Parshat Shoftim

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Laws of judges and officers, the king, the Levitical priests, true and false prophets, cities of refuge, and warfare. Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9.

Kingdom of Ahithophel

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 53:3

The ancient rabbis wrestled with that very notion, and their thoughts are preserved in a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of P...

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Isaiah: David the Shepherd King

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 68:2

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, uses just that image to illuminate the fate of the wicked. In Midrash Tehillim 68, we find a powe...

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Kingdom of David and Daniel

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 71:1

King David knew that feeling. In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, we find David pleading with God. He cries out, acknowledging God's attenti...

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Fire of the Prophet

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 71:2

That feeling, that raw, desperate plea, echoes in the words of Midrash Tehillim, specifically in its interpretation of Psalm 71. Imagine the people of Israel, the Knesset Yisrael, ...

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Covenant of King Messiah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 72:2

It’s a feeling as old as time, and it's something the ancient sages grappled with too. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives headf...

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 72:6

And it's a question that Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, grapples with in its interpretation of Psalm 72. The verse promises that the...

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 78:18

But the story of David, the shepherd who became the king of Israel, is far more complex and inspiring than any simple rags-to-riches story. The Book of Psalms, traditionally attrib...

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Kingdom of David of Judah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 86:1

King David certainly knew that feeling. And the ancient rabbis, through the lens of Midrash Tehillim (a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms), explored this very hum...

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Kingdom of Zion and Hezekiah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 87:4

The ancient sages certainly did. a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, specifically Psalm 87, and see where i...

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