perek yud zayin

Question 1

In the 12th year of Achaz reign, who ruled in Shomron over the northern kingdom?

Answer 1

Hoshea ben Eyla (He killed Pekach ben Ramalia)

Question 2

Who was the last king of yisrael?

Answer 2

Hoshea ben Eyla

Question 3

Was Hoshea ben Eyla a good or bad king?

Answer 3

A bad king.

Question 4

Explain רק לא כמלכי ישראל according to Metzudas Dovid.

Answer 4

He removed the soldiers that Yerovom had placed to not allow the people to go to the Beis Hamikdash.

Question 5

Was the removing of the soldiers good or bad?

Answer 5

It was a good thing

Question 6

Did the people go up to the Beis Hamikdash when they were allowed to?

Answer 6

no.

Question 7

Who is שלמנאסר?

Answer 7

A Syrian king (some say he was Sancheriv)

Question 8

Why did שלמנאסר attack Hoshea?

Answer 8

Hoshea saw the opportunity after תגלת פלסר dies to not send a tribute anymore to Ashur, He wanted his independence and שלמנאסר throws him into jail.

Question 9

What is a mincha in this context?

Answer 9

Gift, tribute.

Question 10

How does מצודת דוד understand the word וימצא. Didn’t Hoshea submit himself to שלמנאסר by paying tribute? What does he do with Hoshea?

Answer 10

Hoshea was not planning in the future to send more tribute, he appeals to the king of Mitzraim to help him fight. שלמנאסר now arrests him and puts him in jail.

Question 11

What does Melech Ashur now do?

Answer 11

He invades Eretz Yisrael and besieges Shomron for 3 years.

Question 12

What historically significant event happens in the 9th year of the reign of Hoshea?

Answer 12

The 3rd and final exile took place of the northern kingdom.

Question 13

Where were they exiled to? Near which river?

Answer 13

Ashur near the Sambatyon.

Question 14

What does the Ramban explain from the word גוז-to cut off?

Answer 14

That the inhabitants of the land were cut off from their country and exiled far from civilization.

Question 15

What does Chazal refer to the Sambatyon?

Answer 15

As a surging remote river that rests only on Shabbos.

Question 16

These Pesukim outline the spiritual decline of the ten tribes which shows why they deserve to be exiled from their land. What is this?

Answer 16

It is a tragic story of unrealized potential.
A) In Yetzias Mitzraim- The yidden should have been grateful 2 Hashem for taking them out but they rebeled and served idols.

Question 17

B) How was the Galus מידה כנגד מידה?

Answer 17

just as the כנענים were driven out for their evil practices, so to בנ”י were exiled.

Question 18

C) Why did they sin?

Answer 18

in order to rebel against Hashem.

Question 19

D) Why did Hashem send Neviem? Did it work?

Answer 19

To encourage them to repend but they didn’t listen.

Question 20

E) What were the עבירות that בנ”י did?

Answer 20

They worshiped idols, they planted Asheira trees and worshipped it. they walked in the way of the non-jews. They said that Hashem abandoned the world.

Question 21

Missing meterial…..

Answer 21

missing meterial……

Question 22

Why was Hashem ‘angry’ and what did He do?

Answer 22

Hashem was angry with בנ”י and removed them except Yehuda??? who didn’t walk in the ways of Hashem.

Question 23

Who brings foreigners to Shomron?

Answer 23

Melech Ashur.

Question 24

Where does Melech Ashur get the foreigners from? What are they called?

Answer 24

בבל, כות, עוא, חמת, ספריים. They were all known as the Kutim.

Question 25

Why does Melech Ashur bring foreigners to Shomron?

Answer 25

He wants to put out the people’s nationalism.

Question 26

Where do the foreigners settle in according to מצודת דוד ( on the words “בערי שומרון” )?

Answer 26

The cities that were next to Shomron.

Question 27

Did the Kutim serve Hashem according to Rashi (on the words “לא יראו את ד”)?

Answer 27

Even though the nations served idols they feared Hashem but the Kutim didn’t serve Hashem. They said, “if Hashem had so much power he would not have allowed his people to be exiled.”

Question 28

What does Hashem send against the Kutim? What was unique about this event?

Answer 28

Lions, they only killed and they didn’t eat the flesh ( which all lions do)

Question 29

Why were the Kutim punished with lions?

Answer 29

Because they didn’t fear Hashem.

Question 30

After the event with the lions, What was Melech Ashur told?

Answer 30

That the Kutim didn’t faer Hashem.

Question 31

What does the phrase mean “לא ידעו את משפט” according to מצודת דוד?

Answer 31

The law of Hashem, who dwells in the land.

Question 32

“אחד מהכהנים”, who was this kohen?(רד”ק +רש”י)

Answer 32

רד”ק- They were teachers of Torah

רש”י- He was an idolatress but basically loyal 2 Hashem.

Question 33

Where does this Kohen settle and what does he do?

Answer 33

“וישב בבית קל”, He teachers them.

Question 34

Each nation still served its own idol,
Rashi explains the images of the G-ds.
סכות בנות 2. נרגל 3. אשמא 4. נבחז 5. תרתק 6. אדרמלך ענמלך.7.

Answer 34

1. Hen,2. Rooster, 3. goat, 4. dog, 5. donkey, 6. muel,

7. horse

Question 35

Was the גרות of the כותים sincere or not?(רש”י)

Answer 35

No, they converted because of fear of lions, they rejected many of the mitzvos and continued serving idols. Some say that because of this they were not and were never jews, Chazal ruled them as non- jews.

Question 36

What are the 4 reasons as to why בנ”י must fear Hashem? (מלבי”ם)

Answer 36

1. because Hashem took us out of mitzraim.
2. because we are not controlled by Mazel. but rather Hasem can change our future.
3. We have Siata Dishmaya unlike non- Jews.
4. Hashem makes special pacts with us.