Bitachon 201 - Israel is Protected from Evil

You're listening to the 20st edition of the podcast. We're studying together chapter of peri. Last time we learned bay. We read through the whole chapter. Now we're going to study together. I'd like to read again the beginning of the chapter just the first four so we have the context. going on. We'd like to sit in the shade and in the protection of Hashem. God is my protector. He's my fortress. I'll trust in him. God will save us. Hashem will save you from the net, from the traps, the ens snarements, from destructive plagues. And here's our P that we're going to discuss today. With Hashem's wing, he will cover over you. Under his wings, you'll be protected. God's truth is a protection. It's like a shield and it's like a suit of armor that protects us. He brings here from so it speaks about the fact that our trust in hem God's truth his truth is like a shield and it's like a suit of armor. So says Hashem is saying in this as it were God is speaking to us maybe David King David is speaking to us and saying I am giving you a sword a weapon which you can use anyone who's involved in the truth of Tyra I'm making this weapon for you you have protection takes it a job further and says it's not separate. The Tyra itself is the weapon, is the protection, is that suit of armor, is that powerful sword. [Music] a foresh of the powerful weapon or the powerful armor that Hashem gave to Am Israel at Harena Mount Si had the name of God etched upon it. We're going to see here he's going to bring in the note here from the Balades which is an amazing thing we're going to understand. But just a little background on what this this idea means. At Hari in Mount Si, Hashem gave us it says Edim gave us some kind of crowns. It's kind of jewels and these jewels were incredibly powerful spiritual protector protective agents. You see what they are exactly? But when am sinned with so they had to take off these crowns these spiritual crowns which had this the name of Hashem Hashem's explicit name written upon it yud vke lost it as a result of that everything changed but let's see this idea amazing thing and you have to understand that this is what looks like when a person is in a space of right because that's what We're talking about saying when a person is connected to to God's truth to the truth of Hashem of who he is as contained in the Tyra as contained in the mitzvah. So when we're attached to that properly so we return to Hari in a certain sense we're there. We're back at Mount Si and we are back in the crown with God's name on it. Let's see. It's called maybe. So he brings a story a discussion that he had with himself. He was there visiting the and he had this conversation at the time when he was spend Shabas with him. is where is sinned with you just read that about a week ago says take off your crown was commanded to take off the crowns they had received when Hashem spoke to them and gave them the ten commandments the idea here is that bas Torah went in the way [Music] of when we are in tune in line resonating with his. So what happens is something amazing. This is what we experienced at Hari. We lost it but we can always get back to it. Hashem behaves with us in a miraculous way. Now we've talked about we've talked about talking with do you have to be at sadic in order you don't have to be at sadic you can be talking anyway but understand there are different paths into that space it's a mental space and that space is where we are connected to the main path is through the you can also get there just by having but if you combine the two it's a powerful combination it's hard to shake that kind of but let's just Here the idea as it's presented here a person who is in the space of back in the space of our so he merits to have a miraculous way that interacts with them. It was supposed to be that Israel would be in that space forever just as it was. We did experience this despite the sin. We did chuva mohenu got forgiveness for us. We were in this space in the midbar where everything was miraculous and we were different from everybody else. We had a relationship with no one else had when they sinned. That could be theel. It could be sin of the spies. It could be the sin is unfortunately did a number of them. So it no longer is openly miraculous. God interacts with us. Hashem interacts with us miraculously but in a hidden way hidden within nature like the way that we experienced the miraculous salvation in the story of it looks more natural. The robe called regards the we find and think about the as a crown. It sits on top of the head and it represents the fact that we are connected in we're trying to be mashab to to bring our thoughts into servitude to Hashemi my soul my my heart my mind to serve Hashem to do Hashem's will. So that's what the twillin is and what does it say about that? It says that when the nations of the world see your filling, they will be afraid of you. They'll see that Hashem's name is called upon you. They'll be afraid. So this was more apparent. This type of fear of our enemies is something that's supernatural. And when we are in a state of closeness and connection and shoot servitude to Hashem, so then that's the natural way of things so to speak. Our natural is supernatural and that's how they experience us. They're afraid of us because they see that Hashem is with us. is that's why people would be afraid if anyone