01-06-2019, 08:07 PM
(01-06-2019, 02:20 PM)Jason Wrote: You should have enough acquaintance with Judaism at this point to know that a commentary does not speak for all Jewish voices – even one as revered as Rashi’s.
Rash is giving a non-literal sense to the words, taking them to refer to the three Temples in Jerusalem: two that have been destroyed and one that is yet to come. I don’t think the commentary is absurd. The verse certainly can be interpreted in this way.
Have you read the Ramban’s commentary on Exodus 3 about YHWH going into exile with his people? This is similar.
No, I have not read Ramban's commentary on Exodus 3. I'll look for it.