It’s Not Enough to Say that You’re Sorry
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Psalm 51: A Paradigm for Repentance
What thoughts went through King David’s mind after being rebuked by Natan the Prophet? What did he say to show that he truly regretted his actions? What can we learn from this and apply to our personal lives when we are truly sorry for something that we have done wrong?
Following the prophet Natan’s rebuke, mizmor 51 describes David’s confession after his sin with Bat Sheva. In this mizmor, David asks God for forgiveness so that he can teach sinners the ways of God. He pleads to be saved from murder so that he can praise God.
לשאר השיעורים בסדרה (30)
- Introduction - Contextual Interpretation of the Book of Tehillim
- Location, Location, Location
- Preservation of Nature – Human Responsibility
- Creating a Model Society: Torah and the Davidic Kingdom
- Redundancy in the Tanakh?
- Man in God’s Kingdom
- A Student’s Guide to Confront Evil from Within and Without
- Thank You Hashem for My Mission to be Your Servant
- Theory vs. Reality; The Davidic Kingdom from Construction to Destruction
- Universal Recognition of God’s Kingdom on Israel and the World
- The Thread of the Davidic Dynasty
- The King is Dead, Long Live the King!
- Destruction, Exile and Reflection: God’s Justice in the World
- Singing with Asaf: Facing Destruction and Preparing to Build the Future Temple
- Hitting Rock Bottom; the Only Way to Go is Up
- The Rehabilitation of Am Yisrael – Back to the Torah of Moshe!
- God’s Creation Restored: Reflections on Good and Evil, the Righteous and the Wicked, Success and Failure
- Paving the Way to God’s Kingdom over Israel and the Nations
- Surviving the Exile and Returning to Eretz Yisrael
- Thesis (105) - Antithesis (106) – Synthesis (107): Historical Responsibility
- When You Call Out My Name, You Know That Wherever I Am, I’ll Come Running
- God and the Righteous: Two-Way Communication
- The Exodus From Egypt: Relevance for All Time
- 176 Verses?? How to Identify the Narrative of the Longest Mizmor in Tehillim?
- Standing on the Steps of the Holy Temple
- A Tale of Two Hallels: Similarities and Differences Creating the Narrative in Book V
- By the Rivers of Babylon: Survival and Resilience
- The Ubiquity of Ashrei
- The Ultimate Hallel: Praising God in Zion by All Peoples and Creation
- Tehillim as a Religious Journey: Where Do We Go From Here?