La Genèse 22:12 Cabale : Sha'arei Orah

We thus find that his fear is of being unworthy to be welcome in the court of the King, King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is He, and because of this, he toils to correct himself, rousing himself with alacrity to beautify his soul, only to find favor in the eyes of HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, and be admitted to serve in the King’s court. Thus, if a person adheres to this kind of fear and finds himself bound to HaShem’s-יהו"ה exaltedness, he will guard his body and soul from blemish, and will rectify his body and purify his soul, refining it of its dross, to find favor in the eyes of the Living God. This kind of fear-Yirah-יראה is referred to by what Torah states about Avraham after he overcame the ten tests by which HaShem-יהו"ה tested him, accepting them all with love, as the verse states,²²²Genesis 22:12 “Now I know that you are Godfearing-Yerei Elohi”m-ירא אלהי״ם.” This is a level beyond which there is no greater level, and is even greater than love-Ahavah-אהבה, for this quality of fear-Yirah-יראה adheres to the Sefirah of the letter Yod-י of the Name HaShem- יהו"ה which is the secret of the Desire-Ratzon-רצון and Thought-Machshavah-מחשבה.

Therefore, when it says, “The God-Eloh”ei-אלה״י of Avraham,” it refers to the matter of the inner fear (Yirah Penimeet), this being the secret of Wisdom-Chochmah, from which the quality of Greatness-Gedulah derives vitality. At the time of the binding (Akeida) of Yitzchak, Avraham came to adhere to this quality, as it states,²²⁹Genesis 22:12 “Now I know that you are Godfearing-Yerei Elohi”m-ירא אלהי״ם.” This is why the verse specifically states, “God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם,” because no one can enter this quality without being tested by the quality of God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם. This is why it is called Fear-Yirah-יראה, for perhaps the judgment will be not to grant him entry, and the test comes through the quality of “God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם.” This is the meaning of the verse about Avraham,²³⁰Genesis 22:1 “And God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם tested (Nisah-נסה) Avraham.” At the giving of the Torah it likewise states,²³¹Exodus 20:16 “For in order to test (Nasot-נסות) you God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם has come.”