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Chumash In Depth - Yehuda and Tamar IV

((ב) ויט עד איש עדלמי ושמו חירה. כל ענין חירה שבפ׳ לא נודע לאיזה ענין נזכר כי גם שליחות הגדי לתמר מה לנו לדעת מי הוא השליח אלא בא ללמדנו דכשם שבעת שהתנוצץ לידת משיח היה ע״י סרסרות אדם גדול ונכבד עד שיהודה התרועע עמו כך יהיה לאח״ז כי בבנין בית דוד המלך הזדקק חירם מלך צור. ובימי המשיח כתיב והיו מלכים אמניך:

...This whole matter of Chira in our Parsha, I don't know why it was mentioned, like sending the kid to Tamar, why do we have to know who sent it, but it must be coming to teach that just like at the time of the spark of the Moshiach it will happen with the mediation of a great person, until that Yehuda associated with him, so too after this with the building of the Temple that King David needed Chiram, the King of Tzur, and in the days of the Moshiach it will be be that the kings will be in your trust.

(ב) והלבנון - אמר להם כשאתם נכנסים לארץ צריכים אתם להעמיד עליכם מלך ולבנות לכם בית הבחירה...

(2) "and the Levanon": He said to them: When you come to the land, you must appoint a king for yourselves and build the Temple.

(טו) וַ֠יִּשְׁלַ֠ח חִירָ֨ם מֶלֶךְ־צ֤וֹר אֶת־עֲבָדָיו֙ אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י אֹת֛וֹ מָשְׁח֥וּ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ תַּ֣חַת אָבִ֑יהוּ כִּ֣י אֹהֵ֗ב הָיָ֥ה חִירָ֛ם לְדָוִ֖ד כׇּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ {ס}
(15) King Hiram of Tyre sent his officials to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in place of his father; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

(א) וישלח חירם הנה בשמואל ב' (ה' י"א) נזכר שחירם שלח מלאכים אל דוד ועצי ארזים וחרשי עץ וכו' ויבנו בית לדוד, ופה אמר ששלח את עבדיו, כי שם רצה לכרות עמו ברית בפעם ראשונה, והיה צריך לשלוח מלאכים, ששם מלאך הונח על ההולך בשליחות נכבד, כי היו שרים נכבדים ומלאכים מליצים ומורשים מאת המלך לכרות עמו הברית עפ"י הקשורים שיעשו ביניהם, אבל עם שלמה לא היה צריך לחדש ברית חדש, כי הוא עומד תחת אביו והברית שהי"ל עם אביו נכונה גם לבנו המולך אחריו, ולא שלח רק עבדיו, לברכו ולדרוש שלומו, ומפ' כי שמע כי אותו משחו ולכן שלח עבדיו ולא הוצרך לשלוח מלאכים כי אהב היה חירם לדוד כל הימים, והברית נאמן וקיים ביניהם מכבר עפ"י הברית שבינו לבין דוד:

...And Hiram sent here in Samuel 2 (5:11) he remembered that Hiram sent kings to David and cedar trees and carpenters etc. and built a house for David, and here he said he sent his servants, because there he wanted to make a covenant with him for the first time, and had to send kings, there An king was placed on the one who went on a distinguished mission, because there were honorable ministers and kings recommending and authorized by the king to make a covenant with him according to those who would make between them, but with Solomon there was no need to renew a new covenant. The king followed him, and did not send only his servants, to bless him and demand his peace. And the covenant that he made with his father is also true for his son who follows him, and did not send only his servants, to bless him and demand his peace, and the covenant between him and David:

(ז) וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞ים אֶל־הַ֣ר קׇדְשִׁ֗י וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית תְּפִלָּתִ֔י עוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧ם וְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָצ֖וֹן עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִ֑י כִּ֣י בֵיתִ֔י בֵּית־תְּפִלָּ֥ה יִקָּרֵ֖א לְכׇל־הָעַמִּֽים׃
(7) I will bring them to My sacred mount
And let them rejoice in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices
Shall be welcome on My altar;
For My House shall be called
A house of prayer for all peoples.”

