I found myself thinking about that very pasuk yesterday during Torah reading - about the pit, and about the commentary that while it had no water, it did have snakes and scorpions. Ever since I first learned that comment, I had always been puzzled about where that idea came from. Even if the explicit statements that a) the pit was empty, followed by b) it contained no water, how did anyone come to say that it did contain snakes and scorpions? I loved your explanation; it's the first on this pasuk that has made any sense to me. It also is exactly why your weekly video is part of my Friday each week. Fridays tend to be a mindless rush leading up to Shabbat, so the Torah of Rabbi Prero helps displace the "snakes and scorpions" that otherwise occupy my mind while the body is on autopilot. Thank you, and Shabbat Shalom!
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I found myself thinking about that very pasuk yesterday during Torah reading - about the pit, and about the commentary that while it had no water, it did have snakes and scorpions. Ever since I first learned that comment, I had always been puzzled about where that idea came from. Even if the explicit statements that a) the pit was empty, followed by b) it contained no water, how did anyone come to say that it did contain snakes and scorpions? I loved your explanation; it's the first on this pasuk that has made any sense to me. It also is exactly why your weekly video is part of my Friday each week. Fridays tend to be a mindless rush leading up to Shabbat, so the Torah of Rabbi Prero helps displace the "snakes and scorpions" that otherwise occupy my mind while the body is on autopilot. Thank you, and Shabbat Shalom!