anyone who saw the nations of the world would seem Israel they would be afraid it's something that you can't see with physical eyes it's something you can see on a spiritual level maybe an emotional level but you can't see it physically but once we sinned that promise is no longer extent Therefore, we need to say when is received the time that is received of if we had kept the t if we hadn't sinned with all of these sins the golden calf the spies etc theim etc. So then no nation would have had any power over us. We would never have gone to gullis to exile. We would not have an October 7th occur. We wouldn't have a holocaust occur. No one can have power over us. No one could have had power over us if we would have stayed in that pristine state of connection to and subservience to Hashem. Everything would have been clear to all of those in the world that Hashem is interacting with us in a miraculous way. The name on the we know if you look at the there's a letter shin on it and in the back there's a knot and it's a letter and on the there's a yud in the knot which is and if you take the three letters shin then yud it spells the name of hem shakai but really the name that's supposed to be on the fillin is the name yud v the the exalted name of that represents the fact that he is beyond all of nature, that he is supernatural and he will be that he behaves with us in a supernatural way. That's the name Hashem uses in order to bring miracles into the world, supernatural open miracles. The name of Hashem that they're seeing, that they're afraid of is the name. Okay. That's why the entire 40 years in the midbar in the wilderness, the Jewish people experienced tremendous exalted miracles, open miracles. It says in the the midrashim that Hashem's divine presence was upon them. The cloud was there. They could they could know what's inside of a box without opening the box. They had open revelation to them at all times. But after they sin, it's kind of interesting because their 40 years in the wilderness was after. Okay, he's not he's not giving a very clear definition of what this means. But for sure, we can hear the distinction between before the sin of the eagle and after. Before the sin of the eagle, they were completely in Hashem. They were completely in the supernatural state. They would never die etc. But what happened was and that was represented by the ad. It was represented by the crown that Amel had. Each of us had a crown, two crowns, one for NASA, one for Nishma. But these crowns represented the fact that Hashem was interacting with us. We were connected into him and he's interacting with us in a supernatural way. But after they sinned with the with the golden calf, so this was taken away from them. This amazing Quran with Hashem's name on it was taken away. This supernatural way that Hashem would deal with us. All they were left with is miracles within nature. Shak that's the name of shiny that name represents the fact we have in that name the the word die which means enough which means you can't handle too much miracles can't handle it all can't handle too much revelation after our sin we fell back down just like sinned and he fell couldn't handle the revelation of Hashem anymore to hide himself say where are you also sinned And and we lost that uk that aspect of transcendent connection, miraculous connection, miraculous huga that deals with us. Shem still does miracles with us, but it's almost natural. It's slightly supernatural. We could say that's why we have the letter shin on our from from that point on. Originally before this a it was meant to be that the name Hashem's exalted name supernatural name was on our heads was honor that's what it means that they had to take off the the crown at mount s means that they had to they lost their connection to the miraculous the openly miraculous and what was left was just the shin of the name Shakai which means means that we do have miracles but they're hidden. It's true that the shin is something that we know but it was as a result of the sin and it's something that perhaps it's not clear to me exactly what he's saying. They didn't look up this but something that can change. Maybe when Msiah comes we get back to the state of maybe it goes back to the state of open miracles. That's what Ben is known for. That's what he's going to do. He's going to do open miracles works within tea which is what we're seeing now. Incredible protection, miraculous protection but within tea within nature. That's the state that we're in now. Okay. Okay. So, but the idea is powerful that to the degree that we're connected into his Tyra, that's how much protection we have. We can get back to the degree again of of deep connection to Hashem's will through his Tyra to the degree that we do that. So, we have more protection. We have more open miracles. That's what is about is about accessing open miracles. That's what we saw together in the Madreas Adam. It's the higher level. But the way into that higher level, let's not forget Madreas Adam was speaking to the benyra, the people who were completely moser completely given over to the Tyra to Hashem's will. Let's go on. He brings here from the mayor by the Bala. You will see that Hashem promises somebody who trusts in him, you're going to be protected from all kinds of difficult situations. You're the one who stands who sits under the wings of Hashem in the the hidden place of Hashem