Learning From Lot How Bitachon Creates a Moral Obligation For Hashem To Protect Us

Okay, good morning, everybody. Shalom aleichem. When we talk about the midah of bitachon, we typically think that bitachon is just a state of mind where it's a recognition that everything comes from Hashem. But does it actually change how Hashem will interact with us? And the Chofetz Chaim, amazingly, learns out the concept of bitachon from your great great grandfather Lot. So, the entire city of Sodom has surrounded Lot's house. They want to knock the door down, and they want to violate these guests. So, what does Lot say? Lot doesn't say you're going to violate them. That's one of the seven mitzvot of Bnei Noach. No. They don't believe in that in Sodom. Does Lot say that's a capital offense? No. Lot says you can't do anything to them because they came under my roof. You cannot I cannot morally allow you to do anything to them because these people have come under my roof. Says the Chofetz Chaim, "Ikkar tanaso shel Lot hu shelo yasu davar l'anosham sheb'ei l'ei Lot l'alon ki alav samchu alav." Lot's ta'anah was, "Don't touch my guests cuz they're relying on me. Shelo ya'unu lahem kor'ah. When they stepped across the threshold of my door, they came to me for protection. And I let them in. U'mikiwan shehu hisminam l'lavo l'veisei I invited them in. Disamchu v'iftchu alav and they put their trust in me. Al kein hoyah mishtadel l'hitzilam. Lot had no choice but to stand up for them against the whole city and jeopardize his life to protect them. Why? Cuz they wanted to go under his roof, he has to come through. Says the Chofetz Chaim, "U'mei'atah kal vachomer ben Noach shekal vachomer. Im anu nismach v'niftach ba'Hashem l'ozeinu If we rely and trust in the almighty, our strength, the source of our strength, better You could be sure you have gain a little. He will shield us with to save us from all evil will hate the planner and to do good to us will borrow the Hobbit learns that the concept of that if we say we burn a shower lamp I'm relying on you. Then the has a moral obligation to save us and to do good to us. There is a Gamara I believe in that Rabbi had Yeshua and because one time when a cow was trying to escape, Rabbi said chef the cow. Chef the cow. Roy if the hammer is a cheetah. So ask him not to invite Vogel. What is wrong with what Rabbi said? That is true. Cows are meant to be chef Ted. What else you supposed to do with cows? Take pictures of them? Cows are meant to be in your children. That's what the not Zeta. They were created to be in your children. Says nothing back Vogel the cow in the Gamara the Gamara says the cow ran under Rabbi's cloak. So once the cow took refuge in Rabbi's cloak, Rabbi was morally obligated to protect the cow. So so too, if we put ourselves under the protection of a sham even if Roy says that we don't deserve it, the now has a moral obligation as the Hobbit understands from light. The Hobbit sign says be talking requires a sham morally to protect us. Have a good day everyone. Call tough.