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Podcast: The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton
Episode: S9 E1, King Manasseh vs. the Prophet Isaiah: A Debate on Idolatry, pt. 1: Manasseh's Case
Description: Highlights:
0:00 The position of our Rebbe, the wicked King Manasseh, that idolatry is appropriate
5:00 Manasseh's case against the Isaiah in which he charged the prophet with heresy and executed him for that crime
8:45 Can Hashem be seen or not? Moshe's stance and the prophets' stance
12:00 Can Hashem be known or not? Moshe's stance and the prophets' stance
20:30 Moshe uses words differently than all the prophets do, and is therefore termed "not a man of words"
24:15 The contradiction between the Torah and the Prophets regarding the importance of sacrificial worship...