(כ) וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְהוּדָ֜ה אֶת־גְּדִ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֗ים בְּיַד֙ רֵעֵ֣הוּ הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔י לָקַ֥חַת הָעֵרָב֖וֹן מִיַּ֣ד הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וְלֹ֖א מְצָאָֽהּ׃ (כא) וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֤י מְקֹמָהּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַיֵּ֧ה הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה הִ֥וא בָעֵינַ֖יִם עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לֹא־הָיְתָ֥ה בָזֶ֖ה קְדֵשָֽׁה׃ (כב) וַיָּ֙שׇׁב֙ אֶל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א מְצָאתִ֑יהָ וְגַ֨ם אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמָּקוֹם֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹא־הָיְתָ֥ה בָזֶ֖ה קְדֵשָֽׁה׃ (כג) וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ תִּֽקַּֽח־לָ֔הּ פֶּ֖ן נִהְיֶ֣ה לָב֑וּז הִנֵּ֤ה שָׁלַ֙חְתִּי֙ הַגְּדִ֣י הַזֶּ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א מְצָאתָֽהּ׃

(20) Judah sent the kid by his friend the Adullamite, to redeem the pledge from the woman; but he could not find her. (21) He inquired of the people of that town, “Where is the cult prostitute, the one at Enaim, by the road?” But they said, “There has been no prostitute here.” (22) So he returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her; moreover, the townspeople said: There has been no prostitute here.” (23) Judah said, “Let her keep them, lest we become a laughingstock. I did send her this kid, but you did not find her.”

חַד גַּדְיָא, חַד גַּדְיָא דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי, חַד גַּדְיָא, חַד גַּדְיָא.

One kid, one kid that my father bought for two zuz, one kid, one kid.

כי הא דר' זירא כי הוה משכח רבנן דמעסקי ביה אמר להו במטותא בעינא מנייכו לא תרחקוה דתנינא ג' באין בהיסח הדעת אלו הן משיח מציאה ועקרב
This is as in that practice of Rabbi Zeira, who, when he would find Sages who were engaging in discussions about the coming of the Messiah, said to them: Please, I ask of you, do not delay his coming by calculating the end of days. As we learn in a baraita: There are three matters that come only by means of diversion of attention from those matters, and these are they: The Messiah, a lost item, and a scorpion.
וְאָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק אִם יֹאמַר לְךָ אָדָם יָגַעְתִּי וְלֹא מָצָאתִי אַל תַּאֲמֵן לֹא יָגַעְתִּי וּמָצָאתִי אַל תַּאֲמֵן יָגַעְתִּי וּמָצָאתִי תַּאֲמֵן

§ Rabbi Yitzḥak said in the style of a previous passage: If a person says to you: I have labored and not found success, do not believe him. Similarly, if he says to you: I have not labored but nevertheless I have found success, do not believe him. If, however, he says to you: I have labored and I have found success, believe him.

(יט) וַיִּפְקַ֤ח אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־עֵינֶ֔יהָ וַתֵּ֖רֶא בְּאֵ֣ר מָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ וַתְּמַלֵּ֤א אֶת־הַחֵ֙מֶת֙ מַ֔יִם וַתַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת־הַנָּֽעַר׃
(19) Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. She went and filled the skin with water, and let the boy drink.

(בראשית כא, יט): וַיִּפְקַח אֶת עֵינֶיהָ, אָמַר רַבִּי בִּנְיָמִין הַכֹּל בְּחֶזְקַת סוּמִין עַד שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מֵאִיר אֶת עֵינֵיהֶם, מִן הָכָא וַיִּפְקַח אֱלֹהִים אֶת עֵינֶיהָ.

...And he opened her eyes, Rabbi Binyamin says, everything is hidden until Hashem opens their eyes, from here, that God opened her eyes...

... מַלְכָּהּ וְשָׂרֶיהָ בַגּוֹיִם אֵין תּוֹרָה. אִם יֹאמַר לְךָ אָדָם יֵשׁ חָכְמָה בַּגּוֹיִם, תַּאֲמֵן, ... יֵשׁ תּוֹרָה בַּגּוֹיִם, אַל תַּאֲמֵן,

...Her king and her leaders are in exile, Torah is no more": if a man should say to you: "There is wisdom among the nations", believe it. ... If a man should say: "There is Torah among the nations", do not believe it...

Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz
Learning Torah will not teach you rocket science, brain surgery or trigonometry. Torah tells you everything you need to know about life, how to live as a human being, how to understand your purpose in the world, how to understand the WHY of creation though it will not necessarily tell you the WHAT of creation.
Rav Tzadok, Machshavos Charutz 11, described the Torah as the Peirush and Commentary on the Beriah. But you need to read the text to understand the significance of the commentary. You will not get Rashi's explanation of the Chumash unless you also read the Chumash.
Why we use secular insights for the understanding of human character and motivation is indeed a much more difficult question. Part of it is certainly a yeridas hadoros and hester panim in which Divine truth becomes accessible to us through popular and simplified culture which at its best can allow us to then see these truths in a deeper way within the Torah. The example would be the person who can only read Shakespeare in comic book form because the original is too deep and complicated.