Mishlei 24:21-22 - Fear Hashem AND the King (Part 1)

The Mishlei Podcast · May 15, 2023 · 46m

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Mishlei 24:21-22 - Fear Hashem AND the King (Part 1)

(כא) יְרָא אֶת י"י בְּנִי וָמֶלֶךְ עִם שׁוֹנִים אַל תִּתְעָרָב.

(כב) כִּי פִתְאֹם יָקוּם אֵידָם וּפִיד שְׁנֵיהֶם מִי יוֹדֵעַ.

Length: 45 minutes

Synopsis: This morning (5/15/23), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning the final two pesukim in this section. Every time I see this pasuk, I'm bothered by the juxtaposition of the injunction to fear Hashem with the injunction to fear a human king. To my mind, the litmus test of our interpretation of these pesukim is whether or…