Kosh's Shadow 5/24/2020 5:16:54 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 1:

From an analysis of the song that I am writing:

Here, he is not saying we should chop forests down, but saying that from evil comes the handle that will destroy evil. (Not that he is saying forests are evil in this metaphor)

The theme comes from the saying “From the forest itself comes the handle for the axe that will destroy it”. This saying is referred to in the Talmud, tractate Sanhedrin, p. 39b. The Talmud is discussing why the prophet Ovadiah was tasked with prophesizing the downfall of Edom. They conclude it was because Ovadiah himself was an Edomite who converted to Judaism.

Moshe, born as a slave, was saved, and grew up as an Egyptian prince. Hence, he also was the handle for the axe that destroyed Egypt, having grown in the “forest” of Egypt.

Kosh's Shadow 5/24/2020 6:23:10 PM

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