#607: Amida: Modim (Part 3)

Ser respons by the S family and on the 18th of the that culminates we mentioned tells us that the reason that follows gratitude follows the service of Hashem is because a form of service they are synonymous we serve Hashem by being grateful and when we're grateful we're dedicated to the service of Hashem we last left off the historical background the great has given us the precedent what happened in that led to the inspiring or authoring that later solidified as the so we mentioned the whole background we won't repeat the whole story but the M wasn't allowed to build the when his son was allowed and it was already The KES did not allow the gates closed they weren't allowed to begin finally schl invoked the image of David or alternatively the me says scho actually brought in the Aron the coffin of DAV he told the gates to open out of respect for the one in the coffin the gates indeed opened and when they did the say David stood up from the dead saw the gates part for him it was a clear indication that Hashem had forgiven him which is the Forgiveness that he sought even though he wasn't allowed to build the b in his lifetime it happened through his son references this says you preserved me from the grave you made me come alive and that is inspired to write those words with this story with this story so when the gates finally opened when the gates finally opened the who were there observing responded blessed are you your name is good it's appropriate it is fitting to say thank you to you what was it about this episode gratitude gratitude should be some miracle happened gratitude should be that something unexpected happened to one of our great figures of tanak and that their response was to Express gratitude or the Mal observing what happened to Express gratitude what was it about the gates closed the gates wouldn't open invoking D they only opened then and once they opened it wasn't scho said thank you it was theim what's going on here so scho was incredibly dedicated to building the basa mikos and when we reached this step when he got to this final step the culmination the climax of the process the doors of the K slammed in his face they wouldn't open up the say why wouldn't they open up so the med tells us midbar it's the says that the reason they wouldn't open up is because schomo presented he was arrogant he was Hoy sh presented as if now that he completed the architect the builder of the B mikdash the B mikdash was Sanctified it was Kesh even without the Aon in it even without the holy L even without the that since scho himself was holy and he's the one who built the B mikdash it must be holy even absent the the word di from the sayings of Hashem it was holy even without hashem's word because he was the one who built it and the image of the gates slamming shut was K shutting out and saying it's not holy because of you who needs theer inside if you think it's holy because of you in your Merit it won't open arrogance there's no room as kazal say elsewhere there's no room in this world for Hashem and us if we're going to carry ourselves in an arrogant way when did the doors open when did those gates open only when D was invoked why David spent his whole life wanting to build the Bas mikash but he wasn't able to why because of his AK his miscalculation even though our Rabbi say you're not allowed to say that David was a sinner so we're not saying it who said it David we're not supposed to say it because there is if we were his defense attorney there is a defense which is persuasive which would carry the day about why was liable he was was a all the argument why we shouldn't ascribe guilt to but he himself s described himself as guilty and he wanted to earn forgiveness for that mistake with b and D's heartbreak David sincerity David being authentically remorseful and regretful over that mistake and losing the opportunity to personally build the bikash the residence for the that was compelling that moved to be willing to open it and when Hashem opened the gates it was an affirmation a validation it was an acceptance of heart felt pleased as yearning to be forgiving and when the observed that Hashem is so kind and so good he gives not only in the physical material world he grants forgiveness he grants a second chance he grants a new opportunity he grants the opportunity for closure and the fact that D was able to put it behind him and so it was that episode that they observed and they responded your name is great so pleasant L Doos but that's also a little hint because the word lodos has a second meaning we'll pick up with this next time we know it's a brilliant rautner we've quoted this rautner many times and the same word to be mod has two meanings but before long before AER the M made a similar comment and others we'll start with it next time Mar says modim is from the language not only of gratitude but of V of an admission and now we can understand the connection between modim this admission of D and this plea for forgiveness and gratitude and admission why is it that they mean the same thing we'll pick up with it next time