Likkutei Sichos, Vol. 25: Parshas Lech Lecha (Part 1)
Why does the Torah introduce Noach as a tzadik before Hashem ever speaks to him, but says nothing about Avraham's greatness before Lech Lecha?
Part of Likkutei Sichos: Volume 25 - Lech Lecha · 29:09
This shiur opens a foundational sicha on what defines a Jew's bond with Hashem, built around the Ramban's question of why the Torah gives no introduction to Avraham's righteousness before the command of Lech Lecha, unlike its treatment of Noach. It works through the Ramban's answer about fleeing persecution in Ur Kasdim, then raises a sharper unresolved question, along with a numerical puzzle over whether Avraham was 52 or 75 when he left Charan.
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讞诇拽 讻状讛. I want to mention 讘谞讜讙注 this 砖讬讞讛 before we start, this 砖讬讞讛 happens to be a very fundamental 砖讬讞讛 in understanding what a 讗讬讚 is, and what is his connection to 讛砖诐, and what is the connection of 讛砖诐 to the 讗讬讚. The 专讘讬 brings up here 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜. 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜 was considered the first 讗讬讚. Even though 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜 lived before 诪转谉 转讜专讛, but we know that the 诇砖讜谉 is always, in the 驻住讜拽, 讗讞讚 讛讬讛 讗讘专讛诐. The 诇砖讜谉 in 砖讬讞讜转 is always, 讗讘专讛诐 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 讚注专 注专砖讟注专 讗讬讚, it was the first 讗讬讚. So whatever we find by 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜, his 砖讬讬讻讜转 to the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专, that is the 砖讬讬讻讜转 that 讗讬讚谉 have to the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专, because the way the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 did it by the first 讗讬讚, that's how it was put into 讻诇诇 讬砖专讗诇. So every single 讗讬讚, his connection to the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 is the way the 专讘讬 explains here in this 砖讬讞讛, and it's a very 讙注砖诪讗址拽注 讛住讘专讛, and it's a very fundamental to understanding what is the 诪讛讜转 of a 讗讬讚. But like the 专讘讬 always does, he doesn't go into a subject, starts off speaking a subject, 谞讜, to understand 诇讛讘讬谉, what's the 注谞讬谉 of a 讗讬讚, it starts, it all starts with 驻住讜拽讬诐, and asks the 拽砖讬讗, and answers the 拽砖讬讗, and from there comes out, cuz 讘讻诇诇 this is one of the special things in the 专讘讬'住 砖讬讞讜转, not 诪诪砖 every time, but many times, that it's not like some other places where you learn a 拽砖讬讗 in the 驻住讜拽, and some people give good answers and have a good 讘讬讗讜专, a good explanation, so the 专讘讬 also, every 砖讬讞讛 starts with a 拽砖讬讗 and he gives a 讘讬讗讜专, and it's very good, 讙注砖诪讗址拽. But the 专讘讬 many times, I would say majority of times, the answer that he gives and the 讘讬讗讜专 he gives is not just a 驻砖讟 in the 驻住讜拽, it gives a new insight, a new insight into a certain subject, into understanding certain things, 诪诪砖 a new insight in a different new way of looking at it, a deeper way of looking at it. This 砖讬讞讛 certainly is like that, it gives us deeper insight in understanding what a 讗讬讚 is. But 驻讗址专砖讟讬讬讟 讝讬讱, to get a deeper insight you got to listen, and you got to pay attention, and you got to not fall asleep, and you got to really try to hear. And this is the easiest 砖讬注讜专 of all. You just have the papers you'll follow, and you just sit back and you listen. Not much here, you don't ask you to prepare before, so make sure to listen, so you'll get all the 注谞讬谞讬诐. Besides, like I said, there are questions that come up in the middle that we could get into other subjects if if needed. 