Bitachon 218 - We Are the Miracle

You're listening to the 218th edition of the podcast. We're studying together. We're continuing from last week in this a song of asense. Those who trust in Hashem are like the mountain of Zion. It won't shake. It will always sit. It will always remain sitting. It will always continue to exist. Says, "Don't think that the help that Hashem gives us, don't think that it's weak. It's not enough. If you trust in Hashem, Hashem is enough. If there's anything that's missing, it's not from Hashem's side is from our perhaps lack of faith. It's because we block that goodness Hashem wants to bring us through our a sometimes. But if we have proper says, if we have proper faith in Hashem, so that person has serenity, quiet and they won't be affected by the negative influences in the world at that moment and their souls will live an eternal life. They'll last forever. Why does it say in the that those who trust in Hashem are like the mountain of Zion to meet this we find that Hashem's divine providence is constant. It doesn't stop in regards to it's a place that he desired as a place for him to sit. God wants to dwell on the mountain of Zion as we're going to learn together. Kadusha never leaves. It never left the temple mount since Hashem wants to be there and obviously whatever God wants he gets. So because he wants that it's the place that's that his presence is always found. In the same way, the way that Hashem wants to be found to place his divine presence on the mountain of Zion. So does he wish to place his presence, his divine providence upon those who trust in him in such a way that no pain, no damage can reach them. brings the in the three weeks now. So this is especially appropriate. We're talking about is the place it's desolate. the shimm, the foxes or in today's times the ishim, the Arabs, they're walking there freely for being there, but they walk there nonetheless. And and AmI is unable to go there. But don't be sad, says Dalik. Don't let your heart be weakened. That because of our sins, that's why negative things have befallen us. And that's why our bikdash, our land is not what it once was. We don't have that spiritual element. Maybe we have a certain level of return of Israel to Israel, but we're still missing the core, the soul. We know that Hashem took out his anger sinned. We deserve to be destroyed. We deserve to go into exile. But he took out his anger. Instead of destroying Israel, he destroyed the Bamet, the temple. He took out his anger on there. He let the fire come down on Zion. It's a place where the the foxes roam and the field the field of Harabas was plown was plowed despite the destruction that we can see there. I have a cousin who calls it the golden pimple at the Dome of the Rock. What a sore sight to see in the place where there should be. We should be looking up be above the kaisel and there should be a bame mikdash there in all of its splendor in all of its glory. By the way, we would see the back of the bame mikdash there because the ba mdash doesn't face west to the western wall. It faces east to the eastern side. So just when you envision the bas mikdash got to envision it right. that beautiful edifice that we think of which was Herod's mdash should face the other direction from the B mikdash from I'm sorry from the so we know that although the B mdish is destroyed and although we don't have the ability to to go and bring carbonus there etc But the Pik tells us that despite that it will always be be sat upon. It's God's throne. Hashem didn't get off his throne. Then says after speaking about the mountain of Zion which is desolate. You always sit there. You always will sit there. He says that on that very mountain, the desolate mountain is where you will sit. God, you are still there. The presence is still there. Jerusalem herself did not sin. Was was punished for our sins. Therefore, it's redeemed with justice. The the divine presence doesn't leave there. She didn't do anything wrong. And in the same way those who trust in Hashem their hearts should rejoice because also upon them Hashem will always sit when we make ourselves like didn't sin. When we enter into a space of a place of when we're in that space of relationship with our so we're in that space where is and then we become the place where Hashem wishes to dwell which is to place his divine presence. Next he brings the safer. This is what it's saying here when it says that those who trust in Hashem will not falter just like the the mountain of Zion similar idea. Their hearts don't fall. Their their they don't get weakened by the fact that the gulus is so long. 2,000 years is a long time. Like the says in the next Jerusalem is surrounded by mountains. That's a a geological fact. You go to there are mountains all around her. Whether it's in a time where the B mdish is built or whether it's in a time when the when the B mig is destroyed. What does it mean? Whenever you have the word the letter V before Hashem's name what is and surrounds his nation who the V indicates two aspects of which we're going to see more about from but there's Hashem and his court which means there's an aspect that Hashem reveals his raim his compassion there's also an aspect of Hashem's of his judgment that the is speaking about a time when there is indeed judgment on heaven forbid. Nevertheless, Hashem surrounds his nation from now until forever, even when we're in exile. If not for Hashem's intense divine providence, consistent constant, how could this one sheep among 70 wolves survive? So there's a combination of din and raim. And I will add, it doesn't say this here, but I think it's kind of obvious. I mean, when we look at back at the last 75 years of constant miracles of Israel in Israel, you know, it's kind of hard though because you look back a little bit before that and you see what happened during World War II and even in World War I. I think the numbers were something like four uh 400,000 Jews were killed in World War I. We all know the 6 million in World War II. But there's a difference between the way deals with us in Israel and Mount Zion is a place that the buzzik refers to as where there will be a remnant. That's where the pavarov came to Israel. He had a choice during World War II to flee to America to come to Israel. He had heard the words of the that Israel is going to be the place where there'll be a remnant in the gullis in the in the clutches of Asov. It's a different kind of den. There's a different kind of judgment when the judgments come heaven forbid. Initel there's a different there's a deeper sense there's a deeper connection that corresponding to that a deeper divine providence and protecting I mean just look at what's going on last year and a half here in Israel look at the attacks of Iran on on on Israel incredible nissim the miracles the miracles they expected hundreds of people to die every year that every person that dies is a is a tragedy as a world but it wasn't the it wasn't the proportions that they expected. Listen to this. This is amazing. Now hear this, okay? He's going to talk about the fact that you have a place where the pedal hits the metal, where the rubber hits the road, where the you get tested. It comes to guy wants to marry a nice woman. He wants to make sure