Torah Tuesday - Exodus
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- Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. I share what I'm learning as I work on my book projects so you can see it here before it's in print. This week's video completes our study of the sign of the insect swarm. We navigate the negotiations between Moses and Pharaoh and see evidence of Pharaoh's injustice.
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Thank you,Dr Imes.🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Blessings, Brenda!
Being able to hear and compare Egyptian sacrificial offerings in contrast to those of Israel are the contextual insights that I keep coming back here for🫶🏼🔔❤️
Great Job ✅
Glad it was helpful, Jason!
I noticed that you have Alter there on the shelf to your left. I just received my copy Friday night and have been having a lot of fun with it. It is interesting how he uses the term “horde“ rather than “swarm” for ‘arov to refer to the mass of insects. He also uses some creative verse numbering- it took me a few moments to orient myself and recover where we were 😉.
The verse numbers in chapter 8 differ between Hebrew and English. He must follow the Hebrew numbering!
excellent as always Carmen. I do appreciate your translation and the contextual contextual you give. The heaviness of the heart is so illuminating, given the mythology of Egypt, such an ah ha moment.😊
Thank you!
Psalm 78:45 ~ He sent swarms of flies that devoured them and frogs that devastated them, ...
In Hebrew, "swarm" is the same word here as in Exodus 8, and there is no word for "flies." It just says, "he sent the swarm" (just like in Exodus!).
I told Mom that, but she wasn't listening. (She's the one that usually comments.) When I taught this to the GNC kids, I told them that it doesn't say what the swarms were, but Psalm 78 says they were something that ate, so it may have been a swarm of biting insects. Quite unpleasant!
I'm glad you mentioned the possibility of wild beasts. I think it is interesting to consider this possibility because if one considers how many of the plagues here are also mentioned in eschatological literature, then the interpretation of wild beasts may be more appropriate than a swarm of insects considering how often wild beasts are mentioned in God's judgments.
Still, I think it is better understood as insects, but as Louis Markos points out with Tolkien's works, it may be more appropriate to consider this similar to an archetypal title "The Swarm" as opposed to "the swarm."
Also, I recently saw someone point out the singular construct of frog in the text (8:6/8:2H). Maybe this connotes a similar idea?
I'm noticing many collective singulars in Exodus--frog, locust, horse, chariot, horseman, etc. We have some in English, too, though none are coming to mind at the moment.
Another good one, Carmen. What does the oldest source say the swarm was composed of? I understand the Hebrew just says “swarm”. I’m curious what the first guess was.
Also, Frank Turek referenced the Ipuwer Papyrus in a recent podcast. What’s your opinion on its authenticity?
I'm not sure what the oldest source says (or how we would know for sure which one is oldest -- that's a complicated question), but some of the rabbis said it was a horde of mixed wild beasts. And all manner of insects have been suggested.
I don't know about the Ipuwer Papyrus, so I'm afraid I can't comment.
(Have you seen my podcast interview with Frank Turek?)
The one from Nov 2022? Yes. IDHEFTBaA is on my weekly podcast schedule. If there is a newer interview, I've missed that one. The April 18, 2023 episode is the one that features the Ipuwer Papyrus which is alledgedly a second millenium BC Egyptian document that describes the "plagues" from an Egyptian perspective.
@@brianpollock7700 That's the one!
And yes, I have seen that text. Thanks for reminding me!
It is fascinating that all these signs and wonders do not make Pharaoh change. Pharaoh perishes despite the warnings. Instead of bowing to God, Pharaoh alternates between being angry and despairing.
Such a tragedy!