Seeking God

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1. Daniel's Prayer

   Part 1

   Rabbi Yaakov Medan

   In the first year of Daryavesh the Mede, Daniel seems to think that the seventy years of exile are complete. Only 52 years have transpired since the destruction of Jerusalem. According to an opinion stated in the Gemara, which is the opinion of most commentators, Daniel was mistaken. It is hard to imagine an eighteen year mistake over a seventy year period. Instead, Daniel’s calculation corresponds to seventy years from Nevukhadnetzar’s rise to power. Yirmiyahu predicted that only a heartfelt prayer with a true, profound seeking of God, coupled with the passing of seventy years, would bring the redemption. This was the significance of Daniel’s prayer.

2. The Nation’s Revival

   Dr. Tova Ganzel

   After describing the change in the status of the people at the time of redemption, Yehezkel states that at that time the land will flourish and produce trees and bountiful, better fruit than any other land, like the utopic Garden of Eden. This completes the circle of his prophecies to the nations in which the Garden of Eden is used to describe Egypt and Tyre.

   If we track the appearance of the root Darash – To Seek - throughout the book of Yehezkel we find that in the past, God’s relations with His people were in crisis, and the seeking of God by the people during the years of destruction received a negative response. With regard to the future, there is a transformation in the use of the verb in which God seeks out His people.

3. Rivka - Finding Meaning Amidst Pain

   Rabbi David Silverberg

4. When Rivka Went to Seek God

   Rabbi David Silverberg

5. Rivka Seeking God: Comfort in the Midst of Pain

   Rabbi David Silverberg

6. Amos 7-9 - Matan Al HaPerek

   Rabbi David Sabato

   In Chapters 7-9, Amos experiences five prophetic visions that signify the impending destruction of the Kingdom of Israel. Between the third and fourth visions appears the story of the reacton of Amatzia, the priest of Beit El, to Amos’s prophecy and Amos’s sharp response to that reacton. Between the fourth and the fifth visions there is a series of prophecies (8:4-14) which describe the oppression and deceit in trade which were prevalent in the kingdom of Israel, and the calamity which they will bring.

    The book ends with two prophecies: the first deals with the the chosenness of the People of Israel. Tee second, a prophecy of consolation discusses the rebuilding of the tabernacle and dynasty of David, and of the return of Israel to its land afer the exile. 

   The study packet includes guided questions and an appendix with Bialik's poem "Seer, Begone!"