he marries a someone who fears heaven is a righteous individual. He wants to marry the right kind of girl. Now when he does when it's being done for heaven's sake, when the right reasons are at play, what does it mean? And listen to this carefully because there's a lot of issues with this right now. It means what does it mean to to marry a woman shim? It's someone who marries a woman who's shra and she's a good woman. She's she's she's modest and he's not marrying her because of some kind of financial benefit. Mama, you find that it's possible for somebody to marry a girl who is not really the type of girl that he should be marrying because there's money involved because the father is going to let's say support him. Interestingly, he says means you trust in Hashem that even though the good girl doesn't necessarily come with the good bucks, but nevertheless, you trust in Hashem. You're going to have a good marriage. You're going to have an awesome marriage. You're going to be supported not by the father-in-law. You're going to be supported by Hashem. Going to be supported directly by and the idea here is that which is known that all of the creations in the world we have a male and female aspect right when I uh went to buy a raon tree last year we planted a rema tree we have one raon one pomegranate growing in our backyard which is exciting can't eat it. Of course, it's Arlo. But when you buy the remote tree, you want to make sure you get a female tree. It's a tree that will produce fruit, right? Cuz there are male trees and female trees. The male aspect the heavens, female aspect the earth, right? The rain comes down from above, feeds the earth. The earth is the female aspect. That which develops the seed, the stars and the constellations, the mountains and the valleys. The mountains are the male aspect. The valleys are the female aspect. So now we're talking about male and female. We're talking about a zeu want to have uh uh appropriate an appropriate uh boy and girl meeting creating a family a relationship that will last. So how do you get there? We find that when we want to reference the aspect of your which is the male aspect. We talked about we talk about is male. It corresponds to the aspect of is the saddic is the is the aspect of which is the male aspect is the gamach of 156. All of these represent the male aspect and Jerusalem is the female aspect is the mountain and then there's the Jerusalem which is the receiving aspect clearly refers to stay with me here. This is a little bit cababalistic but very interesting. The mountain of Zion is the aspect of the male aspect and it's referred to as yeite. It might it will not falter. The word ye might is male as opposed to which is female doesn't say that regards to Jerusalem and refers to her as the city of Jerusalem. The mountains surround her doesn't say they surround him. This is to teach us this thing that that what this is to teach us this idea. If you have beten, you are like the mountain of Zion. You're like that male aspect searching for the appropriate female aspect. The woman who is at she's righteous irrespective of the money that she brings with her. So what happens when you trust in Hashem that he's going to be the one to provide that you that you marry the right kind of girl irrespective of irrespective of the financial situation there. So then you become like and the male and the female aspects of Jerusalem coming together where they come and they have a relationship as we mentioned and these holy mountains the mountain of Jerusalem they can't be those who sin. So understand there's there's when we don't have there's an aspect of sin. There's an and the word sin by the way has a bad rap but it just means the word hate means to be off the mark. We're off the mark when we're if we're looking for a girl because she's got money. We're off the mark. That's that's not what Hashem wants us to know that he's the one who has the money. Hashem wants us to marry the right girl, the good girl. So what happens because Jerusalem is holy and the aspects the male and female aspects come together in holiness and in the proper way. So it doesn't get destroyed like Sadime. Sadime is destroyed because of its illicit behavior in this regard. They're just concerned about money amassing more and more money. So too, you marry the right girl for the right reasons and forget the money issues. Can't get a better promise than that. So you won't fall. You won't you won't shake. Everything's going to be solid, rock solid. Like and like those two aspects coming together. That's from his This was his advice to the to the groom. We have time to read one more small piece which is really really beautiful. Maybe even two. Let's see two two pieces. Says it's appropriate that the person be staunch in his in his trust in hem not move from it. Even if something happens you don't like. I was given a a very nice concept by a teacher of mine. He said when something bad happens say the words as you wish. Hashem as you wish. It's hard but it's everything that happens to me is from right. Even if something happens it's not my will. Doesn't it's not what I want. Don't complain. You got to know everything that happens to you is for your good. Just like the mountain of Zion, even though it was destroyed, the holiness of Jerusalem is still there. This is for its good. That holiness remains and it it will remain till the end of time. It will never be destroyed again once it's rebuilt. This is talking about when we have our hoped for redemption. Believe it. It's all for our good. Everything that happens to us, even the things that we don't like, we don't see the big picture. Who's in charge of our lives? As you wish. Last thing from beautiful, beautiful idea. How does it have serenity and peace in all of the time periods? It's through Hashem's protection through this. So the wandering nation of Israel they themselves become of once the B mdish was lost we become a certain in a certain way representative of the mdish what it represented we're like a living mount Zion which proves Hashem's existence in the world proves pro that ultimately good wins out. Those who trust initi like this mount Zion, this eternal mountain, they can't falter, won't fall with any power. Why is it called which means the mount of Zion? Why is it called that? It's because it's a it's it's a monument. Brings his divine presence into the world. He interacts with human beings. Every one of us when we trust in Hashem, we become a monument that Hashem interacts with us and he has a covenant with us and he cares about us and he's involved intimately in our lives. And just like the mountains around Jerusalem, they prove they're an iron dome that protects Jerusalem from all those who wish to hurt her. When you look at things properly with the mind's eye, when you look at things with the correct perspective, you can see that is protecting Amrael and we are that monument in the world that Hashem cares about those who care about him who care to do his will and each and every one of us becomes a monument. When we strive to have a relationship with the to have to have faith in him our lives become representative of the fact that when you do good happens to you. Thank you so much for listening. We'll see you again next time.