讗讜讬祝 讚注诐 讜讜讗指住 驻专砖转谞讜 讛讬讬讘讟 讝讬讱 讗指谉 诪讬讟'谉 讚讬讘讜专 讛讜讬讛, 讚讬讘讜专 讛砖诐 讗诇 讗讘专讛诐, concerning this that the 驻专砖讛, 驻专砖转 诇讱 诇讱, starts with 讛砖诐 speaking to 讗讘专讛诐, and 讛砖诐 saying 诇讱 诇讱 诪讗专爪讱 讜诪诪讜诇讚转讱, go away from your land, from your birthplace, 讜讗注砖讱 诇讙讜讬 讙讚讜诇, and I will make you into a big nation. So on this 驻住讜拽, 砖讟注诇讟 讝讬讱 讚注专 专诪讘状谉. The 专诪讘状谉 on this 驻住讜拽 says this, 讗讜谉 讝讗指讙讟, 专诪讘状谉 says this: 讗讝 讚讬 驻专砖讛 诇讗 讘讬讗专 讻诇 讛注谞讬谉. He says the 驻专砖讛, the way it's written, did not explain the whole thing. The words of the 专诪讘状谉 are not so clear, in other words we need explanation of what the 专诪讘状谉 really means to ask. So let's follow the words first: 讻讬 诪讛 讟注诐 砖讬讗诪专 诇讜 讛拽讘状讛 注讝讜讘 讗专爪讱 讜讗讬讟讬讘讛 注诪讱, what's the reason why 讛砖诐 said leave the land and I'll be good to you, 讟讜讘讛 砖诇讗 讛讬讬转讛 讻诪讜讛 讘注讜诇诐, I'll be good to you, I'll give you good things which we don't find anywhere else such great things, 诪讘诇讬 砖讬拽讚讬诐, without first giving an introduction, 砖讛讬讛 讗讘专讛诐 注讜讘讚 讗诇拽讬诐, that 讗讘专讛诐 served 讛砖诐, 讗讜 爪讚讬拽 转诪讬诐, or he was a 爪讚讬拽, 讜诪谞讛讙 讛讻转讜讘 诇讗诪专, 讘讻诇诇 the 住讚专, the normal way the 驻住讜拽 is written, 驻住讜拽讬诐 are written, it always says 讛转讛诇讱 诇驻谞讬, go for me, go in front of me, go with me, 转砖诪注 讘拽讜诇讬, listen to my voice, 讜讗讬讟讬讘讛 注诪讱, I'll be good to you, 讻讗砖专 讘讚讜讚 讜砖诇诪讛, for instance by 讚讜讚 and 砖诇诪讛, it says 讛砖诐 said to 讚讜讚 to follow my ways and I'll give you the 讘专讻讜转, by 砖诇诪讛 He said it. 砖诪讜注 转砖诪注 讘拽讜诇 讛' 讗诇拽讬讱, if you'll listen, etc. By 讬爪讞拽 讗讜诪专, 讬爪讞拽, He also gave a reason, why will I be good to you? 讘注讘讜专 讗讘专讛诐 注讘讚讬, because of 讗讘专讛诐 My 注讘讚. 讗讘诇 诇讛讘讟讬讞 讘注讘讜专 讬爪讬讗转 讛讗专抓, 讗讬谉 讘讜 讟注诐. But to promise something because you're going to leave the land, there is no reason. So it's not so clear exactly what he means to ask. But I'll explain really what he means to ask. And the answer is also not going to be so clear. Basically, it seems from here you have to pay attention, it's not clear in the words of the 专诪讘状谉, but it seems to me that the 专诪讘状谉 is almost like asking two 砖讗诇讜转. Not exactly, like two questions. Number one, why would the 转讜专讛 tell us 讛' spoke to 讗讘专讛诐 and told him do this and this, and because of that I'll give you a reward, and we have no idea why 讛' spoke to 讗讘专讛诐? Why would 讛' speak to him? Take, for instance, last week's 驻专砖讛, or by us it's this week's 驻专砖讛, but the 驻专砖讛 before 诇讱 诇讱, 谞讞. Starts off by saying that 讛' spoke to 谞讞. But we know before that yet that 谞讞 was a 爪讚讬拽. 驻专砖转 讘专讗砖讬转 finishes off with the words, 谞讞 诪爪讗 讞谉 讘注讬谞讬 讛'. 谞讞 found grace in the eyes of 讛'. It says in the beginning of 驻专砖转 谞讞, 谞讞 was a 爪讚讬拽 转诪讬诐. Right away, we understand. The 转讜专讛 writes that 谞讞 was a great person. Oh, so 讛' spoke to this great person! So we understand why 讛' spoke to him, because there is an 讛拽讚诪讛. There's an introduction. There were these and these people till finally it came to 谞讞. 谞讞 was good, the other people were bad, 谞讞 was good. 谞讞 was good, 讛' said to 谞讞, you know, I'm going to bring a 诪讘讜诇, I want you to make a 转讬讘讛. So we already know who 谞讞 is, the 转讜专讛 identified 谞讞's 诪爪讘, 诪诪讬诇讗 we know that the 转讜专讛 spoke to him. By 讗讘专讛诐, if you look, 驻专砖转 谞讞 comes to the end of 谞讞, it says that these children were born, this this generation, then you have a guy called 转专讞. 转专讞 had three sons and he had a daughter and the son, one of them, three sons, one was 讗讘专讛诐, 讗讘专讛诐 married 砖专讛. Doesn't say a word that 讗讘专讛诐 was a 爪讚讬拽 or 讗讘专讛诐 did everything great. And all of a sudden, 讛' speaks to 讗讘专讛诐 and tells him, go out to the land. Why didn't the 转讜专讛 give an introduction? Give an introduction, 讗讘专讛诐 was a good guy. And now we know he's a good guy, so oh, so 讛' spoke to him because he's good, he behaved. 