John D. Brey
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And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
Mark 8:12.
You gotta be kidding? No sign given to Palestinian Jews in the first century? Heck, even Cain was given a sign (אות). . . Is the speaker implying Palestinian Jews in the first century were worse than Cain?
AND THE LORD SET A SIGN FOR CAIN. R. Judah said: He caused the orb of the sun to shine on his account. Said R. Nehemiah to him: For that wretch He would cause the orb of the sun to shine! Rather, He caused leprosy to break out on him, as you read, And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, etc. (Ex. IV, 8). Rab said: He gave him a dog. Abba Jose said, He made a horn grow out of him. . . R. Levi said in the name of R. Simeon b. Lakish: He suspended his judgment . . ..
Midrash Rabbah, Bere****h, XXII. 11-13.
Midrash Rabbah, Bere****h, XXII. 11-13.
John