Shakon. Right? There's the name Shakai. You're in the you're nestling in the in the shade of Hashem. That's a person who trusts in Hashem, the righteous individual who we mentioned. David is saying, it's King David speaking. Hashem who is my protector will save you from any kind of traps. Hashem responds to the one who's speaking which is later in the chapter it says that not every single person so again we have to you know we have different opinions here but this opinion is that not everyone who trusts in Hashem is going to experience Hashem's great kindness and benevolence it requires that the person be somebody who's aid a righteous individual who knows God's name. The says later, I will answer him because he desired my name. He knows my name. If you know Hashem's name and you mention it in purity and this is referring to a cabalistic way of speaking Hashem's name the 72let name of Hashem for example there's different ideas very high it's in the uh fourth section of of the safer and a person who knows how to use Hashem's name properly and trusts in him that person is saved from any challenges and difficulties whether in this earthly existence or in heaven. That's what the means when it says that Hashem took out out of the regular normal way of being. He took him out of the regular reality because now Abraham knew Hashem's name. Now Abraham could trust in Hashem and now he's going to experience supernatural experiences. He's going to have a baby when he is 100. His wife is 90 and therefore and it's not clear. I didn't again didn't see this inside the actual safer but it seems to be talking about people like Michelle Vazar who went through the kay they they experienced they went through the fiery furnace they didn't die or maybe maybe the which means their connection to at the deepest level is that which saved them and protected them also there's a princ principle which goes along with this that those who are sent were on their way to do a mitzvah they don't get damaged not when they go not when they return says when you go through the fire I'm with you when you go through the fire you won't be singed which means you won't be affected at all so the person who's in a relationship with Hashem is in a space of Tyra is in a space of closeness who desires Hashem's name that person can merit to have incredible protection. Okay says Hashem will give you many protective fences talks about Hashem is is your protector of I'm sorry he's your shield and he is your and he's your suit of armor his truth. Hashem makes all these walls to protect you so you're not afraid. Having faith in believing in Hashem protects the human being with all kinds of amazing protections. They mentioned in this two different types of protection that a person has from his enemy. You can have a a suit of armor. You can have a shield, a big huge round shield. I was thinking about what's the difference. the the suit of armor, there could be chinks in the armor that someone can get in their their sword, but the mugging, the the huge round shield, you hold it out and the and the sword can't get through that. So, it keeps the it keeps the enemy at bay, keeps him far away. So, provides us with something to protect us whether the enemy is far, whether the enemy is near. is the suit of armor covers the entire body. The is this round shield is from the word round. So here the reb explains that what we're talking about is the very fact that a person has amun before we spoke about but here he's saying it means that a person who has amuna faith in trust in so that person is protected in in this dual way finally I'd like to read you from the malb said that I'm speaking on behalf of god I'm his messenger. God is my protector. I'm telling you in the name of Hashem, he's going to protect you from any bad thing in the world. Whether it's from somebody who has free will, right? Because a person with free will can defy God. So maybe he can hurt me. No, you don't have to be afraid. He protects you from the traps, the stairments of human beings, but is also going to protect you from anything that can come naturally from things like plagues that cause destruction protects you from them as well. He says Hashem protects us with our wing just like a mother bird protects his baby her baby birds with her wings. There's a difference between the limb, which is one word that's being used here for the for the wing, and the which means the extension of the wing. Those are the the feathers that extend away from the actual limb of the animal. The mother bird extends its arm close to the to the baby birds and the arm itself protects but beyond that the feathers themselves rise up above the baby and protect it further. So there's a dual protection that's involved in the actual limb of the arm of the bird and the actual feathers of the wing. And this is analogous Hashem will protect you from human beings who want to cause you any kind of evil that come from the side. And Hashem will also protect you from anything that comes from above. Right? There's from the side human human destructions, human evils, and there's also spiritual or physical things that can come and Hashem protects me from that as well. That's something that comes naturally from above. Covers me with his avar with the limb and with the kaf with the feathers that extend out and protect us. Those are his wings. Thank you so much for listening. See you again next time.