tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post2234843939867807722..comments2024-03-25T09:43:27.402-04:00Comments on Divrei Chaim: nothing to fear -- not even OgChaim B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-4730942571372825882012-07-03T23:42:10.740-04:002012-07-03T23:42:10.740-04:00one could add to this intratextual reading that
Si...one could add to this intratextual reading that<br />Sichon was only deflecting/responding to Yisrael's intent to pass thru his turf, while<br />Yisrael's intent by Og was to take possession of<br />land, causing the second heavyweight to bristle much more than the first;<br />& Yisrael apparently had home-court advantage vs Sichon, "ha'midbarah", while<br />there's no such mention by Og...<br /><br />midrashically, one could cut Og's merit even<br />thinner-- his only distinction was to have more<br />scruple than the king of Egypt, who'd've killed<br />Avraham directly to get at Sarah! <br />thin indeed, yet Hashem foresaw how David would send Uriah to war, to acquire Batsheva likewise; if He would count such machination a significant "merit" by Og, He could hold less against David when that time came; He then communicated this recalibrated* value (& its reason?) to Moshe, adding though that even so, Moshe need not fear the mighty Bashanite...<br /><br />*sometimes even He must dabble with the accounts/books (only 'on Paper', of course), such that the overall historical Cheshbon works out neatlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com