David and the Beit HaMikdash

נמצאו 6 תוצאות חיפוש

  1. Natan's Vision: Why Didn't David Build the Temple

    Chapter 7 (I)

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    This chapter is one of the most significant chapters in prophetic writings. This lesson will discuss one of the major themes in the chapter: Why didn't David built the Temple? And what is the relationship between Nathan's vision and David's statement in Divrei ha-Yamim (Chronicles), that he did not build the Temple because he had shed blood, and was a man of war?

  2. Natan's Vision: The Everlasting Kingdom of the House of David

    Chapter 7 (II)

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    God rejects David's request to build the Temple, but promises him an eternal monarchy over the nation of Israel. Is there a relationship between the two issues? Is eternal monarchy conditional? How did David respond to Nathan's vision?

  3. David's Wars (Part II)

    Chapter 8

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    Shmuel and Divrei ha-Yamim approach the question of David's part in the construction of the Temple differently. What is the reason for this difference, and how is it expressed in our chapter? And why do conclusion verses appear in the middle of the chapter?

  4. Shlomo's Punishment

    Rabbi Alex Israel

    Are Shlomo's three adversaries a threat only at the end of his reign after he has sinned, or  are they not so much existential threats in Shlomo's era, as the product of current dissent which becomes the seeds of future destruction?

    Shlomo's punishment is mitigated because of David. Why is Shlomo's fate different than Shaul's? What merit does David have that makes God swear to him that his sons after him can be punished but cannot lose the kingdom? 

  5. House of David, House of God – David's Request to Build the Temple

    Rabbi Dov Berkovits

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ו | | 59 דקות

    King David requests that the prophet Natan agree to his plan to take the "Ark of God out of the tent" and place it in a "house made of cedar trees" - at least as respectable as David's own palace. What ensues deepens our understanding regarding the experience of prophecy, the fundamental reality of a Jewish home, the meaning of the "unity of Hashem" and of the Jewish people - and
    especially regarding David's personality and profound faith and the vision of the Bet Hamikdash.

  6. Why King David Could Not Build the Temple, and When We Should

    Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

    תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | שעה ו- 8 דקות

    When King David expresses his wish to build the Mikdash, the prophet Natan is enthusiastic. But he returns immediately with a prophetic message that David is not to build it - that David may wish to build a house for God, but God will have to build David a "house" first. Why is this? And who really selects the "place that God chooses?"

    Throughout our study, we will explore different parts of Tanakh that deal with the meaning and purpose of the Temple (mishkan and mikdash, respectively). Who is the Mikdash really for? We consider what it means to build a house for "God's name" and examine the implications of "calling out in God's name." The viability of the Mikdash is intrinsically linked to our ability to "call out in God's name" properly.