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9)
(a) What was David Hamelech referring to when he said the Pasuk in Tehilim "Asei Imi Os le'Tovah ve'Yir'u Son'ai ve'Yevoshu ki Atah Hash-m Azartani ve'Nichamtani"? When did he say it?
(b) What was Hashem's reply?
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10)
(a) Shlomoh said twenty-four Renanos without achieving his objective. What does 'twenty-four Renanos'?
(b) What was Shlomoh's objective?
(c) If the gates of the Beis-Hamikdash refused to open in spite of all the praises contained in the Kapitel of "le'David Mizmor", when did they open?
(d) What did this prove? How did David's enemies react to this phenomenon?
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11)
(a) The last of the Hedyotos who, according to our Mishnah, does not receive a portion in Olam ha'Ba is Gechazi. Where was Gechazi living when Elisha went to bring him back?
(b) On what grounds did he refuse?
(c) There are two versions of Gechazi's sin, assuming it was connected to Yeravam's images. According to one of them, he raised it into the air by means of a gigantic magnet. What do others say?
(d) We can extrapolate a different account of his sin from the Pasuk in Melachim "ve'Amru B'nei ha'Nevi'im el Elisha Hinei Na ha'Makom Asher Anachnu Yoshvim Sham Lefanecha Tzar Mimenu". What does that teach us?
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12)
(a) What mistake did Elisha make regarding Gechazi? What ought he have taken care to do?
(b) Following the grateful Na'aman (the Syrian general)'s departure, what did Gechazi claim to have done, when Elisha asked him where he had been?
(c) But he seemed to have forgotten that he was dealing with a Navi. What did Elisha tell him?
(d) Before giving him what he asked for, Na'aman said to Gechazi "Ho'el ve'Kach". What does that mean?
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13)
(a) What did Gechazi actually receive from Na'aman?
(b) Then why did Elisha add olive-trees, vines, sheep, cattle, slaves and maidservants? What was he hinting by listing eight things (see Agados Maharsha)?
(c) How did Na'aman, who was stricken with leprosy, find out about Elisha in the first place?
(d) What was his reaction when the Navi instructed him to bathe in the River Yarden seven times?
(e) What made him change his mind?
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14)
(a) What decree did Elisha issue against Gechazi before the latter took his leave from him?
(b) What gave him the incentive to do that?
(c) Who were the four Metzora'im at the entrance of the gates of Shomron?
(d) Rebbi Shimon ben Elazar in a Beraisa lists three 'people' that one should push away with the left hand but draw close with the right. Two of them are the Yeitzer ha'Ra and a child. Who is the third?
(e) Why is it necessary to bring close ...
1. ... a child and one's wife (even when they deserve to be chastized)?
2. ... the Yetzer-ha'Ra, and why does he need to be pushed away?
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15)
(a) Elisha suffered three illnesses, the Beraisa informs us. The final one was the one that led to his death. What were the other two for?
(b) The first person to look old was Avraham and the first person to become ill before his death was Ya'akov. Why did ...
1. ... Avraham ask for old age?
2. ... Ya'akov ask to become ill before dying?
(c) What do we learn from the Pasuk in Melachim 've'Elisha Chalah es Cholyo Asher Yamus bo"?
(d) What does this come to teach us?
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