One of the seminal events for the entire future history of Bnei Yisroel occurs not with our patriarchs but with Lot and his daughters in Sodom. Our Sages link Lot’s two daughters hanimtzaoth who are found in Sodom to the verse in Tehillim, “Motzoti Dovid avdi – I found my servant David.” Where did I find David, they ask? In Sodom. By this juxtaposition of phrases, our Sages explain that the entire reason for saving Lot and his daughters from the destruction of Sodom was for the purpose of the eventual birth of King David and ultimately of the Messiah.
click here for Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
NAALEH.COM and YU TORAH Sodom Secret PARSHAT VAYERA 5775 By: Mrs. Shira Smiles
One of the seminal events for the entire future history of Bnei Yisroel occurs not with our patriarchs but with Lot and his daughters in Sodom. Our Sages link Lot’s two daughters hanimtzaoth who are found in Sodom to the verse in Tehillim, “Motzoti Dovid avdi – I found my servant David.” Where did I find David, they ask? In Sodom. By this juxtaposition of phrases, our Sages explain that the entire reason for saving Lot and his daughters from the destruction of Sodom was for the purpose of the eventual birth of King David and ultimately of the Messiah.
click here for Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein.
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