Beyond Revelation: How the Rabbis Perceived Divine Intervention by Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez

Author:Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Yaron Publishing
Published: 2018-06-15T22:00:00+00:00

Prophetic oracles or miracles might even come to pass, but the real test of the divine source was found in the continuity and accurate reflection of the decision made by Torah guidelines as defined by the Sages. Once the Torah had been given at Sinai, prophetic revelation ceased to be relevant. Since the Torah was not in heaven, a prophet could not claim special competence to produce or even render decisions solely on the basis of his prophetic abilities.

“If a Prophet whose claim to prophecy has already been validated by us, as we have explained, tells us- on the Sabbath- to arise, women and men, to set a fire and make in it armaments and girdle ourselves with them and fight against the people of such and such place, today which is the Sabbath, and that we plunder their wealth and conquer their wives we are obligated- we who are commanded by the Torah of Moses-to arise immediately, without hesitation regarding anything he commands us. And we shall fulfill all that he commands with vivacity and diligence, without hesitation or delay, and we shall believe that all that is done on that day, which is the Sabbath, be it the kindling of fire, the performance of acts or engagement in killing and war, is a commandment regarding which we will hope for a reward from God...and regarding the prophet himself who commanded whatever he commanded us to do on this day, which is the Sabbath, and whose words we fulfilled, if he says that the Sabbath limit is two thousand less one cubit or two thousand and once cubit and he relates this to [prophetic] inspiration and not to the method of analysis and argument, behold this person is a false prophet and he is killed by strangulation. And by this method shall you judge all that the Prophet commands you.”[46]

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