Malachi 2:3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread DUNG - TopicsExpress



          

Malachi 2:3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread DUNG UPON YOUR FACES, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. Rabban Gamliel, Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah, Rabbi Yehoshua and Rabbi Akiva were traveling, when they heard the SOUNDS OF THE CROWDS of Rome from a distance of one hundred and twenty mil. They began to weep, but Rabbi Akiva laughed. Said they to him: “Why are you laughing?” Said he to them: “Why are you weeping?” Said they to him: “These barbarians, who prostrate themselves before statues and sacrifice to idols, dwell happy and secure, while we—the footstool of our G‑d [i.e., the Holy Temple in Jerusalem] was consumed by fire. Shall we not weep?” Said he to them: “That is why I am laughing. If for those who transgress His will it is so, how much more so is it for those who do His will.” (Talmud, Makkot 24a–b)
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:03:22 +0000

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