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First, we will analyze why God decreed that Israel should be subjugated (to Egypt) so completely.²It is not surprising that Rabbi Foa draws heavily on Lurianic Kabbalah. One of his teachers was Menachem Azaria of Fano who was a student of Moses Cordovero. The Italian community was deeply influenced by the sages of Safed - Italian Rabbis even visited Safed in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Rabbi Foa’s primary teacher, Rabbi Menacham Azariah of Fano was one of the primary scholars who taught and communicated these teachings. See the article, Safed Kabbalah and Renaissance Italy by Moshe Idel. Safed Kabbalah and Renaissance Italy - Tablet Magazine There can be no doubt that all of the deeds that God performs are for the purpose of achieving wholeness, as is written, “The Rock! Whose deeds are perfect.” (Deut. 32:4) This is so even when one is different, such as one who is born blind or lame, etc. All of God’s ways are proper³Mishpat, literally just. , according to the nature of its matter, time, and the inborn nature which is as complete as possible for that person. God is faithful; even if we do not know the whole truth so that it appears as if God did not judge righteously. God desires righteousness and not evil. If that is so, why did He decree subjugation for the children of Abraham, His beloved, who are called His offspring. “For it is through Isaac that offspring shall continue for you.” (Gen. 12:12) And is not the line of Isaac continued through Jacob and his offspring are also called offspring of ‘Abraham, my beloved?’ Yet since God saw that Israel would one day sin and be deserving of enslavement, it was inevitable that this would happen once God made this decree. Rabbi Alsheikh⁴Moshe Alsheikh (1508–1593), known as the Alsheikh Hakadosh (the Holy), was a prominent rabbi, preacher, and biblical commentator in the latter part of the sixteenth century. Alsheikh was born in 1508 in the Ottoman Empire, and was the son of Hayyim Alsheikh. He later moved to Safed (now in Israel) where he became a student of Rabbi Joseph Caro. His students included Rabbi Hayim Vital and Rabbi Yom Tov Tzahalon. He died in Safed in 1593. Wikipedia writes in his essay, that as long as God did not decree enslavement, this could change… But once God made this decree it could not be changed, as Scripture states, “For as the rain or snow drops from heaven, so is the word that issues from My mouth: it does not come back to Me unfulfilled, but performs what I purpose…” (Is. 55:10) But if Israel was not guilty of wrongdoing and transgression was not found in them, making them worthy of such punishment, why would they be subjugated?