'Long Live The King'; Royalty in Halacha

(1) Israel was commanded to fulfill three mitzvot upon entering the Promised Land:
a) To choose a king, as Deuteronomy 17:15 states: 'Appoint a king over yourselves;'
b) To wipe out the descendents of Amalek, as Deuteronomy 25:19 states: 'Erase the memory of Amalek;'
c) To build God's Chosen House, as Deuteronomy 12:5 states: 'Seek out His Presence and go there.'

(2) The appointment of a king should precede the war against Amalek. This is evident from Samuel's charge to King Saul (I Samuel 15: l-3): 'God sent me to anoint you as king ... Now, go and smite Amalek.'
Amalek's seed should be annihilated before the construction of the Temple, as II Samuel 7:1-2 states: 'And it came to pass, when the king dwelled in his palace, and God gave him peace from all his enemies who surrounded him, the king said to Nathan, the prophet: 'Look! I am dwelling in a house of cedar, ... but the ark of God dwells within curtains.'
Since it is a mitzvah to appoint a king, why was God displeased with the people's request of a king from Samuel? Because they made their request in a spirit of complaint. Rather than seeking to fulfill the mitzvah of appointing a king, they were simply intent on rejecting the Prophet Samuel as implied by God's reply to him (I Samuel 8:7 : 'It is not you, but Me they have rejected.'

Rabbi Alexandri said that Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said: Thunder was created only to impose fear and straighten the crookedness of the heart, as it is stated: “And God has so made it, that men should fear before Him” (Ecclesiastes 3:14

The world are accustomed to make a blessing on lightning: “Blessed are You, God, King of the universe, who makes the works of creation.” and on thunder:

“Blessed are You, God, King of the universe, for His strength and power fill the world.”

One who see's a rainbow (should make a blessing Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who remembers the covenant, and is faithful to His covenant, and keeps His promise) and it is not suggested to tell his freind about the rainbow, ( as what it represents is not good tidings)

(1) One who sees his friend after thirty days, says shehecheyanu (who has kept us alive....) and after twelve months, one blesses m'chayeh meytim (who gives life to the dead) and this is for one who is very dear to him and is happy when seeing him. (8). When one sees someone with a dark complexion, a גיחור who is someone with a red complexion, a לוקן, someone with a very white complexion, a קפח , someone with a large stomach and as a result of his thickness his stature appears bent, a midget, a דרקונה , someone filled with blisters, someone הראש פתויי , whose hairs are attached to one another, an elephant, or a monkey recites Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who changes the creations (9). One who sees someone lame, with severed hands, blind, filled with sores, בהקנין , who is someone speckled with small dots, if they have these conditions from birth one recites הבריות משנה and if they developed the condition after birth . דין האמת recites one The beracha is recited only the first time one sees the person since the unusual condition stands out in his mind. Some say that it can be recited every thirty days. 10. One who sees beautiful trees or creatures, even if it is an idolater or ברוך אתה ה‘ שככה לו :recites, animal בעולמו . This beracha is recited only the first time and is not repeated on that creature or even another unless the second one is more beautiful.

13) And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

The Torah uses this specific language to tell us that God gave the people a mission with regard to Pharaoh, specifically that they should show him respect in all that they said about him.

(6) One who sees a scholar of Israel says the blessing "Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has divided from his wisdom to whose who fear him"

(7) One who sees a scholar from the nation of the world says the blessing "Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has given from his wisdom to flesh and blood"

(8) Upon seeing a Jewish king one says "Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe,who divides his honour to those who fear him" On a gentile king one says: ""Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who bestows honour on flesh and blood".

(9) It is a mitzvah to try to see kings, even gentile kings.

Who beholds the kings of Israel should say, "Blessed... Who has imparted of Your glory to them that fear You"; but on seeing the kings of other peoples he says, "Blessed... Who has imparted of Your glory to Your creatures." R. Johanan said : A man should always run to meet the kings of Israel ; and not only the kings of Israel, but even to meet the kings of other peoples, for if he is worthy, he will distinguish between the kings of Israel and of other peoples.

Come and hear : R. Eleazar b. Sadok said : We used to leap upon the coffins of the dead to meet the kings of Israel, and not only to meet kings of Israel do they so permit, but even to meet the kings of other nations ; for if he be worthy, he will discern between the kings of Israel and the kings of other nations.- The rabbis thus decreed that a person was allowed to transgress the prohibition of coming in contact with a dead body so as to fulfill the commandment of showing respect to royalty.