[Avodah] yishmael v. the mitzri???

[Liron Kopinsky]

RHB:

> in this week's parsha, Rashi tells us that Hashem judged Yishmael as he
>> was (then), not looking into his future or the future of his descendants.
>>
>> However we know that by the episode of Moshe we do know that Moshe
>> looked forward to see if the Mitzri would have any worthy descendants,
>> (he saw none, and then killed the Mitzri)......
>> Why the difference between the two cases??
>>
>> RSZ:
>> It's obvious.  The mitzri then was not innocent, he was guilty!
>>
>
LK:
And Yishmael was innocent? See the Siftei Chachamim on Rashi there. Rather,
I think you have to say that for all the bad Yishamel's descendants have
done to us, there have been good ones as well.
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