[Avodah] Vayeitze "Watch Whom You Marry"

[Richard Wolberg]

Richard Wolpoe asks:  Question: How did HKBH let Y'aaov Avinu have relations
with Le'ah  that night when his Kesubah said Rachel - which meant his bi'ah
was  assur.

 

There is a fundamental theological concept here. HKBH didn't let Ya'akov
have relations with Leah. God has endowed us with "bechira chofshis" which
means that He allowed Ya'akov to fall prey to the subterfuge because that
was the machination of Laban who exercised his free will. (There was no
nepotism there). And to further expand on this:

Akiva Miller asks: Here's my (somewhat related) question on this parsha: Why
did Rachel have to relate to subterfuge to accomplish all this? Why couldn't
she go to Yaakov and say, "Listen, we have a problem. I can't marry you
while Leah is still single." The only answer I can come up with is that she
feared Yaakov would have cancelled the whole thing. Anyone else?

My response to your question would be "mida k'neged mida." This was a result
of Yaakov's famous deception when he disguised himself as Esav. 

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