Génesis 28:2 Cábala: Sha'arei Orah

Our rabbis, of blessed memory, found it necessary to awaken us to this, and therefore informed us of a very important principle when they said,⁸Talmud Berachot 58a “The earthly kingdom is similar to the heavenly kingdom.” That is, if it is necessary to be careful about all the above matters when entering into the presence of an earthly king of flesh and blood, how much more is this so of a person who enters to greet the face of the King, King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is He, He Who is blessed and exalted.

When HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ"י becomes filled with His quality of El Shaddai-א"ל שדי-the Self-sufficient God, then it too is called by His name Shaddai-שד"י and El Shaddai-א"ל שדי, as was explained (in Gate One), and all the blessings and goodness that are influenced to His quality of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ"י in order to fulfill the needs of every creature, are through El Shaddai-א"ל שדי-the Self-sufficient God, as it states,¹⁴Genesis 28:3 “El Shaddai-א"ל שדי will bless you and will make you fruitful and multiply you etc.” Through this Divine quality He also says “enough” to all troubles, that they should not befall a person. This is why, when our forefather Yaakov prayed to HaShem-יהו"ה, blessed is He, he referred to Him by His title El Shaddai-א"ל שדי. Now, sometimes this Divine quality is called The Source of Living Waters-Mekor Mayim Chayim-מקור מים חיים.

It was concerning this blessing that Esav and Yaakov quarreled. Moreover, it is the right of the firstborn that Esav sold to Yaakov. Later, Yitzchak confirmed the sale when he sent Yaakov to Padan-Aram. This is what he meant when he told him,³³Genesis 28:2 “Get up and go to Padan-Aram and God who is Self-Sufficient-El Shaddai-א"ל שד"י will bless you and give you the blessing of Avraham, to you and your descendants with you.” Thus, by saying, “to you and your descendants,” the blessing-Brachah-ברכה was given as an inheritance exclusively to Yaakov and his descendants alone.