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      5. RASHI METHOD: CONTRADICTION
      BRIEF EXPLANATION:Rashi resolves contradictory verses using 3 methods.
      • (5a) Resolution using two aspects of the same event
      • (5b) Resolution using two stages of the same process
      • (5c) Resolution using broad-literal interpretation.
      This example applies to Rashis Ex19-04b
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1206.htm
      Brief Summary: Jews lived all over GOSHEN. But they left Egypt from the city of RAAMSAYTH. This shows that God QUICKLY gathered the Jews to Raamsayth to leave.

The table below presents two contradictory verses / verselets. Both verses speak about where the Jews resided. The underlined words highlight the contradiction. One verse says the Jews lived in Goshen while the other verse states the Jews left Egypt from Raamsayth. We see the contradiction---which is it? Were the Jews all over Goshen or were they in Raamsayth? Rashi simply resolves this contradiction using the 2 stages method: The people lived scattered all over Goshen. But on the night of the Exodus they quickly gathered in the city of Raamsayth and left from there.

Summary Verse / Source Text of verse / Source
The Jews lived scattered through Goshen Ex09-26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel were, was there no hail.
Moses and people violate the Sabbath Ex12-37 And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot, who were men, beside children.
Resolution: 2 Stages The people lived scattered all over Goshen. But on the night of the Exodus they quickly gathered in the city of Raamsayth and left from there.

Advanced Rashi: We can ask a strong question on Rashi: If the Jews did not have time to bake bread because they were thrown out how did they have the luxury of gathering in Raamsayth? Wouldn't it stand to reason that the Egyptians who threw them out without giving them time to bake also did not give them time to gather together?

I would therefore suggest that eagle's wings refers to prophecy. On the night of the 14th or before they were prophetically told to journey to Raamsayth where they would hear of the final deliverance. Some made the trip and possibly some were on their way. They stayed over at houses of relatives. Thus when the redemption came they were thrown out of Raamsayth.

This interpretation of eagle wings as referring to prophecy is consistent with the convenant of cuts where Jews escape the terror beasts of the world by behaving like eagles, that is through prophecy. It is also consistent with the verse in Zachariah not through military might nor through skill but rather through prophecy.

The reader is now encouraged to re-read rule #1, references. 


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