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<p>Tzidkeyahu's decision to free the slaves stemmed from political and economic considerations rather than religious ones.</p> | <p>Tzidkeyahu's decision to free the slaves stemmed from political and economic considerations rather than religious ones.</p> | ||
<mekorot>opinion rejected by <multilink><a href="ShadalYirmeyahu34-8-21" data-aht="source">Shadal</a><a href="ShadalYirmeyahu34-8-21" data-aht="source">Yirmeyahu 34:8-21</a><a href="R. Shemuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shemuel David Luzzatto</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MalbimYirmeyahuBeurHaInyan34-8-21" data-aht="source">Malbim</a><a href="MalbimYirmeyahuBeurHaInyan34-8-21" data-aht="source">Yirmeyahu Beur HaInyan 34:8-21</a><a href="R. Meir Leibush Weiser (Malbim)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Meir Leibush Weiser</a></multilink>, R"D Sabato</mekorot> | <mekorot>opinion rejected by <multilink><a href="ShadalYirmeyahu34-8-21" data-aht="source">Shadal</a><a href="ShadalYirmeyahu34-8-21" data-aht="source">Yirmeyahu 34:8-21</a><a href="R. Shemuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shemuel David Luzzatto</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MalbimYirmeyahuBeurHaInyan34-8-21" data-aht="source">Malbim</a><a href="MalbimYirmeyahuBeurHaInyan34-8-21" data-aht="source">Yirmeyahu Beur HaInyan 34:8-21</a><a href="R. Meir Leibush Weiser (Malbim)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Meir Leibush Weiser</a></multilink>, R"D Sabato</mekorot> | ||
| + | <point><b>Historical background</b> – These sources posit that the emancipation of the salves took place while the nation was under siege by the Babylonians, in the tenth year of Tzidkeyahu.<fn>See Yirmeyahu 32:1-2.</fn></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>The political-economic incentive</b> – These sources point to distinct, but related incentives:<br/> | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>Political - Malbim suggests that many of the enslaved might have been those who were ndebted to others.  Duirng the seige, th eking feare dthat these people might rebel and side with Nevichadnezzer in order to free themselves of the yoke of bondage.</li> | ||
| + | <li>Economic - Duirng the seige, the slaves were not of much utility</li> | ||
| + | </ul></point> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
<category>Religious Motives | <category>Religious Motives | ||
Version as of 08:02, 24 December 2018
Emancipating the Slaves
Exegetical Approaches
Political and Economic Incentives
Tzidkeyahu's decision to free the slaves stemmed from political and economic considerations rather than religious ones.
Historical background – These sources posit that the emancipation of the salves took place while the nation was under siege by the Babylonians, in the tenth year of Tzidkeyahu.1
The political-economic incentive – These sources point to distinct, but related incentives:
- Political - Malbim suggests that many of the enslaved might have been those who were ndebted to others. Duirng the seige, th eking feare dthat these people might rebel and side with Nevichadnezzer in order to free themselves of the yoke of bondage.
- Economic - Duirng the seige, the slaves were not of much utility
Religious Motives
Tzidkeyahu's emancipation of the slaves stemmed from religious motives and a (temporary) desire to abide by the Torah's laws.
Sources:Prof. Y. Elitzur
