May 13, 2022

Melachim 2 – Lesson 09 – Ten Lost Tribes of Israel; King Yoash; The Passing of Elisha HaNavi and His Final Miracle; Holiness of a Tzaddik’s Grave; King Amatzia

41 minutes

00:00 – Introduction to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel and the reign of King Yoash.

03:47 – The passing of Elisha HaNavi and his prophecy to King Yoash concerning his victories over enemies from Syria. A dead man is revived when his corpse comes in contact with the bones of Elisha HaNavi.

09:47 – Debate in the Gemara concerning the final miracle of Elisha HaNavi. One opinion of the sages is that the man who was brought back to life was Shalom ben Tikvas, the husband of Hulda HaNeviah.

15:15 – The opposing opinion as to the identity of the man brought back to life.

16:52 – Why did a dead man walk? The explanation refers to a story from the life of Addo HaNavi.

18:53 – The importance of a mechitza (partition between men and women) in a shul (synagogue). It’s better to pray alone than to join a minyan in a shul that has no mechitza.

21:16 – Kista DeChayusta is the slight trace of a soul that remains in the grave. The gravesite of a tzaddik, no matter where it is located in the world, has the holiness of Eretz Yisrael.

24:49 – The reign of King Amatzia of Yehudah. Reference to Yishayahu HaNavi, son of Amatz. Edom was defeated because Amatzia HaMelech honored and obeyed the directive of Hashem.

32:05 – The message from King Yoash to King Amatzia – the analogy of the thorn.

33:34 – Following the death of King Amatzia, his son Azaria (also known as Uziyahu) assumes leadership at the age of sixteen. During first half of his 52-year reign he was successful, but during the second half of his reign, he succumbed to idol worship.

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