讛' had gave him some kind of special guidance, special order. But it doesn't say anything about 讗讘专讛诐. We don't know that 讗讘专讛诐 was anything special that the 转讜专讛 should make him he should be a special person that the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 spoke to him. So that's like one 砖讗诇讛, why doesn't the 转讜专讛 give an introduction? And the second 砖讗诇讛 is, what did he tell him to do? He gave him a 讘专讻讛, I'll give you 讘专讻讜转 and everything, why? Because you're going to leave the land. But what's the what's the idea behind it? 诪诪讬诇讗, if you say you're going to follow My ways and you're going to do My 诪爪讜讜转 and I'll give you a reward, we understand. He says leave, move! Move from here, go someplace else, and for that I'll give you! What's the reason behind it? Doesn't The 转讜专讛 doesn't explain it. It doesn't make any sense that just for moving your moving from one country to another country, so you'll get all the rewards with the greatest 讟讜讘讜转 that the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 never gave before. So it's not clear here why the 转讜专讛 did it. So the 专诪讘状谉 注驻注住 mixes the two together, and I'm just saying it seems from the 专诪讘状谉 that he first he see first he says 诪讘诇讬 砖讬拽讚讬诐 砖讛讬讛 讗讘专讛诐, the 转讜专讛 speaks, 讛' spoke to 讗讘专讛诐 without introducing first that 讗讘专讛诐 was a 注讘讚 讗诇拽讬诐, that 讗讘专讛诐 was a 爪讚讬拽, and then later he says, and it also, for what? So it seems that there's two questions. And it's not a 驻砖讟 the 转讜专讛 couldn't say it, cuz 讘讗诪转, in 驻专砖转 谞讞, before 诇讱 诇讱, at that stage, 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜 already did great things. When did 讗讘专讛诐 break the idols of 转专讞? When was 讗讘专讛诐 thrown into the 讻讘砖谉 讛讗砖, into the fire? Before 驻专砖转 诇讱 诇讱! So if the 转讜专讛 would want, it's not the 驻砖讟 the 转讜专讛 didn't, the 转讜专讛 could have written, 讗讘专讛诐 did such great things with 诪住讬专转 谞驻砖, he broke the idols, so the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 said to 讗讘专讛诐, \"Hey, you're such a good guy, you did such great things for Me, I'm telling you.\" So the 转讜专讛 doesn't say, so that's one 砖讗诇讛, why doesn't the 转讜专讛 give that introduction? And the second question is, why What's the The 转讜专讛 doesn't explain, what's the 诪注诇讛 of going out of the country, and because you're leaving the country, so therefore I'm going to give you all these great rewards? What's the 注谞讬谉 behind it?
讗讜谉 讗讬讝 诪讘讗专, this the 专诪讘状谉. The 专诪讘状谉 explains, 诪讘讗专 讚注诐 讟注诐, he gives the reason. 讬注谉 讗讝 讚讬 讗谞砖讬 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐 讛讗讘谉 讙注讟讗谉 专注讜转 专讘讜转 注诇讬讜 讘讗诪讜谞转讜 讘讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗, since the people from 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐 did a lot of terrible things to him because he believed in 讛', 讗讜谉 注专 讗讬讝 驻讜谉 讝讬讬 讗谞讟诇讗驻谉, and he ran away from them, 讜诇诇讻转 讗专爪讛 讻谞注谉, to go towards 讻谞注谉, 讜谞转注讻讘 讘讞专谉, and he stopped in 讞专谉, he got stuck in 讞专谉, 讗诪专 诇讜, so 讛' said to him, 诇注讝讜讘 讙诐 讗诇讜. leave 讞专谉 also, 讜诇注砖讜转 讻讗砖专 讞砖讘 诪转讞讬诇讛, and do as he thought in the beginning, 砖转讛讗 注讘讜讚转讜 诇讬, that you should serve Me, 讜拽专讬讗转 讘谞讬 讗讚诐 诇砖诐 讛砖诐, and call people for 讛砖诐's sake, 讘讗专抓 讛谞讘讞专转, go to the land that I've chosen land, 讜砖诐 讬讙讚诇 砖诪讱 讜讬转讘专讻讜 讘讱 讙讜讬讬 讛讗专抓. And then your name will be great and the 讙讜讬诐, the nations will bless themselves with you. 