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and I will burn it from the outside, to consume those who threw the 3 righteous men into the furnace; and I will thereby perform a miracle within a miracle. God said to him: Descend. At that time Gabriel began praising God and recited: “And the truth of YHWH endures forever” (Psalms 117:2), as God
R' Natan says: “And the truth of YHWH endures forever” was actually recited by the fish in the sea, in accordance with a statement of Rav Huna. As Rav Huna said: The Jewish people of that generation, during the Exodus, were of little faith. And this statement is as Rabba bar Mari taught: What is t
God said to the ministering angel of the sea: Spew out the dead Egyptians onto dry land. The sea said before Him: God! is there a servant whose master gives him a gift and then takes it from him? Since the dead Egyptians were given to me for my fish to eat, how can God retract His gift? He said to
He said to him: God! can a servant issue a claim against his master for a gift promised to him? Who will be my guarantor? He said to him: The Kishon River will be a guarantor for Me. Immediately, the sea spewed them out onto the land, and the Jewish people came and saw that they were dead. As it is
The Talmud asks: What is this 1½ times their number? How was God’s promise fulfilled? The Talmud answers: While, with regard to Pharaoh, it is written: “600 chosen chariots” (Exodus 14:7), whereas, with regard to Sisera, it is written: “900 iron chariots” (Judges 4:13).