We read in this week’s portion, ‘And the firstborn son is hers who was hated’ (Deut. 21:15) The ‘firstborn son’ is an allusion to King Moshiach and his ultimate sovereignty in the Messianic era, as it states in Psalms, ‘I have found David My servant...also I will make him my firstborn,’ while ‘hers who was hated’ refers to Leah, the mother of Judah, from whom Moshiach is descended: ‘And when L-rd saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb.’ (Ohr HaTorah)
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