谞讬砖讟 讗讝讜讬 讜讜讬 住'讗讬讝, I'm reading it first, now I'm going to explain it, 谞讬砖讟 讗讝讜讬 讜讜讬 住'讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 讘讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐, not like it was in 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐, 砖讛讬讜 诪讘讝讬谉 讜诪拽诇诇讬谉 讗讜转讜. In 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐, when he tried to tell them about 讛砖诐, they cursed him. 讜砖诪讜 讗讜转讜 讘讘讜专, they threw him into the dungeon, 讜讘讻讘砖谉 讛讗砖, into the fire. So, what he's explaining here is he's basically only answering the second 砖讗诇讛, and this is what he's saying. The question, the second 砖讗诇讛, the way I put it, it's not clear that what I'm saying is right, but it seems like the second part of the 砖讗诇讛, that the 转讜专讛 doesn't explain why 讛砖诐 told him to leave him, \"Because you're going to leave, I'll give you make your name so great.\" So, he says, we understand why the 转讜专讛 told the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 told him to leave, because, and the way he puts it, if you're, I don't know how many people know what 专砖\"讬 says. You know, we might need a 讞讜诪砖 for this. Someone wants to give me a 讞讜诪砖? I think that's a 讞讜诪砖, yeah? Is that a 讞讜诪砖 讘专讗砖讬转? No, that's a 讙诪专讗. Oh. Okay. Let's go through a little bit 谞讜讙注 to understand the 专诪讘\"谉. Let's go through a little bit here, before 诇讱 诇讱, the end of 谞讞. It's important to know 驻砖讟, to understand the 驻住讜拽讬诐. Let's go here. At the end of the 驻专砖讛, and you have to pay attention to have clear the the 住讚专. It says that 转专讞 gave birth to three children, and 讛专谉 died. Listen to this at the end of 谞讞: \"讜讬拽讞 讗讘专诐 讜谞讞讜专 诇讛诐 谞砖讬诐\", they married women, wives, okay? \"讜讬拽讞 转专讞 讗转 讗讘专诐 讘谞讜\", 转专讞 took, where was 讗讘专诐? What did it say, where was 讗讘专诐 born? Where? Let's read here. \"讘讗专抓 诪讜诇讚转讜 讘讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐\", 讗讘专诐 was born in 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐. Okay. 转专讞 took 讗讘专诐, his son, and 诇讜讟, his 讘谉 讛专谉, ben the grandson, and 砖专讬. \"讜讬爪讗讜 讗转诐 诪讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐\", they left 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐. This is before 诇讱 诇讱. This is the end of 驻专砖转 谞讞. 转专讞 took 讗讘专诐, left 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐, \"诇诇讻转 讗专爪讛 讻谞注谉\", to go to 讻谞注谉. \"讜讬讘讗讜 注讚 讞专谉\", they left to go to 讻谞注谉, they came from 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐, they got stuck in 讞专谉. \"讜讬砖讘讜 砖诐\", they lived there. And 转专讞 died, it says, in 讞专谉. That's the end of 驻专砖转 谞讞. 诇讱 诇讱 says, \"讜讬讗诪专 讛砖诐 讗诇 讗讘专诐 诇讱 诇讱 诪讗专爪讱 讜诪诪讜诇讚转讱 讜诪讘讬转 讗讘讬讱\", leave your land and your birthplace. Didn't he already leave his birthplace? It says already before they left 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐. So, 讗讘专诐 left his birthplace. Birthplace, no? It means the place where you're born. Your land, he left his land. They came to 讞专谉. And go there, and then, \"I'll give you all the 讘专讻讜转\". \"讜讬诇讱 讗讘专诐 讻讗砖专 讚讘专 讗诇讬讜 讛砖诐\". So, 专砖\"讬 explains, \"诪讗专爪讱 讜诪诪讜诇讚转讱\", listen to 专砖\"讬 in the beginning of 诇讱 诇讱. 专砖\"讬 asks the 砖讗诇讛 I just asked, \"讜讛诇讗 讻讘专 讬爪讗 诪砖诐 注诐 讗讘讬讜\", what do you mean leave your birthplace? He already left there with his father, \"注讚 讞专谉 讜讘讗 注讚 讞专谉\", \"讗诇讗 讻讱 讗诪专 诇讜\", this is what the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 said to 讗讘专诐, \"讛专讞拽 注讜讚 诪砖诐\", go even further, \"讜爪讗 诪讘讬转 讗讘讬讱\", go away further and go away from your father's house. Your father's house, you live with your father now in 讞专谉 because you left 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐 together with your father, came to 讞专谉, now