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VERSE: Gn28-08b
======================= GOD OF ISAAC ===========================
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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We review all verses with the phrase GOD OF. People frequently
will use GOD OF on a live person--eg Noach said GOD OF SHAYM
even though SHAYM was alive! However God and other Divine
authorities (like Prophets and Biblical authors) only use the
phrase GOD OF on dead people (Eg the GOD OF ABRAHAM). That is
--GOD OF [LIVE/DEAD] PERSON -- Used by people
--GOD OF [DEAD] PERSON -- Used by Divine Authorities*1
--God of [LIVE] PERSON -- Used ONLY once by God
Rashi explains that because of the Akaydah Isaac was free of sin/
temptation--therefore God said GOD OF ISAAC while he was alive
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TODAYS RASHI RULE DATABASES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE DATABASES
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TODAYS RASHI RULE
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Many Rashis and Midrashim focus on reviews of SIMILAR Biblical
chapters--that is, Biblical chapters that have a COMMON THEME
For example today we review all chapters that use the phrase
GOD OF. The purpose of this DATABASE review of
common Biblical chapters is to uncover PATTERNS,CLASSIFICATIONS
and EXCEPTIONS. Thus in todays example we discovered one
exception to the rule that GOD does not use the phrase GOD OF
on live people
STANDARD EXAMPLE FOR TODAYS RASHI RULE
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We use the example below. We review all verses
with the phrase
-- GOD OF --
STUDENT EXERCISES
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You can use this material to help students in schooling
or homeschooling situations. Here are some simple student
exercises
-- Find all Biblical verses with GOD OF
-- Find PATTERNS, CLASSIFY and FIND EXCEPTIONS
RASHIS SOLUTION TO THE ABOVE
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- A list of verses beginning GOD OF...
are presented in the LIST below.
- Rashi uncovered 2 GOD OF styles
--- People use GOD OF on both living and dead role models
--- Divine Authorities only use GOD OF on dead role models
--- There is one case where God refers to GOD OF a live person
By making the database query one enriches ones understanding
of Rashi and midrashim. One is frequently led to new midrashic
understanding. In this case we infer that because of the Akaydah
and Isaacs nearness to God he was no longer capable of sin
TODAYS LIST
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We present a list of GOD OF chapters. The top half of the list
was stated by GOD*1 and Divine Authorities*1. The bottom half
was stated by humans. As can be seen humans use the phrase
GOD OF on both DEAD/LIVE persons while God, with one exception,
only uses the phrase GOD OF on live people. The one exception
is dealt with in the footnotes *2.
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VERSE SAID BY TO... God of WHOM DEAD/ALIVE
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2C34-03a Bible Author Yoshiyahu God Of David Dead
2C21-12 Elijah Yehoram God of David Dead
Ex03-06 God Moshe God of Abraham Dead
Is02-03 Isiah Nations God of Jacob Dead
Gn28-13 God Jacob God of Isaac Alive*2
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2C32-17 Sancheriv Jews God of Chizkiyahu Alive
Gn09-26 Noach Cham God of Shaym Alive
Gn24-12 Eliezer God God of Abraham Alive
NOTES
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*1 Actually Rashi only speaks about GOD using the phrase
GOD OF. But an examination of this list shows that
the rule applies not only to God but to all DIVINE
AUTHORITIES (Such as Elijah the prophet and the
Biblical Authors)
*2 The list clearly shows an anomaly: Why is the phrase GOD OF
used on ISAAC if he was alive.
The simplest approach is that because of the Akaydah Isaac
had reached spiritual perfection and could not sin. Hence
God used the phrase GOD OF ISAAC in Isaacs life*10
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*10 Rashi adds two points to the above explanation
- Job04-18 God does not even believe in his servants
nor in his holy ones
In other words because of mans constant capacity
to sin God has no trust in Live people
- Rashi as his traditional approach does not use the
abstract explanation --- ISAAC WENT THRU THE
AKAYDAH AND WAS INCAPABLE OF SIN---instead Rashi
cites Gn26-34--thru--Gn27-01--These verses relate
how Isaac could tune out evil (Such as his
daughter-in-laws idolatrous practices)--since
he could tune out evil he was not subject to
temptation. However I would prefer an explanation
that focuses on the major unifying theme--because
of the Akaydah Isaac, unlike other righteous
people became free of sin/temptation.
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