As we mentioned, we are now studying pesukim from Navi. Our pasuk for today is a continuation of
Shemuel א, perek יד pasuk ו where Yonatan tells the lad,
אֵין לה׳ מַעְצוֹר לְהוֹשִׁיעַ בְּרַב אוֹ בִמְעָט
Nothing prevents Hashem from saving, with a lot or or a little.
It is interesting that this pasuk is quoted in the same era, to two giants of Sefat, and both of them, prophetically.
As we said, it shows up in the diary of the Bet Yosef, when the angel spoke to him. Additionally, it is found in a famous letter from Rav Shlomo Alkabetz, author of Lecha Dodi. He was a contemporary of the Bet Yosef and they prayed in the same shul. One was the rabbi, and the other was the hazan.
One Shavuot night, they stayed up learning (before they got to Sefat), and Rav Shlomo Alkabetz recorded exactly what happened, in his memoirs.
The angel came and spoke to them and said, “Fortunate are you my children, go back to your learning and don’t stop for a moment. And move to Israel, because not all times are the same.” Now is the time to go.
This is what prompted these great Rabbis to move to Sefat.
And as for the concern that it was hard to survive in Israel in those times, the prophetic voice told them, quoting the pasuk, “אֵין מַעְצוֹר לְהוֹשִׁיעַ בְּרַב אוֹ בִמְעָט
Nothing prevents God from saving with a lot or a little
So this pasuk shows up twice- to two great rabbis in the same era.
And he quotes the pasuk when Yosef tells his brothers not to worry about their utensils.
“You will eat from the goods of the upper worlds of Olam Haba. Go fast, because I will take care of you and everything will be well.“
If these great rabbis, the Bet Yosef and Rav Shlomo Alkabetz needed hizuk, surely we need hizuk.
That is why this is a great pasuk to constantly reiterate. Write it down.
אֵין לה׳ מַעְצוֹר לְהוֹשִׁיעַ בְּרַב אוֹ בִמְעָט
Nothing prevents God from saving, with a lot or or a little.
Have a wonderful day.