Ovadyahu

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1. Eliyahu on His Way to Appear Before Ahav

   Part 2

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   Eliyahu’s meeting with Ovadya prior to meeting Ahav is intended to show Ahav that Eliyahu is not capitulating to Ahav, and strengthen the God fearing presence of Ovadya in Ahav’s house. Eliyahu’s miraculous disappearance over the past years makes Ovadya think that Eliyahu’s intention is to provoke Ahav and to continue his disappearance.

2. Eliyahu on His Way to Appear before Ahav

   Part 3

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   A subtle criticism of Ovadya is apparent in Eliyahu’s claim that Ahav – not he – is Ovadya’s master. Ovadya insists that his life-risking activity - not cowardice – leave him in Ahav’s service and unworthy of a punishment of death. The literary structure of Ovadya’s speech to Eliyahu sheds light on the apparent repetitiveness of his words.

3. Eliyahu on His Way to Appear Before Ahav

   Part 4

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   Why does the text eternalize Ovadyahu's mistake and record his speech in such detail? Ovadyahu's emotional speech is a condemnation of Eliyahu and his approach. It expresses how Eliyahu was perceived by the righteous people of his generation. The parallels that exist between Ovadya’s speech and Eliyahu’s experiences during the drought magnify the destructiveness of Eliyahu’s decree. Eliyahu has chosen the path conflict followed by cutting off contact. Ovadyahu has chosen precisely the opposite path: a path of brave cooperation with the wicked king in an attempt to influence from the inside.

4. Structure of the Story of the Drought

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   A complete evaluation of the literary structure of the drought unit – analyzing direct and inverse parallels as well as the climax of the unit.

5. Espionage in the House of Ahab

   Rabbi Dr. Aharon Adler

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   Beginning with the “oil miracle” for the wife of one of the “Bnei ha-Neviim” in the stories of Elisha the prophet, we ask a number of questions that lead us to the individual Ovadya mentioned in the stories of Eliyahu. Who is Ovadya? Ovadya is a senior official of Ahab, but he also secretly hides and sustains hundreds of prophets-in-training. How did he come to be so trusted by King Ahab, whose fault it was that the prophets feared for their lives? Classic commentators assist us in painting a portrait of Ovadya, who becomes the insider agent who connects the dots between seemingly unrelated stories, personalities and events.