Paradox of יפת תואר

There is a paradox related to the story of the יפת תואר, the woman taken captive in battle. On the one hand, the Rabbis say, דיברה תורה כנגד יצר הרע, that the Torah speaks against one’s evil inclination. If we would not allow this process, she would be taken anyways. Such a union might end in her being the hated wife, and they will give birth to the rebellious son. This view looks very negatively at the יפת תואר. On the other hand, the Netivot Shalom says that the יפת תואר might actually be a Jewish soul lodged in a non-Jewish body. Such non-Jews who are meant to be Jewish, would otherwise not be discovered. This is a completely different approach to this very unusual situation. We must be aware that things are not always the way that they seem. The realization must be that Hashem’s running the world, is far beyond our comprehension.