The Purpose of Nevuah

        This week in Navi we started out by learning the purpose of Nevuah. Hashem "created"Naviiim because Bnei Yisrael were afraid of speaking to Hashem, as we see at Matan Torah, and most weren't comfortable with the idea of receiving direct instructions from G-d. A Navi's purpose is to speak the words of Hashem to Bnei Yisrael. A person could receive Nevuah meant for himself, to warn Bnei Yisrael of coming troubles, to tell them what to do, or to stop them from doing something wrong. No Naviim will give laws, because Hashem said that after Moshe, He will not give laws at all anymore. The messages themselves could be received in a variety of ways. They could be within a dream, containing an explanation, or without any explanation at all, just a riddle or puzzle that the Navi will have to figure out. These are the main purposes of a Navi.
         We also began to learn about the purposes and laws of a king. We discussed the different ways a king of Israel could lead: politically and religiously. A king of Israel must use his power to instruct Bnei Yisrael to follow the mitzvos and in the ways of Hashem. He must also act as a role model so the people will learn to emulate the king. It seems as if there are more restrictions then what a king may actually and should do. He may not have too many horses, or wives, or gold and silver, so it doesn't all go to his head and he becomes pompous and foolish. It is also to prevent corruption in a way, because if the king were a pompous fool it would cause him to forget the ways of Hashem and think only of himself. The things that a king is required to do is also for this reason. He must write two Sefer Torahs and read every single day so he will recognize the power and will of Hashem; that he must fear Hashem and actively do the mitzvos. If this does not occur, then Hashem will not uphold his promise to protect and preserve Bnei Yisrael and the land of Israel.
           I mostly agree with this, because if the king cannot even keep up with the mitzvos, then why is he king? However I also believe that people are not perfect and they make mistakes, so why is this punishment so harsh? Hashem knows that most of the kings are going to stray away from the mitzvos and cause terrible things to happen to Bnei Yisrael, so why does He appoint them as king? And even if they have the chance to be a good and successful king, the punishment is still very harsh. Why should Bnei Yisrael be punished for something their king did????