Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>]

Mordechai was the head of the Sanhedrin and the head of the Men of 
the Great Assembly, in Jerusalem, and also one of the 48 prophets of 
Israel.

That is not to say that he headed a Sanhedrin or Great Assembly 
outside of Israel.

He went into exile twice, the first time he went into exile on his 
own (the Exile of Yechonya, King of Judah, 3328 - like Yirmiyahu who 
afterwards went into exile on his own), with Daniel, to be with the 
people and teach them, but soon returned to Jerusalem.  The second 
time, was not of his own will, when Nevuchadnezar had driven him to 
Bavel, together with the final Exile (3338).

He was already an old man at the time of these events.

Shoshanna




It is not quite true that the Sanhedrin did not operate in Babylonia,
according to the rabbinic re-construction of history, Mordechai was the head
of the "sanhedrin" in his generation, even though he lived in Persia. The
sanhedrin was re-established in the land of Israel by Ezra, under the title
of "the Great Assembly".

Yigal Levin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>
To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>; "Shoshanna Walker"
<rosewalk AT concentric.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Daniel


> Dear Shoshanna,
>
> I am sure that what you have said regarding Daniel not receiving visions
> directly from God would be incorrect since it clearly says in Daniel
> 2:19-23,
>
>    19 - "Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then
> Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the
> name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: and he
> changeth
> the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he
> giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know
> understanding:
> he revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the
> darkness,
> and light dwelleth with him. I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of
> my
> fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me
> now
> what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's
> matter."
>
> Thus, Daniel himself says that he received the vision from God. The other
> visions that Daniel received had the interpretation given by an angel to
> God.
>
> Now, do I accept what Scripture says or do I follow what the rabbi's have
> said? Obviously, the Sanhedrin was not in operation in Babylon.
>
> Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shoshanna Walker" <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
> To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Daniel
>
>
> It don't think he was "demoted", because he's in Vilna Gaon's list of
> the 48 male prophets of Israel (prophet number 44) - and apparently
> there was some disagreement.
>
> Rashi doesn't include him in his list, and I posted where the Talmud
> says he was not a prophet.
>
> I think that the best,  most common sense  and non-religious reason
> why he would not be considered a prophet, is because he didn't
> receive his visions directly from G-d.
>
> Very simple.  Whether he was rejected by Sanhedrin, or even APPLIED
> to Sanhedrin, I don't know - the literature is too vast for me to
> figure out where to look it up.
>
> But now I'm very curious.
>
> Shoshanna
>
>
>
>
> As for why Daniel was/is not considered a prophet, there are more than
> one reasons given, the most important I heard was because he was a
> court official in an enslaving kingdom. Peterö's suggestion that he
> was "demoted" as a reaction to Christian citing of his prophecies
> probably also played a part.
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