463) \u201cAnd Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian.\u201d Since the day Isaac was born and Ishmael was in Abraham’s house, Ishmael is not mentioned in his name, since where there is gold, waste is not mentioned before it. This is why it writes, \u201cThe son of Hagar the Egyptian,\u201d and does not write, \u201cIshmael, the son of Hagar,\u201d a man whose name should not be mentioned before Isaac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
464) \u201cAnd Sarah saw,\u201d with an eye for disgrace, meaning she wished to see only disgrace. Sarah saw him means that she did not see him with the eye as being Abraham’s son, but as being the son of Hagar the Egyptian. This is why it is written, \u201cAnd Sarah saw,\u201d for only Sarah saw him with such an eye, but not Abraham, since it does not say of Abraham, \u201cThe son of Hagar,\u201d but \u201chis son.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
465) Afterwards, it is written, \u201cAnd the thing was very bad in Abraham’s eyes because of his son.\u201d It does not say, \u201cBecause of the son of Hagar the Egyptian.\u201d And correspondingly, it is written, \u201cAnd Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian,\u201d and she did not see that he was Abraham’s son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
466) This verse is in Sarah\u2019s praise because she saw that he was laughing toward idolatry and said, \u201cThis one is certainly not Abraham’s son, doing Abraham’s deeds, but the son of Hagar the Egyptian, for he returned to his mother\u2019s share.\u201d This is why it is written, \u201cAnd she said to Abraham, \u2018Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
467) Can it be that Sarah was envious of her or of her son, and this is why she said, \u201cCast out\u201d? If this were so, the Creator would not be thankful for her words, as it is written, \u201cIn all that Sarah says unto you, listen unto her voice.\u201d But Sarah saw him in idol worship, and his mother taught him the laws of idol worship, and this is why she said, \u201cFor the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir,\u201d meaning \u201cI know that he will never inherit the part of faith and will never have a share with my son, not in this world and not in the next world.\u201d This is why the Creator thanked her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
468) The Creator wished to distinguish the holy seed as it should be, separately. This is why He created the world, since Israel was the Creator\u2019s will even before He created the world. This is why Abraham appeared in the world, and the world existed thanks to him. And Abraham and Isaac stood and did not sit in their places until Jacob came to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
469) When Jacob came to the world, Abraham and Isaac existed with him, and the whole world existed. And a holy nation came out to the world out of Jacob, and everything existed on the side of holiness as it should. This is why the Creator told him, \u201cIn all that Sarah says unto you, listen unto her voice, for in Isaac shall seed be called unto you,\u201d and not in Ishmael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
470) Afterwards, it is written, \u201cAnd she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba,\u201d meaning she was planting [same word as wandering in Hebrew] idolatry. But due to Abraham’s merit, the Creator did not leave her and her son and saved them from thirst, even though she was idol worshiping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
471) At first, when she fled from Sarah, it is written, \u201cBecause the Lord has heard your affliction.\u201d But now, after she has deviated to idolatry, although it is written, \u201cAnd [she] lifted up her voice, and wept,\u201d it is written, \u201cAnd God heard the voice of the boy where he is.\u201d It is not written, \u201cBecause the Lord has heard your voice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
472) \u201cWhere he is.\u201d Ishmael was not punishable in the upper courthouse. This is because the lower court punishes from thirteen years on, and the upper court punishes from twenty years on. Hence, although he was wicked, he was not punishable, as it is written, \u201cWhere he is,\u201d since he was less than twenty years old. This is why the Creator saved him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
473) Thus, one who passes from the world before he reaches the age of twenty, from which place is he punished with death? Below thirteen years of age, although he is not punishable, he is punished and dies for his father\u2019s sins, since he is still under his authority. But from thirteen years of age onwards, he departs his father\u2019s authority. So why is he punished with death while he is not punishable? The Creator has mercy on him so he will die righteous, and gives him a good reward in the eternal world instead of dying as a wicked who is punished in that world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
474) If he is wicked and has not reached twenty years of age, if he has departed the world, where does his punishment come from? You cannot say that it is so that he will die righteous, for he is wicked and not righteous. Thus, he was punished without a trial, since when the punishment came down to the world, he, who was less than twenty, encountered that punishing saboteur without this being intended by either the upper court or the lower court. It follows that he was punished only because he was not being watched over from above to keep him so the saboteur would not harm him. But since he has encountered him, he no longer tells good from evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
475) It is written about him, \u201cHis own iniquities shall capture the wicked, and he will be held with the cords of his sin.\u201d \u201cThe\u201d is to include those whose time to be punished has not come. \u201cHis own iniquities,\u201d and not the upper court. \u201cAnd he will be held with the cords of his sin,\u201d and not by the lower court. This is why it is written, \u201cFor God has heard the voice of the lad where he is,\u201d for he was not yet punishable for his sins. This is why God heard his voice even though he was wicked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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