181) \u201cPlease say that you are my sister.\u201d This is a perplexing verse. Would Abraham, who feared sin and loved the Creator, say that about his wife so that he would be favored? But even though Abraham feared sin, he did not rely on his merit and did not wish for the Creator to diminish his merit. Instead, he relied on his wife\u2019s merit that he would gain for her the money of the rest of the nations, since a man is rewarded with money thanks to his wife, as it is written, \u201cHouse and riches are the inheritance of fathers; but a prudent wife is from the Lord.\u201d Thus, one who wins a prudent wife wins everything, and it is written, \u201cThe heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
182) Thus, thanks to her was Abraham going to eat the gain of the rest of the nations, \u201cAnd he will have no lack of gain.\u201d He relied on her merit that they will not be able to punish him and to mock her, so he gave them nothing by saying, \u201cShe is my sister.\u201d Moreover, he saw an angel walking before her, saying to Abraham, \u201cDo not fear for her, for the Creator sent me to draw out the money of the rest of the nations and to guard her from everything. And then Abraham was not afraid for his wife but for himself, for he did not see the angel with him, but with his wife. He said, \u201cShe is guarded and I am not guarded.\u201d And this is why he said, \u201cPlease say that you are my sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
183) \u201cThat it may go well with me.\u201d Should it not have said, \u201cThat it may do well for me\u201d? After all, it is written, \u201cWhen the Egyptians see you, they will say, \u2018This is his wife.\u2019\u201d Hence, it should have said, \u201cThat it may do well for me.\u201d However, \u201cThat it may go well with me\u201d refers to the one who walks before you, the angel. The Creator will do well for me in this world in money, and my soul will live in that world because of you, for you will not stray from the path of truth. If I gain money for you in this world and you stray from the way, then death awaits me in that world. Hence, stand guard so that my soul will live in that world because of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
184) And because there was an angel walking before her and guarding her, it is written, \u201cAnd the Lord plagued Pharaoh\u2026 because of Sarai,\u201d meaning because of her words, for she would say to the angel, \u201cStrike!\u201d and he would strike. This is why Abraham had no fear for her, for she was guarded. What he did fear for was himself, since he saw no guarding over himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
185) Ten times did Sarah command the angel to strike Pharaoh, and with ten plagues was he struck. This is so because Sarah made a mark for her sons after her in Egypt, meaning that the Egyptians will be struck by ten plagues until they are redeemed from their hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
186) \u201cAs in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, I will show you miracles.\u201d The Creator is destined to show redemption to His sons, such as in the days when the Creator sent to deliver Israel from Egypt. And He showed these plagues on the Egyptians and struck them for Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is the difference between the redemption at the end of days and the redemption from Egypt? The redemption from Egypt was in one king and in one kingdom, while here it is in all the kings in the world. At that time, the Creator will be honored throughout the world and everyone will know the reign of the Creator, and everyone will be struck by blows from above, twice for one, since they will all refuse to let Israel go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
187) Then will the reign of the Creator appear, as it is written, \u201cAnd the Lord shall be King over all the earth.\u201d And then the nations will volunteer to bring Israel to the Creator, as it is written, \u201cAnd they shall bring all your brothers.\u201d Then the patriarchs will be revived in joy to see the redemption of their sons as in the beginning, as it is written, \u201cAs in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, I will show you miracles.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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