The Slap

The Talmud tells us a strange story,

when Nebuchadnezzar the evil king, arrives at the height of his power, he wanted to thank God. He began to praise so strong that he was nearly exceed King David in his psalms. Then an angel intervenes and slapped his face to stop him....

That is the strange part of this story, the angel intervention. Every men in the world has free will, why he prevented him from continuing?

The Rabbi Of Kosk explains

This is a great lesson that God wanted to give to Nebuchadnezzar, it is easy to sing when everythings is allrigth, to say « thank you » when all is going well that's the least of it.

But, will he be able to sing after a slap?

why did him not continue to sing?

If you want to compare you to David - put yourself in the same conditions as David

It is just enough to read the titles of the mizmorim : « Chased by his son » and « From the depths of the cellar »