Mazi Chidi Anthony Opara,
Another lockdown: Lock all the Gates
If It depends on who is doing the categorization, then whether it is beauty queens, the great African music, philosophy or poetry, the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Prize for Literature etc., it will always be subjective, no matter what the criteria of greatness could be.
Would you also say that if the Almighty (Hashem) is the Judge, then He is also only being "subjective"?
Well, He says that Moses is the greatest of the Hebrew prophets, and it is written in the Torah: Devarim 34 : 10 – 12 // Deuteronomy 34 : 10 - 12 :
" And there was no other prophet who arose in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, as manifested by all the signs and wonders, which the Lord had sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and all his servants, and to all his land, and all the strong hand, and all the great awe, which Moses performed before the eyes of all Israel."
I have said this many time in this forum, about the Blessings on the Haftarah.
So, it's one more time Sam:
1. He (the Almighty) "granted His flow of prophecy
to His treasured splendrous people.
In Israel, none like Moses arose again –
a prophet who perceived His vision clearly.
God gave His people a Torah of truth,
by means of His prophet, the most trusted of His household.
God will never amend nor change His law
for all eternity, for any other one..."
(According to the Siddur notes on the above "God revealed His will
through His prophets. "Like Moses" - Moses' prophecy is peerless,
otherwise, another "prophet" could conceivably challenge or amend it,
thus, challenging the authenticity of the Torah"
2. "The theme of the Haftarah blessings is the integrity of the
prophets and their teachings. Even when it is their mission to
criticize and threaten, they are good to the Jewish people. Also, they
are chosen because they are good people: learned, righteous,
impressive, etc. Our tradition does not accept prophets who are lacking
in any of the attributes of Jewish greatness."
Mazi Cornelius,
That "minor poet", "silver poet" and may be "gold poet" categorization is subjective. It depends on who is doing the categorization.
CAO.
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