Rashi in Re'eh (12;13) quotes a Sifri, that learns from the words בכל מקום אשר תראה.... that the prohibition to bring a Karbon out of the Beis Hamikdash, is only when one wants to do so on his own. When a Navi commands Klall Yisroel to do it, it's OK . Rashi (still quoting the Sifri) then brings an example- Eliyahu Hanavi on Har HaCarmel.
The problem is, that Rashi in Parshas Shoftim (18;22) - ALSO quoting a Sifri - brings an entirely different source for the Har HaCarmel exception...
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Actually, Elijahu did not bring a Korban - he challenged the baalists, and brought animals. It was Hashem who decided to bring a fire to the Korbanot - so it was not a traditional Korban at all.
ReplyDelete“Re'eh; Listening To A Navi When The Torah Says Otherwise by Rabbi Shlomo Pollak”
ReplyDeletePlease see my Torah thought on Re’eh http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/19435