In the making of the aifod the Torah says פתוחי חתם that the names of the shevatim should be engraved clearly on the two stones. The Chasam Sofer remarks that the acronym of the word חתם  alludes to the three keys that only Hashem has in his hands and which are not given over to nature. They are חיה  giving birth, תחייה resurrection of the dead and מטר rain. This is one of the reasons why we find משיב הרוח ומוריד הגשם in the beracha of techiyas hamaisim because they are both happenings that are totally supernatural.

To keep in the spirit of Purim I want to begin with a short story. An individual who obviously drank too much and was irresponsibly driving his vehicle under the influence of alcohol, was quickly pulled over by the police cruiser after crossing lanes many times. The police officer asked the man to get out of his car  [this was before they carried breath analyzers] and to walk a straight line on the marked divider of the two lanes.

The gemarrah in Megillah 4a states that one is obligated to read the megillah at night and repeat it during the day. However when it brings the pessukim to prove this fact, the day reading precedes the night thereby indicating that the day reading is of greater significance. We will suggest answering this with an explanation of the Maharal in his introduction to the megillah who asks why did our Chachamim require reading the megillah one time at night and one during the day?