Prepared for Their End and the Four Who Opened with Aph

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 26:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

"And the serpent was" and so on, prepared for punishment. "Behold, the man was" (Genesis 3:22), prepared for death. "And Cain was" (Genesis 4:2), prepared to go into exile. "Abraham was one" (Ezekiel 33:24), prepared to lead the whole world in repentance. "And Moses was," prepared to be a redeemer. "Indeed (aph), has God said?" Four opened with aph (which also means anger) and perished through aph: the serpent, "indeed, has God said?"; the chief baker, "I too (aph) in my dream" (Genesis 40:16); the company of Korah, "moreover (aph) you have not brought us to a land flowing with milk and honey"; Haman, "moreover (aph), Esther brought no one" (Esther 5:12).

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SerpentDivine JudgmentRedemption

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