A Thought on Bitachon
From the shiurim on Kav Hashgachah
He does not consider it to be belittling, nor is it too much of a bother for Him. This proves to us that He oversees each individual person as well, and He does not consider it to be belittling, nor is it too much of a bother for Him.
And so, on the Holy Day everyone in the world passes by him like bnei maron, for “He created together their hearts, He understand all their deeds.” Since Hashem created each person’s heart, He is able to oversee everything that happens to every individual.
(Based on Maggid Meisharim by the Beis Yosef, expounding on Yeshayah 40:26)
The Essence of Hashgachah Pratis
Hashem’s personalized providence over mankind includes two parts: His awareness of every person’s deeds and thoughts, and the care He provides to protect each individual from harm. The first part applies to every person, whether he is a Jew or a member of another nation, as it says (Tehillim 33), “He created together their hearts, He understands all their deeds.” The aspect of personal protection from harm, however, is not available to every person, not even to every Jew. It is available only to the tzaddikim among them. Even when disasters happen to others, Hashem spares the tzaddikim. He does not abandon His pious ones nor take His Eyes off them; rather, He constantly cares for the tzaddik, and His protection will never leave him.
(Based on Rabbenu Bachyai, Bereishis, 18:9)
This Alludes to Hashgachah Pratis
Kivnei Maron means one by one, just as the sheep pass under the staff one by one to be counted for ma’asros. This alludes to the concept of hashgachah pratis.
(Based on Beis Habechirah LaMe’iri)
Hashgachah over Every Detail
On these holy days, Hashem sits on His Throne of judgment, and He judges all the worlds, and He pays attention to each and every person individually. In ancient times, people thought that Hashem does not care what happens to each individual. There were two schools of thought regarding this: Some thought that it was beneath Hashem’s dignity to care for every individual, and others felt that it would have been too much of a bother for Him.
The navi contradicts these ideas, proving it from the fact that Hashem brings every star into existence and turns on its light by number every single night, although there are countless stars. Hashem takes them every night by number and sets each one in its place. This disproves the reasoning of both schools of thought, because each individual star is like each individual person. Hashem calls each star by name; He does not consider it to be belittling, nor is it too much of a bother for Him. This proves to us that He oversees each individual person as well, and He does not consider it to be belittling, nor is it too much of a bother for Him.
