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GODS GREATNESS


RASHIS COVERED: Dt10-17a 5 LEVELS OF GODS POLITICAL POWER
Dt10-17c Dt10-18a Dt10-18b Dt10-17b

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:
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Moses in Dt10-17:18 outlines 5 levels of Gods greatness
More specifically Moses describes Gods POLITICAL GREATNESS
that is, His Greatness in knowing People & having connections
-- God is the LORD of Lords--God has multi-party connections
-- God is ALMIGHTY (God has both PHYSICAL & POLITICAL power)
-- God does not show favoritism (He doesnt NEED to do favors)
-- God does not take Bribes (he doesnt need peoples help)
-- God uses his power on party weaklings (like widows...)
-- God uses his power on non-citizens like aliens
Thus Gods political greatness climaxes in those he helps

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       CLIMAX
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    CLIMAX
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE

Briefly speaking the CLIMAX rule applies when
the Bible repeats an idea in similar language
3 or more times. The CLIMAX rule views these
repeating phrases as forming a Biblical PARAGRAPH.

The CLIMAX rule first identifies the UNIFYING TOPIC
idea of this paragraph.

The CLIMAX rule then shows how this basic TOPIC idea
is DEVELOPED over a series of STAGES.



STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE

http://www.RashiYomi.com/example9.htm
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/xampl-36.htm


TODAYS EXAMPLE
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Here is the list of phrases in Dt10-17:18
VERSE TEXT RELATIONSHIP TO POLITICAL PARTY POWER
Dt10-17a Lord of Lords God has Multi-party connections
Dt10-17 Allmighty Besides KNOWING people God is strong
Dt10-17b No favoritism and God has no weaknesses (doing favors)
Dt10-17c No bribes You cant even bribe God*1
Dy10-18a Gives widows God uses powers to help politically weak*2
Dt10-18b Gives aliens God uses powers to help non-party people*3
COMMENTS
*1 Ramban explains that you cant bribe God e.g. with good deeds
   and charity. If you look at these two clauses we are told
   -- God doesn-t do favors for nothing
   -- God doesn-t do favors for payment

*2 Rashi slightly echoes this point in his commentary
   -After stating Gods Almightyness the Torah states
   -His Humility (That he helps Widows)

   Thus Rashi emphasizes the CONTRAST between STRENGTH
   and helping widows.

   I in turn have emphasized the CONTINUITY of using
   ones STRENGTH to help weak party members.

   Throughout the Torah there is a request to use power
   to help the widow, orphan and non-citizen

*3 Rav Hirsch emphasizes the climax here

   Every culture protects its own. But the real measure of a
   cultures strength is that it helps non-citizens. The Torah
   stands up high to this measure---Gods care for the alien
   and non-citizen is mentioned several dozen times in the
   Torah
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