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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>RET wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>When King David wanted to build the bet hamikdash<BR>Natan told him it was
a great idea. Next morning he came and retracted and<BR>said that G-d told him
last night not to build the Temple</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Another famous case is Yonah where he runs away for whatever reason.<BR>As
Yonah himself mentions although he prophesied the destruction of Ninveh<BR>their
teshuva overrode his nevuah. So in the end he was "wrong"<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CM comments:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You are of course correct to say that "<FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>We must first distinguish between private actions
of a navi and receiving a<BR>prophecy. Obviously a Navi can make personal
mistakes." That is exactly the situation you cite with Dovid hamelech and Noson
hanovi. the novi's personal (and incorrect) evaluation was that Dovid's desire
to build the Mikdosh was well founded and timely (but no nevuoh was involved).
This was subsequently corrected by a nevuoh to the novi.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>However, the case of Yona is not a parallel. When
Yona runs away he did not misunderstand the nevuoh, he was kovesh nevuoso - not
at all the same. When you write "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>So in the
end he was "wrong"," this too, has nothing to do with misunderstanding the
nevuoh. Whether the nevuoh comes to pass as the novi predicts is another parsha
and is not an indicator as to whether the novi misinterpreted his nevuoh. (as
you state here by Yona as a consequence of teshuva).</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Kol Tuv
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Chaim
Manaster</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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