Literary Devices – Shemot 3/0

Literary Devices – Shemot 3

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It is fruitful to compare and contrast Moshe’s initial prophecy (נבואת הקדשה) with that of others, such as Gidon (Shofetim Chapter 6), Shemuel (Shemuel I Chapter 3), Yeshayahu (Yeshayahu Chapter 6), Yirmeyahu (Yirmeyahu Chapter 1), and Yechezkel (Yechezkel Chapter 1), in order to note the similarities and differences that reflect the unique personality and mission of each prophet.

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• See Shemuel’s Consecration Prophecy by R. Amnon Bazak for comparison of Moshe’s and Shemuel’s consecration prophecies.
• See Before I Formed You in the Belly I Knew You: Yirmiyahu’s Prophecy of Consecration, by R. David Sabato, for analysis of the essential components of prophecies of consecration, with a focus on Yirmeyahu. 
• Among the most salient aspects of Moshe’s initial prophecy is his great reluctance to accept his mission.  Several of Nechama Leibowitz’s gilyonot on this chapter focus on understanding Moshe’s reluctance.¹ 

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¹ See also Moshe: The Reluctant Leader for exploration of different approaches to understanding this reticence.