Saturday, January 11, 2014

A midrash on the waters

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"And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided" -- וַיִּבָּקְעוּ, הַמָּיִם
- Exodus 14:21

"When God split the Red Sea, all the waters in the world divided, even the waters in cisterns and ditches, in jars, cups, casks and bowls ... the supernal waters, too, divided ..."
(- Midrash Mechilta)
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(Linking to Weekend Reflections.)
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8 comments:

  1. See the Moses cartoon if you don't believe the midrash ;)
    http://jerusalemhillsdailyphoto.blogspot.co.il/2012/04/taking-plunge-to-freedom.html

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  2. "And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left."

    Great picture!
    Happy evening Dina:-)

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  3. I've seen variations on toons like that before, Dina! I think Gary Larson did something Moses themed at one point...

    The pic works well!

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  4. Simple and perfect. One of my favourite water reflection of the week.

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