<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">MeInyan LeInyan BeOso Inyan</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Why was it necessary for HKBH to lie at all?</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Would it not have been enough for HKBH to ask Avraham, "Why did Sara laugh? Why does she think she cant have children? Is HaShem not able to do all things?"</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">So it appears that we should lie in order to take the initiative and put in a good word, make a pre-emptive strike - if one may borrow a phrase</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font>Meir G. Rabi</div>
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