Me: ‘And to the cattle Avraham raced’ and ‘He saw and he raced to greet them’ [to take care of his guests].
"Thus, the king is bound by running.”
(Midrash Tanchuma Tetzaveh 6)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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