The Person You Are Now

Vayera By :  Andrew Shugerman 91ฟ์ฒฅ Alum (Rabbinical School) Posted On Oct 23, 2010 / 5771 | Midrash: Between the Lines | Interreligious

ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ืดื:ื™ืดื–

ื•ึทื™ึดึผืฉึฐืืžึทืข ืึฑืœึนื”ึดื™ื, ืึถืช-ืงื•ึนืœ ื”ึทื ึทึผืขึทืจ, ื•ึทื™ึดึผืงึฐืจึธื ืžึทืœึฐืึทืšึฐ ืึฑืœึนื”ึดื™ื ืึถืœ-ื”ึธื’ึธืจ ืžึดืŸ-ื”ึทืฉึธึผืืžึทื™ึดื, ื•ึทื™ึนึผืืžึถืจ ืœึธื”ึผ ืžึทื”-ืœึธึผืšึฐ ื”ึธื’ึธืจ; ืึทืœ-ืชึดึผื™ืจึฐืึดื™, ื›ึดึผื™-ืฉึธืืžึทืข ืึฑืœึนื”ึดื™ื ืึถืœ-ืงื•ึนืœ ื”ึทื ึทึผืขึทืจ ื‘ึทึผืึฒืฉึถืืจ ื”ื•ึผื-ืฉึธืื.

ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืจื‘ื” ืœืดื’:ื™ืดื“

ื‘ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืฉื ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ืกื™ืžื•ืŸ ืงืคืฆื• ืžืœืื›ื™ ื”ืฉืจืช ืœืงื˜ืจื’ื• ืืžืจื• ืœืคื ื™ื• ืจื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ื ืื“ื ืฉื”ื•ื ืขืชื™ื“ ืœื”ืžื™ืช ืืช ื‘ื ื™ืš ื‘ืฆืžื ืืชื” ืžืขืœื” ืœื• ื‘ืืจ ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžื” ื”ื•ื ืฆื“ื™ืง ืื• ืจืฉืข ืืžืจื• ืœื• ืฆื“ื™ืง ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ืื™ื ื™ ื“ืŸ ืืช ื”ืื“ื ืืœื ื‘ืฉืขืชื• ืงื•ืžื™ ืฉืื™ ืืช ื”ื ืขืจ ื•ื™ืคืงื— ืืช ืขื™ื ื™ื” ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ื—ื–ืงืช ืกื•ืžื™ืŸ ืขื“ ืฉื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืžืื™ืจ ืืช ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื ืžืŸ ื”ื›ื ื•ื™ืคืงื— ืืœื”ื™ื ืืช ืขื™ื ื™ื”

Genesis 21:17

God heard the cry of the boy (Ishmael), and an angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heeded the cry of the boy where he is.”

Genesis Rabbah 33:14

Where he is. R. Simon said: The ministering angels rushed to indict [Ishmael], exclaiming, “Sovereign of the Universe! Will You raise a well for one who will one day kill Your children with thirst?” [God] asked them, “What is he nowโ€”righteous or wicked? ” They replied, “Righteous.” He told them, “I judge a man only as he is in the moment.” [Thus, Scripture continues], ‘Come, lift up the boy…’ Then God opened her eyes, [and she saw a well of water.] (ณาฑ๐ฒิ.21:18โ€“19)

R. Benjamin said: All may be presumed to be blind until the Blessed Holy One enlightens their eyes, as the verse states, Then God opened her eyes…