#*#*#*#*#  (C) 2001, RashiYomi Inc. Dr Hendel President #*#*#*#*#
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  |      Rashi is Simple Version 2.0                         |
  |      (C) RashiYomi Inc., Dr Hendel President             |
  |       http://www.RashiYomi.Com                           |
  | PERMISSION to reprint WITH this header if NOT for profit |
  ------------------------------------------------------------


VERSE: Gn13-13b

RASHIS COVERED: Gn13-13b Gn13-13c Gn13-13d

================== 3 STAGES OF SIN  ============================

BACKGROUND
----------
Gn13-13 describes the evil city of Sedom and Gemarrah.
A variety of words are used to describe the evil

THE RASHI PRINCIPLE OF CLIMAX
-----------------------------
We have frequently explained the principle of CLIMAX. When
the Bible says something in 3 or 4 ways it is assumed to
be indicating a progression of stages to a CLIMAX.

REFERENCES
----------
Visit url http://www.RashiYomi.Com/example9.htm which presents
many examples of this fundamental principle.

THE LIST
--------
The list below shows the 3 words in the verse as well as
the 3 stages of sin they describe.
=================================================================
VERSE WORD      STAGE OF SIN        EXAMPLE & COMMENTS
=============   ===============     =============================
EVIL            Physically          eg adultery, theft
SINNERS         Monetarily          Have to support their HABIT
To God, Alot    Denial of God       Money is involved;must deny*1

NOTES
=====
*1 The 3rd column indicates WHY there is this progression.1st it
   is just a sin of temptation. Then one gets involved (money).
   Once money is involved you have to rebel against God to keep
   your funding.*10

--------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ---------------------------
*10 It is crucial to emphasize that the words in the the verse
    -- EVIL, SIN, ALOT -- dont NECESSARILY mean PHYSICALLY,
    MONETARILY, DENIAL.

    Rather, as I have explained many times, the principle of
    Climax ASSUMES that God wants us reading a repetitive verse
    in such a way as to illustrate CLIMAX. The justification
    of the associations has nothing to do with dictionary
    meaning or grammar. Rather the justification of the meaning
    is our Belief that God wants the verse read this way.

    We then correspond the verse to the known stages of
    the domain we are talking about: In this case the domain
    is sin and the progression we have mentioned is known
    and accepted.
=================================================================

RASHI RULE USED: EXAMPLE9
---------------------------------------------------
WARNING: The following additional references may be too wordy
However they frequently contain additional information & lists
The hyperlinks only work on the main website

Volume 11 Number 23


#*#*#*#*#  (C) 2001, RashiYomi Inc. Dr Hendel President #*#*#*#*#