[Avodah] answered tfilos

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Nov 09, 2010 at 09:26:53AM -0500, Zvi Lampel wrote:
> At the beginning of Shemoneh Essray, we praise Hashem for being a King  
> Who "is" an "ozer" (One who helps us in our efforts, say, to escape  
> harm), "u'Moshia" (One Who even saves us from harm without our input),  
> and a "Magen" (One Who blocks the harm from even approaching us in the  
> first place--so that sometimes we don't even know that there was harm  
> coming....

Alternatively, we call him "King, Helper, Redeemer and Protector", including
the word "Melekh" in a list of four nouns, rather than as a noun with three
adjectives.

It too can fit the increasing sequence. The Melekh does what's best
overall. The Ozeir addresses my own personal interests, the Melekh only
would if that is part of the overall plan for everybody.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha