Shnayim Yomi - Lech Lecha - Shishi - #6

[Music] in this section the torah goes back to before avraham was ever commanded by god to leave his home land avram was 70 years old when god revealed himself for the very first time in a prophecy to avram and he tells him that he is guaranteeing him the chosen land for him and for his descendants to which avraham responds and says how do i know how can i be guaranteed that my children will inherit this land avraham's question was how do i know that my avram is saying deeds are good enough and how do i know that my children my descendant's deeds will always be good enough to have enough merit to keep this land and god says don't worry because of the sacrifices you are going to do now that is going to serve as an everlasting merit for you and for your descendants to always have this land the chosen land of israel the talmud says that since avraham questioned god's promise that unfortunately his descendants were punished that they shall be exiled before settling in the land of israel the exile the decree was originally for 400 years starting from the birth of itzhak and in god's great kindness it was reduced to only 210 years from the day that they left for egypt with jacob's uh jacob and his children and then they returned back to the land of israel this is the monumental covenant that happened between hakadosh paruhu and abraham the british then the torah goes and returns back to the story after avram has settled in kenan and still has not have any children avram was promised three promises by god that he shall have children wealth and fame wealth and fame he has but still no children and then finally avraham is given his fifth out of his ten tests of trust in hashem and sarai turns to him and says take my maidservant she gives him hagar and says have a son with her who is hagar a god was a maidservant that parallel gave as a gift to sarai which was his very own daughter a god gets pregnant right away she insults and belittles sarai looks down upon her she runs away she meets an angel the angel says don't worry go back you're blessed you have a son and the year 2034 ishmael is born when avram is 86 years old at this point the torah fast forwards 13 years to win avram is 99 years old and god adds a hate to his name and now he is finally avraham [Music] you