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In Tanach, nasi classically refers to the king, who is the person who is elevated above everyone, except Hashem. The very possibility to demand of a king to acknowledge his sin is a great novelty. All the more so, we would never expect that there would be someone with permission to rebuke the king or to demand of him to admit that he sinned.
Until around 200 years ago, anywhere in the world where a man of conscience would have the nerve to stand up with rebuke before whoever was the sovereign leader, he would immediately disappear from the face of the earth. (That is if he were lucky. He could live out his life under conditions of torture so that others could "hear and fear.") Even in our days, there are places in the world where any criticism, even the most mild, about the king, will bring its speaker a very serious reaction, like in the past.
In contrast, according to Tanach and the words of Chazal and early commentators, one of a prophet’s responsibilities was to rebuke the king and demand of him to reset his course if he strayed from the path. True, doing so did not always bring a prophet a bed of roses, as the thorns often took the place of the roses. In the Kingdom of Israel (10 Tribes), prophets were persecuted for their criticisms of the king, such as Eliyahu in the days of Achav and Amos in the days of Yeravam II.
Even in the somewhat better Kingdom of Judea, prophets paid a steep price for their rebuke, sometimes even when the king was righteous. Let us recall the fate of Chanani, who rebuked the righteous Asa for relying on Aram. Asa put him in jail as a result, and some of his followers were killed (see Divrei Hayamim II, 16:7-10; see also Yirmiyahu 20:2; ibid. 29:26). So too, the prophet Zecharia, son of the saintly kohen gadol Yehoyada, who saved and raised King Yoash, was killed in the Beit Hamikdash, by order of that same Yoash, an overall good king (Divrei Hayamim II, 24:20-22). Even in the case where the prophet was a close relative of the king, immunity was not ensured. Amatzya threatened the life of Amotz (ibid. 25:15-16), even though Chazal tell us that the two were brothers.
We need to look within this context at the actions of David Hamelech. He received strong rebuke at the hand of the prophet Natan and fully accepted it. This was a unique quality of David, the teacher of repentance and of proper humility as a king.
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 9 - "Seeing is Believing" (parag. 21-30)
These paragraphs elaborate on the theme that seeing and knowing is better than any attempt to prove logically, and begins explaining the difference between Israel and gentiles.
Ein Aya Various Universal Stages of the Geula Process
Rav Kook examines the various stages of redemption, explaining how (in addition to the obvious oft-mentioned stages of ingathering the exiles, reviving the Hebrew language, army, state etc.) the messianic dream of world prosperity, the State of Israel and world unity can and are realistically and logically gradually coming true.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
How do we know that the "claim" of mass revelation to 2,000,000 witnesses at Mt. Sinai is really true? This important class answers all of the questions skeptics ask about this claim of the Kuzari.
Ein Aya Armies Still Necessary for Balance & the War Against Wars
Rav Kook explains why the world was originally divided into the various seemingly contradicting ideologies and cultures, in order to develop each one respectively. Swords or armies symbolize how each respective ideology defends themselves, as well as deters their opposing ideologies and cultures. On the other hand, the messianic era will be one of peace, and Rav Kook explains the transition to that stage, which mankind is already undergoing.
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
