I Shmuel 6: Golden Rats and Copper Snakes

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Jul 28, 2026 · 2m

The Philistines ended up with more than they bargain for. Thinking they were victorious having captured the Ark, their reward was a plague of hemorrhoids. Shifting the Ark around to different cities was not helping either. The Philistine people approach their priests and mystics and seek a plan for sending the Ark back. The decision is made to send the Ark along with five golden rat statues and five golden hemorrhoid statues (whatever that is). Why did the priests choose this set up? Ancient near eastern cultures often created models of body parts that were afflicted with disease as offerings…