26: 42 - וְזָכַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֣י יַעֲק֑וֹב וְאַף֩ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֨י יִצְחָ֜ק וְאַ֨ף אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶזְכֹּ֖ר וְהָאָ֥רֶץ אֶזְכֹּֽר׃
Then will I remember My covenant with Jacob; I will remember also My covenant with Isaac, and also My covenant with Abraham; and I will remember the land.
Why does it say Yaakov, Yitzchak, Abraham? Isn’t normally in the opposite order?
Rashi answers this by saying that Yaakov has merit that his children should be redeemed, but if his merit isn't sufficient enough then Yitzchak merit is with him. And finally if Yitzchak merit isn’t enough then Abraham is here and surely has enough merit.
-What do other mefarshim say about the order of these names?
-Why does it say remember before each person's name?
-Why is there a specific order for the names of the avot?
-Is there another place where there are names and/ or other things in an unusual order for a certain reason?
The Chizkuni says That I will remember my covenant with yaakov means that none of yaakovs kids were disloyal to his teachibgs so the torah did not use the word af meaning anger with yaakov for all 147 years he was loyal with gd. This is not the same with how avraham lives he didn’t live his whole life under a covenant. yaakov also has nevuah insights
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ReplyDeleteThe or hachaim says -
That hopefully all the good that Yaakov did was enough. That his merit alone should be enough but if not he mentions Yitzchak and Avraham. I don’t like this answer because why isn’t just Avraham’s merit enough?
The Kli Yakar explains that usually we say Avraham, Yitzchok, and Yakov , but here it is reverse. He explains this by saying that it is to show that it wasn't only in the merit of Yakov, the latest, but also Yitzchok. The same with Avraham.
ReplyDeleteRashi says that the names are reversed, in order to show that the merit of Yaakov should be enough to redeem בני’. Then if his merit is not enough, Yitzchak's merit can help. Lastly, if there is still not enough merit to redeem them, then Avraham's is surely enough.
ReplyDeleteThis is similar to the Or Hachaim's answer in the way that it's talking about who's merit will be sufficent, but Rashi goes into more detail explaining why it says Yitzchak and Avraham.
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