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Parashat Ha\u2019azinu <\/span><\/i>includes the song that God told Moses to write before he was to depart. The song begins with Moses calling upon Heaven and Earth to act as witnesses as he narrates the poem. He continues by telling the Israelites to praise God and to show their gratitude for all that He did for them even when they evidenced an appalling lack of faith. He then goes on to remind them of God\u2019s beneficence.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a parent figure, God was very caring of Jacob and watched over him from the time his tribe was in the desert: \u201cIn an empty howling waste, He engirded him. Watched over him. Guarded him as the pupil of His eye. Like an eagle who rouses his nestlings. Gliding down to his young, so did He spread His wings and\u2026bear him along on His pinions\u201d (Deut. 32:10\u201311). <\/span><\/p>\n

Why did Moses introduce the image of an eagle? What does that image symbolize?<\/span><\/p>\n

In Avner Moriah\u2019s painting we see two eagles, one above the other, impressive birds of prey with small heads and prominent beaks. The desert is their natural habitat and they know instinctively how to survive in the harsh conditions of the wilderness. Although they are large and heavy, owing to their enormous wingspan, they can fly very high up for very long distances. The eagle standing with its young ones on a tree branch (the nest) visualizes Deuteronomy 32:11: \u201cLike an eagle who rouses his nestlings. Gliding down to his young.\u201d The eagle does not fly directly to the nest but circles around it so that the sound of his fluttering wings will wake up the nestlings without frightening them, so that he can teach them how to sustain themselves and to fly. It is this image that suggests the connection between the eagle and Moses\u2019 reference to God\u2019s relationship with Jacob: \u201cHe found him in a desert region\u201d (Deut. 32:7). <\/span><\/p>\n

The eagle here is a metaphor for God, Who hovered over the Israelites, revealing Himself to them at Mount Sinai, where He gave them the Torah and prepared them to walk in His ways. Moses\u2019 song is a vivid summary of the way God guided His people during the wilderness years, staying with them and teaching them to \u201cfly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The lower image is of a flying eagle carrying the people of Israel on his back, in keeping with the promise in Exodus 19:4: \u201cYou have seen what I did to the Egyptians, how I bore you on eagles\u2019 wings and brought you to Me.\u201d The eagle is known to carry its young on its back above its wings, rather than holding them with its feet, so they are protected from hostile archers below, its care for its young is a beautiful metaphor for God\u2019s caring for His children.<\/span><\/p>\n

Artwork by: Avner Moriah, by courtesy of the artist<\/span><\/p>\n

Text by: Dr. Shulamit Laderman, PhD in Art History, publications on Jewish and Christian influences on biblical interpretive illustration.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the entire weekly portion series, please visit:<\/span> https:\/\/avnermoriahprints.com\/collections\/parasha<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":52339,"id":52339,"title":"53 Haazinu","filename":"53-Haazinu.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53-Haazinu.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/haazinu-on-eagles-wings\/53-haazinu\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"53-haazinu","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":52338,"date":"2019-03-27 21:30:11","modified":"2019-03-27 21:30:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2001,"height":2500,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53-Haazinu-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53-Haazinu-240x300.jpg","medium-width":240,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53-Haazinu-768x960.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":960,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53-Haazinu-820x1024.jpg","large-width":820,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53-Haazinu.jpg","1536x1536-width":1229,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53-Haazinu.jpg","2048x2048-width":1639,"2048x2048-height":2048,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53-Haazinu-960x1200.jpg","post_full_size-width":960,"post_full_size-height":1200,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53-Haazinu-336x420.jpg","home_baner-width":336,"home_baner-height":420}},"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"Ha'azinu - 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