Leaders

Eli the Cohen was a Levite. His sons, Chophni and Pinchas, prove the point with their names. His successor, Shmuel, was not a Levite, but he was the Cohen. He was a Levite by choice, or rather, his mother's choice. He was Eli's spiritual son, picked by Hashem.

Israel could no longer accept this type of spiritual leadership. So they received Kings, and Levites, and Cohanim. We can read in Divrei Hayamim how 'they' settled the matter of Shmuel, how he descended from Levi after all, through Korach. The author of Divrei Hayamim attempted to solve his 'own' problem, by making up a lineage, for Shmuel.

The Cohanim were followed by the Rabbis, who do not formally get their crowns from their fathers. They are learned in the religion of Israel, and they learned to reject the truth. They are like blindfolded animals leading the herd. Don't expect a lot of spiritual leadership from them, and very little truth. However, be happy, the wild ox of the truth is approaching the herd.

בְּכוֹר שׁוֹרוֹ הָדָר לוֹ, וְקַרְנֵי רְאֵם קַרְנָיו
בָּהֶם עַמִּים יְנַגַּח יַחְדָּו, אַפְסֵי-אָרֶץ

(Devarim 33:17)

Chag Sameach!

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