Parshat Behar–Bechukotai 5786 - "וזכרתי את־בריתי יעקוב"

This Shabbat we read פרשת בהר-בחוקותי, the final parsha in ספר ויקרא. Most memorable is the portion in בחוקותי which describes the ברכות and קללות that will befall on עם ישראל if they don’t heed the commandments of HaShem. At the conclusion of the curses, the Torah relates their intended impact on כלל ישראל - to humble their hearts, and to lead them to confess their sins. HaShem then states: “וזכרתי את־בריתי יעקוב ואף את־בריתי יצחק ואף את־בריתי אברהם אזכר והארץ אזכר - and I will remember My covenant with Ya’akov, and also My covenant with Yitzchak, and also My covenant with Avraham I will remember, and the land I will remember”. This verse is particularly striking. Why does HaShem mention each covenant individually instead of just referring to one covenant made with all of the אבות? Why is יעקב’s name spelled with an extra ‘ו’? And why are the אבות listed in reverse order?Recorded in Yeshivat Sha'alvim