The 4 Usages of >AT THAT TIME< :#2 of 3
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OVERVIEW:
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RULE: The phrase "AT THAT TIME" is used in 4 ways
-1-It indicates that the previous event enabled APPRECIATION
-2- >AT THAT TIME< indicates a TEMPORARY situation
-3-It indicates CONTRAST (THEN vs BEFORE)
-4-It indicates that the previous event CAUSED something




TODAYS UNIT
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In todays unit we bring those verses supporting
--->AT THAT TIME< = >CAUSATION<


REFERENCE:
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This module comes from the following digest in the
Rashi-is-Simple series

For the original source of this grand summary see

http://www.RashiYomi.Com/dt03-23b.htm
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h7n6.htm

Todays posting is cited almost verbatim from the original



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METHOD 4: AT THAT TIME indicates CAUSATION
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14) Gn38-01a AND AT THAT TIME (After Judah advised selling
             Joseph) Judah left his brothers and got involved
             with heathen merchants

    CAUSATION: The brothers blaimed the Joseph tradegy on Judah
               since he had advised selling Joseph. Thus the
               sale of Joseph (Gn37) CAUSED Judah's downfall

15) Dt03-26a (After the conquest of Sichon and OG) AT THAT TIME
             I (Moses) prayed to God (for permission to enter
             Israel)

    CAUSATION: Moses had been punished (with Non entry into
               Israel) because he had lacked deep faith in
               God (Explicitly said in Nu20-12). However in
               Dt03-02 God requested Moses "Don't be afraid
               of these mighty powers"; thus after Moses had
               conquered them Moses thought that since he
               had shown faith, God had forgiven him and
               therefore he could go into Israel.


16) Dt01-09b (After Moses relates how the Jews increased in
              number alot Moses says) "And I said AT THAT TIME
              how can I bear the sole responsibility of
              judging you."

    CAUSATION: The simple interpretation of this verse is
               explicitly stated in Ex18-13:26---Moses could
               not adjudicate all cases BECAUSE there were
               so many people. Therefore Moses had to delegate
               authority.(Rashi adds to this explanation a
               reason why it is bad for one person to judge
               every case---the possibility of Judicial error
               increases and then the Judge is punished for
               the error).




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