THE GOD = Judicial Process:#1 of 4 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # May 31, 2000 # # Rashis 73-75 Of 7800 (0.9%) # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-Present, Dr. Hendel # # http://www.shamash.org/rashi # # # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # ########################################################### In this small module we will examine the Biblical phrase >THE ELO-HIM (Not just "ELO-HIM" but "THE ELO-HIM") which occurs several times in Tnach. Rashis' basic thesis is that >THE ELO-HIM = Judicial Process That is THE ELO-HIM refers either to God or to Human judicial process. We will break up the examples into two sets. The first set, in this issue, will be >obvious examples--- THE ELO-HIM obviously refers to Judicial process. The second set, which will be in the following issues will be >non-obvious examples. This breaking of data sets into OBVIOUS and NON OBVIOUS examples is a hallmark of advanced data analysis. We shall have occasion to discuss this fascinating approach to data later. First, the examples. #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# EXAMPLE 1: Ex21-06a ------------------- The Biblical text is speaking about a slave who refuses freedom and wishes to remain a slave. The Bible tells the master... >Ex21-06a >His master should bring him to HAELOHIM >RASHI: >The Hebrew word >HAELOHIM >means >court. EXAMPLE 2: Gn06-02z ------------------- >Gn06-02a >And the students of HAELOHIM snatched girls >RASHI: >The Hebrew word >HAELOHIM >means >the princes and Judges >(More in Rashi but we have discussed this elsewhere EXAMPLE 3: Ex18-19b --------- The Biblical text is discussing how Jethro advised Moses on a more efficient judicial system. Jethro suggested that Moses simply act as a middleman for delivery of the Law from God and that a hierarchy of Judges be used to decide cases. >Ex18-19b >You be for the nation opposite HAELOKIM >RASHI: >You should be the middleman that >ASKS GOD ABOUT PROPER LEGAL PROCEDURE Thus even though >HAELOKIM does refer to God here, nevertheless Rashi emphasizes that >HAELOKIM refers to God in his capacity as a Law Giver (NOTE: To be fair to Rashi---Rashi explains 2 words >OPPOSITE = Middleman >HAELOHIM = God as transmitter of Law We only explained one of these two. The other will be explained at a later date). Note the simplicity and elegance by which Rashi explains these 3 examples using the single concept >THE ELOHIM = Judicial Process #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 1999 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*