THREAT OF WAR: ALEXANDER THE GREAT VS. SHIMON HATZADIK
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0:06Some of the examples that we see in the Torah of Hashgacha Pratit happen both in good and bad. One of the examples, in a good way, is the Gemara in Masechet Yoma, page 69a. It says that the Kutim, the reform, the conservative of the day of Shimon HaTzadik, the Kohen Gadol, the reform people, the heretics, the ones that were trying to distort the Torah but still pretend like they're religious. is the Gemara in Masechet Yoma, page 69a. It says that the Kutim, the Reform, the Conservative of the day of Shimon HaTzadik, the Kohen Gadol, the reform people, the heretics, the ones that were trying to distort the Torah but still pretend like they're religious. They didn't like the ultra-Orthodox. They didn't like Shimon HaTzadik; he was too religious for them. So what did they do? They went to Alexander Macedon, Alexander the Great, and said to him, "These Jewish people, these Orthodox, they don't like you, and guess what? They want you to die because you're a goy." didn't like the Ultra-Orthodox, they didn't like Shimon HaTzadik. He was too religious for them. So what did they do? They went to Alexander Macedon, Alexander the Great, and they said to him, "These Jewish people, these Orthodox, they don't like you. And guess what? They want you to die because you're a goy."
1:36You're a Gentile. They don't like Gentiles. So, and they do it every day in their Temple. So give us the permission to use your army to destroy that Temple. Alexander the Great said, "I'll come with you. I'll do it too." Now you would think this is terrible. Why? If the guy himself is offended to such an extent that he's going to go and destroy the Temple himself, this is the worst thing in the world. But we find out later on this is divine providence. This is one of the many divine providence steps that took place behind the scenes. So Alexander the Great, as he's conquering the entire world, decides to go to Israel, to the Beit HaMikdash, to go destroy it. A message comes to Shimon HaTzadik. which is one of the last members of the Anshei Knesset HaGedolah, the great men of the Great Assembly, some of whom were prophets, all of whom had Ruach HaKodesh. And news gets to him, and without hesitation, Shimon HaTzadik says, "Alexander the Great is coming."
2:59he puts on, the Gemara says, his Kohen Gadol uniform, the eighth piece of clothing you're only allowed to wear to go into the Kodesh HaKodeshim. And the Gemara argues about this: how is he wearing this to go see a king? I mean, he's only allowed to wear it for the King of Kings. Why is he using it for this? That's really why it's an issue anyway. Shimon HaTzaddik puts it on and he says to all of the important people, "Let's go. Let's go meet him. You know he's coming to kill you, right? Let's go say hello. He's coming with an army, millions of people. Spears, guns, this, that. Yeah, let's go say hi." All night they walk. And the army of Alexander is coming; all night they walk. They have this zealousness to go destroy this little country. And the tzaddikim also have a zealousness to go meet the one that wants to destroy them. All night they both walk. As the morning hours come, they both see each other at the opposite side of the mountain. Alexander says to the Kutim, the Reform, "Who are these?"
4:17Kutimzer, those are the ones that are going against Your Highness. There are just a few hundred people going against me, while millions of people are here. I don't think anything of it. Let's get closer. As he gets closer, Shimon HaTzadik and his people come closer. "Hello! Shalom Aleichem!" As he gets closer, Alexander sees this unique person in the crowd. He doesn't look like anybody else. As he gets closer and closer, he recognizes the image. He gets off of his horse. Everyone stops. He gets closer to that person, and he bows to him on the floor like a king.
5:21The Kutim are as disappointed as can possibly be and said, "Your Highness, why are you bowing to this Jew? Why are you bowing to this Shimon HaTzadik?" Alexander says to them, "Every night that I go to sleep, I see an image with his face." saying to me, "It's because of these people that I am being allowed to win all of my wars." HaKadosh Baruch Hu already planned this since the time Alexander was born, giving Alexander a repetitive dream with an angel telling him, This face, Shimon HaTzadik's face of the future. This face, this person is the only reason why you're going to win the war. This one. Years before it happened. After he gets up, he says to Shimon HaTzadik, why did you come to meet me? Shimon says, could it be that the place that prays for Your Highness be destroyed?
6:35says, "Who wants to destroy it?" He says, "Those heretics standing next to you, those heretics." Alexander the Great says to him, "They are yours to do as you will." Shimon's people take those heretics and rip them to shreds. They make enough holes in them to make a little basket you could maybe sell in the flea market. Why? You're not allowed to be merciful to the רשעים (resha'im). ...even if you're a big tzaddik, the biggest tzaddik you know, you are not allowed to be, uh, but if Shimon HaTzaddik and his followers had a microscopic emunah problem, they would have, instead of going towards Alexander, run away. They would have hid; they would have done a million and a half other things... But they understood Hashem around the world. If it's time to die, it's time to die. If it's time to live, it's time to live. No person will decide who lives and who dies. Only HaKadosh Baruch Hu does.
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