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\u201cEven until his dying day You wait for him. If he repents, You immediately accept him.\u201d On Yom Kippur we affirm one of Judaism\u2019s most important ideas: Teshuvah. One can repent for his or her past misdeeds, errors, and indiscretions, and God will accept the confession and remorse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our chapter teaches that institutions are not given the same latitude. Sometimes institutions are so broken, that they can\u2019t be fixed. It doesn\u2019t matter if a new charismatic CEO is waiting in the wings. It doesn\u2019t matter if a new department of ethics will be involved in all processes and decisions going forward. Sometimes institutions, like the tabernacle in Shiloh must be destroyed to further its intended message.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our chapter details every aspect of the destruction:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Eli the High Priest who can\u2019t distinguish between the saintly and the scoundrel, between the devout and the drunk falls backwards to his death.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Israel is routed: Thirty thousand Israelite soldiers are killed in battle by the Philistines<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Hophni and Phineas: The two wicked sons who abused their power die at the battlefield.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The Ark is Lost: The Jews relationship with the Divine is broken, and they don\u2019t have the right to house the presence of God in their midst.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Phineas\u2019 wife dies in childbirth: All remnants of the leadership structure, of the institution must exit stage left.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The first verse of the chapter appears to lead us in a different direction \u201cAnd Samuel\u2019s words went forth to all of Israel.\u201d Following the dimming of the light of prophecy mentioned in the previous chapter, Samuel is now a prophet from Dan (the North) to Be\u2019er Sheva (the South) and God is back in Shiloh. Perhaps the new Spiritual CEO, with his words reaching all of Israel can restore Shiloh to its past glory. Perhaps if Eli had removed his evil sons from their positions of power the war would not have been lost. Perhaps if they would not have brought the Ark to the battlefield, the complete destruction could have been averted.<\/span><\/p>\n

    But Eli couldn\u2019t remove his corrupt sons. And the Israelites, due to their horrific leadership could not possibly know how to reform this depraved institution. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Samuel can\u2019t fix Shiloh. He is raised and trained in Shiloh, but like his mother Hannah he is not of Shiloh. His home is Ramah. Throughout his life he always returned home. Hannah gave him away to serve God, and despite his training in Shiloh, she remained the greatest presence in his life, allowing him to transcend Shiloh and begin a new chapter in the Jewish people\u2019s relationship with God, following the necessary destruction. <\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":57058,"id":57058,"title":"isam4-broken","filename":"isam4-broken.png","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/isam4-broken.png","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/necessary-destruction\/isam4-broken\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"isam4-broken","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":57057,"date":"2019-06-07 04:10:10","modified":"2019-06-07 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