the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 says go further away from your birthplace and go away from your father's house. This is what the 专诪讘\"谉 says that the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 told him like this. Let's let's look at the 专诪讘\"谉 again. Since they did all kinds of 专注讜转 专讘讜转 注诇 讗诪讜谞转讜, in 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐 they made him a lot of trouble, he ran away from them 诇诇讻转 讗专爪讛 讻谞注谉 to, he left 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐 with the intentions of going to 讻谞注谉, and what happened 讘驻讜注诇? Never got there. 讜谞转注讻讘 讘讞专谉, he got stuck in 讞专谉. 讗诪专 诇讜, so now 讛砖诐 tells him 诇注讝讜讘 讙诐 讗诇讜, leave even the people of 讞专谉. The people of 讞专谉 are not much better than the ones before. 讜诇注砖讜转 讻讗砖专 讞砖讘 诪转讞讬诇讛, do as your intentions were in the beginning, which was what? That 砖转讛讗 注讘讜讚转讜, you should call the... people to the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 in 讗专抓 讻谞注谉. And if you go there, then I'll make you there big, not like the place where you are. 讗讜谉 注专 驻讬专讟 讗讜讬住, and the 专诪讘\"谉, but the question is, why doesn't the 转讜专讛 say it? So now we know the reason why he told him to leave, and why it was so important to leave, because these people are no good. So go, and people will will appreciate what you tell them more. 讗讜谉 讚讬 转讜专讛, 讗讜谉 注专 驻讬专讟 讗讜讬住, 讗讘诇 转讜专讛 诇讗 转专爪讛 诇讛讗专讬讱, the 转讜专讛 didn't want to go into length 讘讚注讜转 注讜讘讚讬 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛 讜注讜讘讚讬 讛讙诇讜诇讬诐, to go into the details that these people worshipped 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛 and they were no good, 转讜专讛 didn't want to do it. 讜诇驻专砖 注谞讬谉 砖讛讬讛 讘讬谞讜 讜讘讬谉 讛讻砖讚讬诐 讘讗诪讜谞讛, and to have to explain that he had problems with them in his 讗诪讜谞讛, with the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专, with this. So the 转讜专讛 just passed it through and didn't say anything, 讻讗砖专 拽爪专讛 讘注谞讬谉 讚讜专 讗谞讜砖 讜住讘专转诐 讘注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛 砖讞讬讚砖讜. Just like earlier in the 驻住讜拽讬诐, we find that by 讗谞讜砖 it says they started worshipping 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛, and the 转讜专讛 doesn't go into the details what they said, and what they thought, and discussions, and 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜, the 转讜专讛 doesn't go into it. 转讜专讛 doesn't want to go into the details of these terrible things. So here also the 转讜专讛 just mentions in short, leave the place. This is the answer. The 驻讜注诇 讬讜爪讗 comes out that the answer that he gives only answers the second question. The question is, why doesn't the 转讜专讛 tell us what's the big deal of leaving that for leaving the land? Yeah, it's a big deal leaving these people and coming to a place where you were able to spread 讛砖诐's name. That's so special, so he answered the 砖讗诇讛. So the 专讘讬 asks,
注住 讘诇讬讬讘讟 讗讘注专 谞讬砖讟 讙诇讗讟讬拽, but it's still not clear, 驻讗专 讜讜讗住 讚注专诪讗谞讟 谞讬砖讟 讚讬 转讜专讛 讘拽讬爪讜专 注诇 讻诇 驻谞讬诐, why doesn't the 转讜专讛, this is the first question. See, the 专讘讬 doesn't say, you can't quote that the 专讘讬 said there are two questions here, but I'm 讟讬讬讟砖讬谞讙 it 讗讜讬住 that way to make it clearer. So the 专讘讬 says, but still what's not clear, why doesn't the 转讜专讛 mention, at least 讘拽讬爪讜专, 砖讛讬讛 讗讘专讛诐 注讘讚 讗诇讜拽讬诐, 讗讘专讛诐 served 讛砖诐, a 爪讚讬拽 转诪讬诐, 讗诇住 讛拽讚诪讛 to 讜讬讗诪专 讛砖诐 讗诇 讗讘专诐, as an introduction to 讛砖诐 speaking to 讗讘专讛诐? In other words, why, when you look at the 驻住讜拽讬诐, you don't understand from the 驻住讜拽讬诐 why 讛砖诐 spoke to, what did he pick him out of? There were so many people, millions of people, or how many there were, picked 讛砖诐 spoke to 讗讘专讛诐. Who is 讗讘专讛诐? What's so great about 讗讘专讛诐? 