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The Purpose of Prophecy and Prophetic Warnings

Parsha Va’era (Exodus 6:2-9:35)

Haftorah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21

Rabbi David Levine

Many people treat Biblical prophecies primarily as predictions of the future, but they may be missing the main point.  Rabbi David compares Moses’ prophetic words to Pharaoh with Jonah’s prophetic words to Nineveh to illustrate the primary purpose of prophecy and prophetic warnings.

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One Response to “The Purpose of Prophecy and Prophetic Warnings”

  1. Jonah Says:
    January 30th, 2008 at 11:14 am

    I was wondering where I could find the comparison of the three versions of the the Decalogue. It seems like it would be an interesting read. Thanks for the podcasts; I really enjoy them.

    Jonah

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