Gen. Rabbah 32:3 discusses testing the righteous and praising people to their faces. Is there a connection?
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(כִּי לֹא מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵיכֶם וְלֹא דַרְכֵיכֶם דְּרָכָי (ישעיהו נה:ח
Noah 2021 – Of Tests and Praises
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