Who Made the Mouth? God's Answer to Moses' Stammer

Hebraic Literature (1901)How Rabbi Chanina Silenced a Disciple's Flattery of GodA student once stood before Rabbi Chanina in prayer and reached for every adjective he could find. O God, who art great, mighty, formidable, magnificent, strong

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusMoses Pulls His Hand from His Cloak and It Is White as SnowThe second sign at the burning bush is more disturbing than the first. The serpent was outside Moses' body; the leprosy is on it. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan preserv

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusMoses Pleads That His Mouth and Speech Are StaggeringEven after three signs, Moses refuses. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan preserves the protest with a phrase more vivid than the Hebrew: Moses is of a staggering mouth and

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusGod's Anger Kindles and Aaron Is Appointed the SpokesmanFour refusals in, the Holy One's patience runs out. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan preserves the flash: the anger of the Lord was kindled against Mosheh. This is unusua

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusMoses Protests Again - How Will Pharaoh Hear a Man of Lame SpeechAfter the slaves refuse to hear him, Moses turns to God with a new version of his old protest. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan preserves the logic: Behold, the sons of I

Pesikta RabbatiOur Rabbi, the One Who Offered the Sacrifice to the Altar, Taught UsThe one who offered his sacrifice on the first day was Nachshon ben Aminadab of the tribe of Judah (Numbers 7:12). Our Rabbi, the one who offered the sacrifice

Who Made the Mouth? God's Answer to Moses' Stammer

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