*15.5 Makkos Daf 10 A (5 lines Up).mp3*

*15.5 Makkos Daf 10 A (5 lines Up).mp3**Summary**Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi: “A song of ascension by Dovid; I was happy when they told me ‘we’re going up to the House of Hashem’.”* Dovid was a great obstacle to building the Beis Hamikdash, because Hashem had said that he wouldn’t build it. And yet Dovid said that *he was happy to hear people grumble “when will this old man die,* so that his son Shlomo will be able to build the Temple and we can go up for the _regalim”._ Hashem replied _“Tov yom b’chatzeirecha mei’elef”_ *I appreciate your Torah study* (which is only in a courtyard) *more than the thousand offerings* your son Shlomo will sacrifice before me.We learned in the _mishna_ (14.2): Straight roads were formed between the cities, so that murderers can choose the quickest and easiest way to get to the *ir miklat.**Beraisa: Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov:*There were signs stating “Miklat” at all crossroads, so that murderers can choose the quickest and easiest way to get to the _ir miklat_ .*Rav Kahana:* As the _possuk_ states: “Prepare the road”, not only should cities be designated, but the roads need to be prepared too.*Rav Chama bar Chanina* would introduce the subject: “Hashem is Good and Just and he shows sinners the right path”. If he’s interested in helping sinners, he will certainly help the righteous. _[If someone killed b’shogeig he is considered a sinner, as we will soon see]._*Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish* would introduce the subject: “If one made no ambush, but Elokim made it happen [that he murdered]”.This _possuk_ is what is referenced in the verse “As the ancient proverb goes ‘from the wicked, wickedness goes forth’.” The ‘ancient proverb’ is our _possuk_ ‘Elokim made it happen’. It means; in a case where two people deserved to be punished for previous sins, one was to be executed and the second was to go into _galus._ So Elokim brings them together to one place. The second one climbs a ladder while the first is underneath and he falls on him and kills him. He was thus executed, and now his killer is forced into exile by the witnesses. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate