[Avodah] Rambam Prophesy

[Zev Sero]

On 31/5/21 10:05 pm, Alexander Seinfeld via Avodah wrote:
> 1. Most people would call a direct communication with God "nevuah".

The Ramban explicitly disagrees.

> 
> 2. And in the case of Avimelech, it's more than information, it's a
> conversation. And indeed, it changes him (and Lavan) - it causes him to
> change his behavior.

It changes his *behavior*; it doesn't change *him*, which the Rambam 
says is the definition of nevuah.


On 1/6/21 12:36 pm, Micha Berger via Avodah wrote:

 > Nevu'ah is an awareness of metaphysical entities higher up the chain
 > and how they are interacting. Yesoday haTorah 7:1 describes it as
 > "lehavin be'osan hatzuros haqedoshos vehatehoros".

No, that's not what nevuah is.  That's the *preparation* for nevuah. 
Once one has that understanding he is ready for nevuah, if Hashem 
chooses to grant it to him.  Nevuah itself is his soul mingling with the 
level of angels known as "ishim", and becoming a different person. 
Moshe's mind became attached to Hashem directly, not to the "ishim".




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