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1
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How does metzudas david explain what ״ויפשע מואב״ mean?

A

He explains that up until now Moab paid tribute and now they rebellious

2
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Who is Achazya?

A

The son of Achav

3
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What happens to Achazya and what is his response?

A

He fell down on a latticework and he sends his messenger to Baal zvuv, if he will live or die.

4
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What is the origin of this Baal zvuv?

A

Was introduced by one of the wives of Shlomo and it was maintained by Ezevel.

5
Q

Write from the text the rebuke that Eliyahu was to give to Achazya’s officers.

A

המבלי אין אלוקים בישראל אתם הולכים לדרוש בבעל זבוב אלוהי עקרון״

6
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What was the prophecy that Eliyahu gave to Achazya’s officers?

A

Achazya is not going to recover from his illness, he’ll die.

7
Q

List 5 interesting facts about Eliyahu Hanavi.

A

A) some identity Eliyahu as Pinchas
B) it is said that he visits every bris
C) the 5th cup of wine at the Seder, is poured but not drank is called cois shel Eliyahu
D) according to the Malachi, Eliyahu will usher in moshiach
E) the Maharal explains that as long as the final geulah has not come, Eliyahu’s mission is not complete which is symbolized by the missing vav in Eliyahu.

8
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When the officers tell Achazya the message of Eliyahu, what does he ask?

A

How does he look?

9
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How is Eliyahu described?

A

A hairy man wearing a leather belt tied to his waist

10
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What does the leather belt symbolize(דרשות החכמים)?

A

Eliyahu wore this also as a symbol and an unspoken tefillah that Hashem should be merciful to the yidden in the merit of akadas Yitzchak.

11
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How many officers did Achazya sent to tell Eliyahu to come to him?

A

50

12
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What was the prophesy about Achav?

A

that Achav will be punished not in his lifetime but in his children’s. Now the time had come. Achav had subdued the neighbouring enemies of Israel and forced them to pay tribute to him.

13
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When Achav dies what happened?

A

When he died, Moav rebelles and refuses to make the payments. The fulfilment of Eliyahu prophesy is now beginning.

14
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Why didn’t Eliyahu want to go with Achazya’s officers?

A

Because Eliyahu was afraid that he will get killed by Achazya or Izevel.

15
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What does Eliyahu reply to Achazya’s officers?

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“If I’m a man of HaShem a fire should come down and consume you and your people. And it happened.”

16
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What do we see when Achazya sends a second group of fifty men?

A

We see here his midos of arrogance and stubbornness.

17
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When the third group came, what did the officer do?

A

The officer bowed and begged Eliyahu to save his and his peoples life.

18
Q

Why does the officer repeat himself with the words תיקר נא נפשי ?

A

The Malbim says: The first one refers to the officer begging to Eliyahu that he and his men should not die, the 2nd time referring to the officer begging Eliyahu to come back with him to the king.

19
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What did the malach tell Eliyahu and what does Eliyahu tell Achazya?

A

A malach tells Eliyahu to go to the king and not to be afraid, Eliyahu listens. He tells Achazya that because he didn’t inquire from Hashem, instead you went to the Baal Zvuv; you now are going to die.

20
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What did the malach tell Eliyahu according to the Malbim?

A

The Malach told him to go and since he is a shaliach mitzvah nothing will happen, so he went.

21
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When Achazya dies, who takes over? In what year of Yehoram the son of Yehoshafat, the king of Yehuda’s reign?

A

When Achazya dies, his son Yehoram takes over, in the second year of Yehoram the son of Yehoshafat’s reign.

22
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Why does it say “the rest is written in divrei hayomim”?

A

Melochim are special lessons that Hashem wants us to learn.

23
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Why is there a double Loshon of המבלי אין?

A

Because a Jewish leader should be a role model of bnei Yisrael. Achazya is this opposite of this. He goes to enquire to an idol instead of understanding that hashem brought this and he should do teshuva.