注诇 讚专讱 诪'讙注驻讬谞讟 讘讬讬 谞讞, like we find by 谞讞, 讗讬讬讚注专 讚注诐 讚讬 讚讬讘讜专 讛讜讬' 爪讜 谞讞, before 讛砖诐 spoke to 谞讞, 讘转讞诇转 驻专砖转 谞讞, in the beginning of 驻专砖转 谞讞, 讗讬讝 讚注专 驻住讜拽 诪拽讚讬诐 驻专讬注专, bereits 讛砖诐 said in the beginning of the 住讚专讛, the 转讜专讛 says 谞讞 讗讬砖 爪讚讬拽, 谞讞 was a 爪讚讬拽, 讗讜谉 谞讗讱 驻专讬注专 讘住讜祝 驻专砖转 讘专讗砖讬转, even before, at the end of 讘专讗砖讬转 it says 谞讞 诪爪讗 讞谉 讘注讬谞讬 讛砖诐, 谞讞 found grace in the eyes of 讛砖诐. So just like over there the 转讜专讛 tells us first, before it tells us 讛砖诐 spoke to 谞讞, it tells us who's 谞讞, why the 转讜专讛, 谞讞 is special, oh, we know. Why doesn't he do it here? 注诇 讗讞转 讻诪讛 讜讻诪讛 讘谞讜讙注 爪讜 讗讘专讛诐, certainly by 讗讘专讛诐, 讜讜讗住 讗讬谉 诪讚专砖讬 讞讝\"诇 讜讜注专讟 讚注专爪讬讬诇讟 讘讗专讬讻讜转 讜讜注讙谉 讙讜讚诇 诪注诇讜转讬讜 讜爪讚拽讜转讜. It's not the 驻砖讟 we don't know his 诪注诇讜转, in 讞讝\"诇, in 诪讚专砖讬诐 we find so much about the greatness of 讗讘专讛诐 and the great 爪讚拽讜转, 讗讜谉 讝讬讬谉 注讘讜讚转 讛砖诐 讘诪住讬专讜转 谞驻砖, how he served 讛砖诐 讘诪住讬专讜转 谞驻砖, 谞讗讱 讝讬讬注谞讚讬拽 讗讬谉 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐 讜讞专谉, when he was in 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐, when he was in 讞专谉, the great things he did. 讜讜讗住 讚讗住 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 讚讬 讛拽讚诪讛 讜讛住讬讘讛, which was the real, seemingly the real reason why 讛砖诐 said 诇讱 诇讱. As we said before, because he went 讘诪住讬专讜转 谞驻砖, and he had to fight with all of them, 讛砖诐 said to him get out of here, don't bother with them, but it's all because of his great things that he did. 讗讜谉 注诐 讻诇 讝讛 讜讜注专讟 讗讬谉 转讜专讛 砖讘讻转讘 拽诇讗专 谞讬砖讟 讚注专诪讗谞讟 讜讜注讙谉 讚注诐. And still, in 讞讝\"诇 we find, but in 讞讜诪砖 we don't find a word about the greatness of 讗讘专讛诐 till later on in the 驻专砖讛, nothing before 讛砖诐 spoke to 讗讘专讛诐. 讗驻讬诇讜 谞讬砖讟 讗讝 讗讘专讛诐 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 讗讜讬住讙注讟讬讬诇讟 诪讻诇 砖讗专 讘谞讬 诪砖驻讞转讜, doesn't even say 讗讘专讛诐 was different than his family members. The 转讜专讛 as till 驻专砖转 诇讱 诇讱, it says 转专讞 had three sons, doesn't say 讗讘专讛诐 was different. One of them died, and then you had another a grandson, then you had 讗讘专讛诐, all family member, doesn't say 讗讘专讛诐 was 注驻注住 a special man. 讘住讜祝 驻专砖转 谞讞 讜讜注专讟 讗讘专讛诐 讚注专诪讗谞讟 讘诇讜讬讝 讗诇住 讗讬讬谞注专 驻讜谉 诪砖驻讞转 转专讞. He is mentioned at the end of 谞讞 only as one of the family of 转专讞. 转专讞 had three children, he was one of them. Says who he married, doesn't say anything about 讗讘专讛诐, and that's a big 驻诇讗 why the 转讜专讛 doesn't tell us 讗讘专讛诐. In 讞讝\"诇 we find it, in 转讜专讛 砖讘注诇 驻讛 we find it, but not in 转讜专讛 砖讘讻转讘, not in 讞讜诪砖. 诇讻讗讜专讛, the normal way of the 转讜专讛 writing, it should have written that way, that you should know by the time we get to, see people don't think of such a 砖讗诇讛, because in our minds we're so used to 讗讘专讛诐, haha, everyone knows 讗讘专讛诐, 讗讘专讛诐, 讗讘专讛诐. But if someone, let's let's assume someone never learned 讞讜诪砖, a new person will start learning, put yourself in the position of a person who never learned 讞讜诪砖, doesn't know history, doesn't know anything about, and he starts reading, so he reads, and this is this, 讗讘专讛诐, this, and all of a sudden 讜讬讗诪专 讛砖诐 讗诇 讗讘专诐. Why? The 砖讗诇讛 comes up, the 转讜专讛 should have written in 驻砖讜讟讜 砖诇 诪拽专讗, not to rely on 转讜专讛 砖讘注诇 驻讛, because in 转讜专讛 砖讘注诇 驻讛 we find: Why is it even called 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐? Why is it called 讗讜专 讻砖讚讬诐? 讗讜专 for fire, because he was thrown into the oven, and all the great things that 讗讘专讛诐 did. But in 讞讜诪砖, in 转讜专讛 砖讘讻转讘, why doesn't it say it? And that's a 砖讟讗专拽注 拽砖讬讗. So this is just the introduction to the 注谞讬谉 that the 专讘讬 is going to explain.
