A recurring theme throughout Imrei Binah is that the Chaverim or the Chachamim already know what the author has written.
As far as I have been able to deduce, the author might refer to the same tradition of Shmitah and Yovel falling together as is written in the Zohar Chadash.
The math is fairly simple, per the author's method:
Shmitah (301 * 19)
is equal to
Yovel (3416 + 47 * 49)
The math that I have brought on the subject is not so simple.
Shmitah (8 + 301 * 19)
is equal to
Yovel (3416 + [50 * 8] + [49 * 39])
Perhaps the author did not have the full tradition brought down in the Zohar Chadash, wherein a checksum of sorts is given: 274 from the 6th day. 6001 - 274 = 5727, like the above calculations.
If the author knew this, perhaps he also related that Yovel to the Pekidah, and the coming Yovel to the arrival of Moshiach.
The question remains (at least for me): What showed the author that Yovel's Gematria of 48 is significant?
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One possibility is that the author knew that eight years must be added. He mentions the eight Yovel periods of Bayit Sheni. He obviously noticed that his Shmita years are not the halachic Shmita years. As he does not relate to this obvious Kasha, it seems to follow he is leaving things in this area to be understood by the wise.
ReplyDeleteI would think that for that to be the case, there would have been more of a remez to etzem hamachloket between Rabbanan and Rebbi Yehudah.
ReplyDeleteIf one goes acorrding to Rebbi Yehuda throughout, one does not have to split off the years of Bayit Sheni. But the author quite emphatitcally makes separate mentions of these (420, 408) years. Perhaps that is the Remez?
ReplyDeletePerhaps it is Rachok, but maybe HaZot refers to the Yovel of Rabbanan, while not HaZot is different, the Yovel of rebbi Yehuda?
ReplyDeleteThat begins to make sense. According to our theory, the t'nai for halachah k'Rabbanan is the Beit HaMikdash, when Shmitah is actively counted. When the ma'aseh of counting is not fulfilled, it is like Rebbi Yehudah.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard, though, to see past the thoroughly confident tone for kitzim that have already passed, like the 2300 of Daniel ending in the 5600's, the Dome of the Rock being the *start* of the 1290 (that seems to be the implication of the wording).
If one assumes the author knew the +8 rule, it is clear that he avoided any numerical reference to it. That would explain why he did not mention 3409 + 2300 in addition to the two instances of +2300 that he does mention, which both lead to Kitzim that do not fit the 48th Yovel in any case. Regarding 1290, it does imply another 45.
ReplyDeleteThe 1335 was obvious, I did not consider it. The 1290 would end, therefore, in 5737/5738, the beginning of Land for Peace. Yashar Koach.
ReplyDeleteLich'orah, 2300 wouldn't take him to reveal the 19 principle by 5708, since consistency in Shnat haTohu is 2300 + 3409 = 5709.
True, it is one year off +8 if he was a aware of it, but I feel the omission is logically glarng even without +8: the 2300 shifts that he gives do not do much for him. Yhis one brings him to after 700, to after 300 cycles.
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting that he actually gave 3 times for the 2300, Churban Bayit Rishon, Pekidah, and Minyan HaShtarot, leaving out the positive date of 3409.
ReplyDeleteYes, three times, I overlooked one. Doesn't it look like he skipped one on purpose? Koresh and Minyan Shtarot are better candidates than Hakamat HaBayit?
ReplyDeleteIt is especially curious with the hint in Daniel 8 that he is in Shushan.
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