Praising Israel as Scarlet Thread and Casting the Shoe on Edom

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 76:4

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

You said "from a thread" (Genesis 14:23) — with it I praise your children: "your lips are like a thread of scarlet" (Song of Songs 4:3). You said "to a shoelace" — in the merit of this I exact punishment from their enemies: "upon Edom I will cast my shoe" (Psalms 60:10).

Themes

IsraelDivine JusticeRedemption

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