讬砖 诇讜诪专 the 讘讬讗讜专 in them. So let's get to the 讘讬讗讜专, we'll start the 讘讬讗讜专. 讚讬 讛转讞诇讛'住 驻讜谉 注诐 讬砖专讗诇 讛转讞诇讛 驻讜谉 注诐 讬砖专讗诇 讗讬讝 驻讜谉 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜. The beginning of 注诐 讬砖专讗诇 starts from 讗讘专讛诐. 讜讜讗住 注专 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 讚注专 注专砖讟注专 讗讬讚, he was the first Jew, like the 诇砖讜谉 is 讗讞讚 讛讬讛 讗讘专讛诐. 讗讘专讛诐 was one. What does mean one? He was the one, the first one. 讗讜谉 讘讗讘专讛诐 讙讜驻讗, 讜讜讗住 讗谉 讗讜讬住讙注讟讬讬诇讟拽讬讬讟 驻讗专砖讗专驻挚讟 谞讬讟 讚讬 讗讚诐 砖讘讗 专爪讜谉 讜讘讗专爪讜 诪讜诇讚转讜 讜讗驻讬诇讜 诪讘讬转 讗讘讬讜? And in 讗讘专讛诐 itself, when did he become special, different than all the other people in his country, the people from his family? 住'讛讗讟 讝讬讱 讗谞讙注讛讜讬讘谉 驻讜谉 讜讬讗诪专 讛砖诐 讗诇 讗讘专讛诐 诇讱 诇讱 驻讜谉 讝讬讬 讗诇注诪注谉. When 讛砖诐 said to leave, leave them all, 讜讜讗住 砖讟讬讬讟 讘转讞诇转 驻专砖转谞讜, it's standing in the beginning of the 驻专砖讛. In other words, just it's going to be more 驻专讟讬诐 later, but just to start off with a 砖讗诇讛, I'm going to take the 砖讗诇讛 backwards. The 讙诪专讗 says in 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛, 砖讬转 讗诇驻讬 砖谞讬 讛讜讬 注诇诪讗, the world is 6,000 years, and the 讙诪专讗 divides the 6,000 years in three periods: 讚注专 砖谞讬 讗诇驻讬诐 and 砖谞讬 讗诇驻讬诐 and 砖谞讬 讗诇驻讬诐. The first 2,000 years is called 砖谞讬 讗诇驻讬诐, anyone remember? 砖谞讬 讗诇驻讬诐 转讜讛讜. 2,000 years of chaos. The next 砖谞讬 讗诇驻讬诐 are called 砖谞讬 讗诇驻讬诐 转讜专讛. And the next 2,000 years is called 砖谞讬 讗诇驻讬诐 讬诪讜转 讛诪砖讬讞. That's the 讙诪专讗. So we see that something took place in the year 2000. 2000, the year 2000 from 讘专讬讗转 讛注讜诇诐 started a new 转拽讜驻讛, started a new period in history. Till then was 2,000 years of chaos, then started 砖谞讬 讗诇驻讬诐 转讜专讛. Could anyone tell me what happened the year 2000 that things changed? 诪转谉 转讜专讛 was not the year 2000. Which year was 诪转谉 转讜专讛? Huh? 2448. Everyone knows: the year 讘' 讗诇驻讬诐 转诪\"讞. 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜 was born in the year 1948, not the year 2000. What happened the year 2000? What took place when we say that by the year 2000, 砖谞讬 讗诇驻讬诐 转讜专讛 started? What what exactly happened then? Has to be something, otherwise it's it's 住转诐 The answer is 诇讱 诇讱. How old was 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜 when the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 said 诇讱 诇讱? Well, according to what I said, if you only could calculate a little bit without a calculator, without a phone, you figure out that he was 52 years old. Actually, 谞讞 was still alive then. How old was 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜 when 谞讞 died? It's like, just 讚专讱 讗讙讘, it has nothing to do with the 注谞讬谉. It says, 讗讘专讛诐 讘谉 谞讞 讻砖诪转 谞讞. How old was that? 讗讘专讛诐 讘谉 谞讞, 谞讞 is 谞\"讞. 讗讘专讛诐 was 58 years old, 讗讘专讛诐 讘谉 谞\"讞 讻砖诪转 谞讞, 讘谉 谞讞 讻砖诪转 谞讞, it's a play on words. He was 58 years old when 谞讞 died, so by the year 诇讱 诇讱, 谞讞 was still alive. Anyway, 讗讘专讛诐 was 52 years old. Fine. And 诪诪讬诇讗, 52 + 1948 is 2000, so the year 2000 happened 诇讱 诇讱. Now, if anybody remembers 讞讜诪砖, 驻砖讜讟讜 砖诇 诪拽专讗 will come up with a 诪讜专讗'讚讬拽注 拽砖讬讗. Especially those that are 讘注诇讬 拽专讬讗讛, who know how to 诇讬讬谉, so they remember the 驻住讜拽讬诐. What does it say in 讞讜诪砖? How old was 讗讘专讛诐 when he left 讞专谉? When the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 told him 诇讱 诇讱, what does it say in 驻住讜拽? The beginning of 驻专砖转 诇讱 诇讱. Should remember it from last year, this year we didn't learn it yet. I will say the 诇砖讜谉 that the 专讘讬, I once told you, wrote by the 砖讬讞讜转. When we wrote something, the 专讘讬 wrote once when we wrote in the 砖讬讞讜转 a 诪专讗讛 诪拽讜诐 to something which from one place, and 讘驻讜注诇 it's a 专砖\"讬 in 讞讜诪砖, and the 专讘讬 was upset why we didn't write the 诪专讗讛 诪拽讜诐 专砖\"讬 讞讜诪砖. So the 专讘讬 wrote, filled in the 诪专讗讛 诪拽讜诐, and he wrote on the side, he wrote to us: 讜讻讬 讗祝 讗讞讚 诪讻诐 讗讬谞讜 诇讜诪讚 讞转\"转? Not one of you guys learn 讞转\"转 to remember this 专砖\"讬? So I'm repeating that. Not 专砖\"讬, I'm talking about a 驻住讜拽. in 讞讜诪砖. Okay, let's look in 驻专砖转 诇讱 诇讱. You found the 驻住讜拽. What does the 驻住讜拽 say? How old was he? Here, says, \"讜讗讘专诐 讘谉 讞诪砖 砖谞讬诐 讜砖讘注讬诐 砖谞讛 讘爪讗转讜 诪讞专谉.