Abarbanel on Jonah 1:1:2
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Work: Abarbanel on Jonah
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Abarbanel on Jonah — CC0 English partial community translation
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The first questions is about Gd's command to Yonah to "get up and go to Ninveh the big city and call forth about it because its wickedness has come up before me." Why is Gd concerned about Ninveh's great sons that He sends His servants the prophets to rebuke it and straighten it. Isn't it clear from the beginning that this is the extra care that Gd takes for His nation and His portion Israel, specifically that they have this extra level of Divine Providence like it says (Deut 32:12) "Hashem alone guides him". Gd's portion is His nation, Jacob is His nachala. The other nations are under the gen…
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- Abarbanel on Jonah — Sefaria Community Translation
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