tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085514236416723721.post976989585965936186..comments2014-01-12T15:24:58.928-05:00Comments on 250 Words on Judaism: The Powers That BeYair Spitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17225900670753232500noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085514236416723721.post-36746933626253655232011-09-05T02:27:54.579-04:002011-09-05T02:27:54.579-04:00I'm not completely sure what you mean; there w...I'm not completely sure what you mean; there were kings throughout the 2nd period temple, some better and some worse but they were kings and were recognized as such by Chazal, famous examples are the Chashmonaim, John Hyrcanus, Shlomtzion and Agrippa I.<br />If you are eluding to the fact that a prophet is needed in order to appoint a king, that is only לכתחילה, meaning - when there exists a prophet he must sign off on the appointment of the king but when there isn't a prophet he can be appointed just by the people.Yair Spitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225900670753232500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085514236416723721.post-12879778754814593952011-09-04T02:25:58.924-04:002011-09-04T02:25:58.924-04:00Why would you say there was still a king in Second...Why would you say there was still a king in Second Temple times? When there was still prophecy, then Zerubavel looked like a likely candidate for king (see the end of Chagai). But then prophecy ended, along with the possibility of a king...Balashonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01200811858068140830noreply@blogger.com