\" How old was he? 75. So, 讘讻诇诇 makes no sense. Why did I say he was 52 when really he was 75? The 驻住讜拽, what do we need more? It's a 驻住讜拽 in 讞讜诪砖. It's not It's a 诪讚专砖, you can say, well, it's a 诪讞诇讜拽转 in 诪讚专砖讬诐. A lot of times, here a 诪讚专砖 says something, you can say another 诪讚专砖 says different. If we have an answer, it's fine. If not, 诪讚专砖 讬砖 讞诇讜拽讬. 诪讞诇讜拽转 of 诪讚专砖讬诐. It's a 驻住讜拽 in 讞讜诪砖, he was 75 years old. So, what's the 驻砖讟 that he was 52 when he left? I have another 砖讗诇讛. I I have a 拽砖讬讗 on the 驻住讜拽. The 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐 took place where? Get a little bit in into the 驻住讜拽讬诐 or the history of of of of a 驻砖讜讟 uh look at the the 讞讜诪砖 stuff. The 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐, between the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 and 讗讘专讛诐, took place where, in which place did it take place? What did the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 tell him at the 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐? The 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 told him, \"This land I will give to your children.\" This land means 讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇. So, where was 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜 at the 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐? In 讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇. How old was 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜 at the 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐? Can anyone figure out how to 讞砖讘讜谉 it? How do you figure out a 讞砖讘讜谉? How will you figure the 讞砖讘讜谉? Let's let's think. How can you figure how old 讗讘专讛诐 was at the 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐? Uh? Oh, count from 讬爪讬讗转 诪爪专讬诐. It says by 讬爪讬讗转 诪爪专讬诐, it says in 驻专砖转 讘讗 how long were the 讬讬讚谉 in 诪爪专讬诐? 430 years, it says. Now, we know that in 诪爪专讬诐 they were 210 years. So, what's the 讞砖讘讜谉 of 430? So, 专砖状讬 says, it's from the 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐. Now, let's go back. 210 years they were in 诪爪专讬诐. How old was 讬注拽讘 讗讘讬谞讜 when they came to 诪爪专讬诐? He was 147 when he died, he was 130 when he came to, he lived 17 years. We go back, how old was 讬爪讞拽 when 讬注拽讘 was born? Anyway, I'm not going to go to the 讞砖讘讜谉 now, it's late. Comes out that from the day 讬爪讞拽 was, the time 讬爪讞拽 was born, it was 400 years till 讬爪讬讗转 诪爪专讬诐. From 讬爪讞拽 was born. So, when the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 said, \"讙专 讬讛讬讛 讝专注讱,\" your children will be strangers in a land, so it starts from when he had children. The first child was, he had a child 讬爪讞拽, 400 years. Where do we get 430 years? Because the 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐 took place 30 years before. How old was 讬- 讗讘专讛诐 when 讬爪讞拽 was born? 99 when he made the 讘专讬转. How old was he when 讬爪讞拽 was born? The 讘专讬转 was a year before. He was a 100 years old. Everyone knows he was a 100 years old when 讬爪讞拽 was born. So, if 30 years before 讬爪讞拽 was born was the 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐, how old was he? How old was 讗讘专讛诐 at the 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐? 70. Oh, so, math uh 砖讬注讜专. 讗讘专讛诐 讗讘讬谞讜 was 70 years old at the 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐. The 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐 was in 讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇. But he wasn't 75 till he left 讞专谉. So, how could it be that he was 70 years old? He was 75 the 驻住讜拽 says when he did 诇讱 诇讱, when he left 讞专谉 he was he was 75, so he didn't get to 讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇, at least, not less than 75. So, how could you say that by the 讘专讬转 讘讬谉 讛讘转专讬诐 he was 70 years old? How does that make sense? That's a 诪讜专讗讚讬拽注 拽砖讬讗. And you know what? I'm not answering you now. Maybe you won't sleep at night thinking about this 砖讗诇讛. Everyone said 讛诇讜讜讗讬 you shouldn't sleep because you have a 拽砖讬讗 in learning. And I'm not assigning anybody, I'll answer you myself tomorrow. Uh? Yeah, so, think. Is it true what I said? And if it's not true, then