One Must Not Second-Guess G-d's Ways


To those who have various questions and complaints against that which we see happening with our nation, allow me not to hold my tongue from asking some questions of my own:

  1. •Why was the Patriarch Abraham descended from his father Terach, an worshipper and trader of idols? Couldn't he have been born the son of a good, upright man? 

  2. •Why were Peretz (an ancestor of King David) and Zerach the offspring of Yehuda and his daughter-in-law Tamar? 

  3. •Ruth, too 77 - an ancestor of the soul of King David and the soul of the Messiah - was descended from the incestuous union of Lot and his daughter - why?


The answer to these questions is that we believe without a doubt that these phenomenon are rooted in very deep spiritual secrets, known only to the most special individuals from among those who understand these matters. And whoever does not believe this is called a sinner for sure; it cannot be that one who fears and stands in awe of G-d's word would even consider asking why G-d chose this course of action and not another.  Rather, all events - including the beginning stages of the Redemption that we see in our time - are governed by G-d's supervision. We must know and believe that everything that happens, whether large or small, is under G-d's control. This is our faith, and it is the very basis of the entire Torah. And when a person believes that everything is under His supervision, he believes that everything that occurs is for the best.


The author of Menorat HaMaor 78 explains the verse, "To Him alone Who does great wonders" 79 as follows:

"The Sages teach that a baal ha-ness, the beneficiary of a miracle, often does not recognize it.  Many times, G-d performs a miracle for a person, and the person perceives it in the opposite manner.  For people are sometimes blind - they see without realizing what they're seeing, and they hear without realizing what they're hearing. What they think is bad for them often turns out good, and the opposite as well. One must therefore always bless and thank G-d for everything."


And if this is true for individuals, then how much more so is it valid for the entire Nation of Israel in the Land of Israel, "the Land towards which Hashem's eyes are always directed", in which whatever G-d does for us is for the best. And the day known to G-d will come, and we will all merit to clearly see G-d's salvation, as is written, "They will see eye to eye when G-d returns to Zion". 80

  1. 77.Ruth was the great-grandmother of King David

  2. 78.end of passage 122

  3. 79.Psalms 136,4

  4. 80.Isaiah 52,8




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