Author Topic: Why Yaakov Avinu (Jacob) Took 5 “Vavs” From Eliyahu (Elijah)  (Read 2567 times)

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https://www.torahanytime.com/video/parashat-bechukotai-why-yaakov-avinu-took-5-vavs-from-eliyahu/
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* I hold by the other opinion of the sages that Eliyahu (Elijah) was a descendant of the tribe of Binyamin (Benjamin) and not Pinchas.

* I like the questions he raises. There are a number of answers you could give. I have not yet decided which one I think solves the problem best.


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Re: Why Yaakov Avinu (Jacob) Took 5 “Vavs” From Eliyahu (Elijah)
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2016, 07:27:40 AM »
One point the lecturer made I have to protest against strongly. He interpreted the Ohr Hachaim's understanding of the Messiah that Messiah would not have to be a biological descendant of King David.
He is wrong. The Messianic King has to be a biological descendant of David.
What the Ohr Hachaim must have been referring to is something else not related to the biological lineage of the Messiah.

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Re: Why Yaakov Avinu (Jacob) Took 5 “Vavs” From Eliyahu (Elijah)
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2016, 09:13:10 AM »
In another post on the topic "Sins that Bring the Sword" http://jtf.org/forum/index.php?topic=81466.0
I brought the words of the Ohr Hachaim that imply that the key to bringing the redemption in Ohr Hachaim's view is not exactly the views attributed to him in this video on the "5 Vavs".