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Alarmed by the words of God, chastising God\u2019s people for following other pagan deities, Isaiah is running out of time. There are only ten chapters to end his own book (or is there more than one author, Deutero-Isaiah after chapter thirty-nine, or even three different authors? who knows?).<\/span><\/p>\n

Isaiah declares:<\/span><\/p>\n

Behind the door and doorpost [mezuzah<\/em>] you have directed your thoughts, abandoning Me you have gone up on the couch you made so wide. You have made a covenant with them (other gods), you have loved bedding with them, you have chosen lust\u00a0<\/span>(Isaiah 57:8)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The prophet learned from some Rabbi that it is time to check the <\/span>mezuzot<\/span><\/em>. The inappropriate behavior of his people surely responds to some erased letter in the mezuzah, right? The prophet suspects that the <\/span>mezuzah<\/em> <\/span>might have some mystical power. He decides to focus on the mezuzah as the scapegoat for all the calamities that the people were experiencing and by doing that he would solve the problem, the source of the reason for God\u2019s rejection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Isaiah might have been thinking of the idea of an \u201cinverted Marrano.\u201d How so? As the Marranos in the time of the inquisition exhibited Christian behavior on the outside but kept their Jewish identity inside, in the secrecy of their homes. This verse seems to invite the audience to the homes of the Jews during the prophet\u2019s time, exposing the inner abandonment of believing and following only God. Isaiah rightfully thought that God\u2019s people were falsely showing off their Jewish identity externally, posting a mezuzah at the entrance of their homes, but in reality, in their inner performance, inside their homes, there was a lack of Jewish identity. They followed pagan deities in their hearts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Isaiah was desperate to find the right \u201cprotective <\/span>mezuzot<\/span><\/em>\u201d, the ones that would show the same proud Jew inside and out, the one that would preserve the love for God both personally and communal practice. The prophet is running out of time. He needs to buy lots of kosher <\/span>mezuzot<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/i> Isaiah visited the Judaica store on Geulah Street, but they have run out of <\/span>klafim<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/i>the parchment texts<\/span>. <\/span><\/i>The prophet needed to buy kosher parchments in bulk. How could he accomplish this task in such a short period of time?<\/span> He went online to scout Judaica stores, but they could not fulfill his order. Reluctantly, he decided to enrich Jeff Bezos, and signed up for Amazon Prime, allowing him to receive the package overnight without paying for shipping. He was please when Amazon announced the company will deliver in Israel. Just six hours later a UPS truck parked on his driveway and a woman dress up in a brown overall rung the bell. In a big box he finds well packed <\/span>mezuzot<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/i>enough to be affixed on the doors and gates of the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":68397,"id":68397,"title":"is57-mezuzah","filename":"is57-mezuzah.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/is57-mezuzah.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/isaiah-looks-to-the-mezuzah\/is57-mezuzah\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"is57-mezuzah","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":68396,"date":"2020-01-11 21:20:58","modified":"2020-01-11 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