Shaar Habitachon, Perek 2

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why does the Chovos HaLevavos list seven qualities a provider must have before a person can fully trust him? When all seven are present, full trust is the natural response, and only Hashem has them. The trust meant is the kind that lets a person go to sleep peacefully with nothing in the fridge. A note in the edition read adds that people have compassion only in part, because Hashem made them compassionate.

Key points

• Trust in a devoted rich benefactor still differs in quality from trust in Hashem.
• A child's trust in a parent is the closest human picture of these seven qualities.
• A note in the edition read grants people the first two qualities only partly, never absolutely.

In this shiur

1. 0:00The seven qualities of the provider
2. 1:34Sleeping peacefully with an empty fridge
3. 2:42A parent as the closest example
4. 4:14None found in any created being
5. 5:28Which qualities can a person have
6. 7:29The note in the edition read

Topics

• Bitachon
• Chovos HaLevavos
• Shaar HaBitachon