[Avodah] B'not Tzelaphchad

[Joshua Meisner]

On Jul 19, 2018, at 3:36 PM, Micha Berger via Avodah <avodah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote:
> How many times does the Torah record Moshe asking Hashem for a pesaq?
> I can only recall Benos Tzelfchad and Pesach Sheini. With such a small
> sample set... Maybe it fits the system for Hashem to only give each
> detail as it is needed, requiring multiple questions. But the other time
> this came up at all, there was no later consequence forcing a second
> question.

We find that David was forced to ask a follow-up question of the Urim
V'Turim (or, more precisely, re-ask the second question that he asked
the first time) when he sought guidance on whether to go out to assist
the men of Ke'ilah. There are certainly many differences between the
two cases, but perhaps there are also similarities.

Josh
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