레위기 20:3의 유대 사상

B) Concerning Israel, G-d does not wait until major problems require His personal intervention, but He displays constant concern and supervision. "May the Lord lift His countenance to you," or "I will turn towards you." We are informed of situations when G-d deliberately failed to intervene on our behalf. "I will turn My face away from them."

In the chapter [entitled] Arba Mitot (Sanhedrin 64), they said regarding the passing of offspring to Molekh, "One who passed all his offspring through fire to the priests of Molekh is exempt, as it is stated, of his offspring (Leviticus 20:3), and not all his offspring." And they say, how is it possible that one who passes some of his offspring be more severe than all of his children! But it is not that it is more stringent, it is only that they said one who passes all of his offspring is exempt. However [the questioners] do not accept this thing. Yet this thing is [actually] not a wonder, especially since Scripture shows this. As it wrote, since he gave of his offspring to Molekh, and it did not write, "since he gave his offspring to Molekh." So behold, it implies some of his offspring! And this thing is also something clear. For the thing that is given to divinity is part of a thing, and this thing can be seen from several commandments — the priestly tithe, the tithe, the challah-tithe, which are given to God, may He be blessed. For if he gave all, it is not priestly tithe or tithe or challah-tithe. And the reason is because he is obligated to separate [a portion] out from that which God, may He be blessed, has given to him. And that is what causes the obligation — that he should give to God, may He be blessed, just like God, may He be blessed, gave to him. But if he gives Him everything and does not leave anything over, it would then not be fitting to give. For from what would he give if he doesn't have anything? That is why those who worshipped Molekh would give from their offspring, from that which it gave to them, according to their error, since they would believe the idolatry. So they would give a little to the idolatry. But if one gives everything, one is exempt. As that is not considered giving from his offspring, since nothing would remain for him. And the honor of a divinity is that one gives a little of what [the divinity] gives to him. As he shows that [it] gave it to him, since some of it remains for him. But if nothing remains for him, it is as if it did not give him anything, so it is not called giving at all. And because of this, one who makes all of his threshing floor priestly tithe or all of his dough, challah-tithe — it is neither challah-tithe nor priestly tithe. But that which a person gives to God, may He be blessed, is from that which He gave to him.

The next meaning of the word is “anger”; comp. “And her anger (paneha) was gone” (1 Sam. 1:18). Accordingly, the term is frequently used in reference to God in the sense of anger and wrath; comp. “The anger (pene) of the Lord hath divided them” (Lam. 4:16); “The anger (pene) of the Lord is against them that do evil” (Ps. 34:17); “Mine anger (panai) shall go and I will give thee rest” (Exod. 33:14); “Then will I set mine anger” (panai) (Lev. 20:3); there are many other instances.