Daily Tanach Thursday 9th Sivan Sefer Yeshaya Chapter 9: A prophecy for the days of King Chizkiyahu

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Chapter 9: A prophecy for the days of King Chizkiyahu

1.      The people in times of Chizkiyah repent:

  • The people who previously walked in darkness, have now seen a great light [and repented of their sins].
  • Yeshayahu describes the salvation from the hands of Sancheirev, and his utter downfall.
  • Yeshayahu explains that all this was done in merit of King Chizkiyahu.

2.      The people of Israel do not repent despite their suffering and punishment:

  • The prophet now bemoans the fact that the Jewish people refuse to repent even after they were attacked and suffered tremendously in the hands of surrounding nations.
  • The prophet rebukes the leaders who do not take charge of leading the Jewish people back to the path of righteousness.
  • They were so evil, that G-d would not even have mercy on the widows and orphans.
  • G-d brought a famine that caused the people to need to eat the flesh of their own children.

About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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