As a rule, we do not know what future events are written in Ha’azinu. God’s foreknowledge does not actually permeate mundane reality but remains a distant, encompassing light above. In Kabbalistic terminology, the foreknowledge is found in the primordial thought of Primordial Man, which on the one hand includes everything, until the lowest level of the World of Action, while on the other hand, Primordial Man contains no vessels, therefore the light of this foreknowledge cannot be revealed. If a person would know God’s plan for him, he would “ruin the game,” as it were, for the plot is predicated specifically on man’s choice.
Only Moses can know the allusions concealed in Ha’azinu without ruining the game, for Moses is the most loyal to God “in all My house.” Moses’ knowledge is included in God’s knowledge (particularly just before his passing) without adding or subtracting anything to the plot, without disrupting the delicate, wondrous balance between foreknowledge and choice. In our story, Rabbi Avner’s actions created a situation in which the Ramban would also discover the allusion in Ha’azinu, without contradicting his choice.
In conclusion, a bit of gematria. The gematria of the letters of “R(abbi) Avner” (...) is 453. This is also the numerical value of “a consummate tzaddik” (...) as well as the value of “King Mashiach” (...). Avner was transformed from a consummately evil person to a consummately righteous person. Perhaps he is even the King Mashiach, who will return in a boat to gather all the lost souls. For even a person who has purposely transgressed and has reached the lowest of the low, even a person who, according to the simple meaning of the verse should be eliminated from the world, can return to God and be renewed from nothingness.
Notes:
1. Deuteronomy 32:7.
2. Deuteronomy 32:43.
3. Sifrei Ha’azinu 43.
4. Ramban on Deuteronomy 32:44.
5. Deuteronomy 31:19.
6. Seder Hadorot.
7. Farbrengen Haazinu 5742.
8. Proverbs 19:21.
9. Numbers 12:7.
