LIST106b
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03
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Dt12 naturally has a 2 column 3 paragraph format
The birds eyeview of these 2 columns and 3 paragraphs
are indicated in LIST106a.
We will say more on this paragraph in the next issue
For the moment we are simply observing that the 2 columns
seem to say the same thing(Only offer offerings in Gods
chosen place).
However the left hand column talks about offering in
Gods chosen place WHEN THEY COME TO CONQUER THE LAND
while the right hand column talks about offering
in Gods chosen place AFTER THEY HAVE SECURITY.
We infer that the left hand column is talking about
the Shiloh temple (The first tent temple the Jews
had during the 14 years that the land of Israel
was being conquered) while the right hand column
speaks about the Jerusalem temple of King Solomon
(after the Jews were secure). For further details
see footnote *1
The formatting of the column enables easy
reading of these ideas. The format clearly
shows 2 columns and 3 paragraphs
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VERSE
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SHILOH LAWS*1
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VERSE
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JERUSALEM LAWS*1
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Dt11-31
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When you GoOver ToCconquer
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Dt12-10
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[when]you dwell secure
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Dt11-32
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- Then observe Gods laws
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Dt12-01
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- Observe These laws
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Dt12-02
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Destroy all worship places
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Dt12-03
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-A- pulverize altars
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Dt12-03
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-B- break monuments
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Dt12-03
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-C- burn idol trees
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Dt12-03
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-D- slice their idols
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Dt12-03
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-E- erase idol names*2
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Dt12-04
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Dont do similarly to God
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Dt12-05
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- GoTo Gods Chosen Place*1
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Dt12-11
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(GoTo)Gods ChosenPlace
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Dt12-06
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- Their bring offerings
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Dt12-11
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Their bring offerings
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Dt12-07
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- Their eat offerings
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Dt12-12
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Rejoice before God
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Dt12-08
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Dont do(offer)like today
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Dt12-13
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- Dont offer
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Dt12-08
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- whatever you feel like
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Dt12-13
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- Up Offerings
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Dt12-08
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- whatever you feel like
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Dt12-13
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- anyplace
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Dt12-08
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- whatever you feel like
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Dt12-13
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- you feel like
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Dt12-09
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- because
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Dt12-14
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Rather only offer
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Dt12-09
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- you havent yet come
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Dt12-14
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Dt12-09
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- to the SECURITY and
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Dt12-09
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- and the INHERITANCE
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Dt12-09
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- which God gives you
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Dt12-14
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in the place
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Dt12-14
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chosen by God
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Dt12-14
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(ONLY)There offer
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Dt12-14
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UPS & other offerings
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Dt12-15
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EXCEPT WHEN
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Dt12-15
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you can desire:Then
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Dt12-15
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slaughter & eat meat
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Dt12-15
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any place you live
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Dt12-16
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Provided
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Dt12-16
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you dont eat blood
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Dt12-17
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You cant eat anywhere
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Dt12-17
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- tithes
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Dt12-17
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- 1st born or
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Dt12-17
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- personal vows
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Dt12-18
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Rather eat before God
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Dt12-18
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In The place He choses
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Dt12-18
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- you, your family
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Dt12-18
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- your servants
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Dt12-18
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- - your Levites
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Dt12-19
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- - Dont desert Levite
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COMMENTS
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*1 Kindly revu the first line in the Table
The left side column talks about the case
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when you go over to conquer
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The right side column talks about the case
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when you dwell securely
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So the left side deals with Shiloh, the place
of the Temple tent during the 14 years in which
the Jews conquered the land while the right side
deals with Jerusalem when the Jews dwelt securely
and had conquered their enemies
(See Rashi on Dt12-05a Dt12-09a Dt12-11b
Dt12-09c Dt12-09d all of which echo this theme*10
For further details of Rashi see footnote *11)
*2 (Dt12-04a) Notice the paragraph structure
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Dt12-01 - Observe These laws
Dt12-02 Destroy all worship places
Dt12-03 -A- pulverize altars
Dt12-03 -B- break monuments
Dt12-03 -C- burn idol trees
Dt12-03 -D- slice their idols
Dt12-03 -E- erase idol names*2
Dt12-04 Dont do similarly to God
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Notice how the last line DONT DO SIMILARLY TO GOD
is a GENERAL THEME that summarize the DETAILS
in A-E. Hence the 3-4 explanations of Rashi
DONT DO SIMILARLY TO GOD
- dont break Gods altar (A)
- dont erase Gods name (E)
Other comments are
- dont sin, earn exile and lose your altar(A)
Finally we can focus on the beginning and ending
lines of the paragraph
- DESTROY ALL NON JEWISH WORSHIP PLACES
- DONT DO SIMILARLY TO GOD (that is dont worship
God in every place but rather in a central
location)
So Rashis basic idea is to focus on the DETAIL-THEME
nature of the paragraph -- there are 4 (maybe more!)
possible inferences but the basic idea is the
DETAIL-THEME format
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LONGER FOOTNOTES
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*10 This 2 column format is the subject of the Rashis
in Dt12-11b,Dt12-09c and Dt12-09d
The two columns deal with Shiloh (During conquest)
and Jerusalem (After conquest).
Some Rashi commentators go deeper and try and
explain the nuances of PEACE/INHERITANCE as
meaning SHILOH/JERUSALEM respectively (That is
PEACE=SHILOH and INHERITANCE=JERUSALEM) However
Rashis main point is that Dt12 naturally
divides into two columns as shown. We have
given our own explanation at
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/ex23-15a.htm
*11 Rashi notes that there were 4 places that
the Temple resided
- Shiloh when they 1st conquered Israel - Jr07-12,Ju21-19
- Nov -- 1S21-01:09
- Givon -- 1K03-04
- Jerusalem
From the fact that the Bible only talks
about prohibiting Private altar worship in
- Shiloh--time of conquest and
- Jerusalem--time of security
Rashi infers that the private personal
Bamah altars were permitted in Nov and Givon
(Because the Bible only prohibits them in
Shiloh and Jerusalem)
The prohibition of private altar worship
anyplace is mentioned in Dt12-08 and
Dt12-13 in the LIST106b. It is also frequently
mentioned in the Bible such as at 1K03-02
Perhaps more simply Rashi infers that private
altar worship was permitted in Nov and Givon
from the explicit statement in 1K03-02. This
uses the method of OTHER VERSES.
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