Kabbalah Keluaran 32:12: Sha'arei Orah

This is the meaning of the words, “Who-Mee-מי can annul it,” and, “Who-Mee-מי can turn it back.”²⁰⁸The word “turn it back-Yesheevenu-ישיבנו” is of the same root as repentance-Teshuvah-תשובה, which literally means to turn back and to return. For, it is certainly the quality of “Who-Mee-מי” that can annul, and it is certainly the quality of “Who-Mee-מי” that can turn back His outstretched hand. The reason is because His hand receives influence and strength from the quality called “Who-Mee-מי.” The verse that hints at this is,²⁰⁹Isaiah 40:26 “Raise your eyes on high and see Who-Mee-מי created these-Eileh-אלה.” That is, it is certainly the quality of “Who-Mee-מי” that created “these-Eileh-אלה.”²¹⁰That is, the quality of understanding-Binah, which (has fifty gates and) is called “Who-Mee-מי-50” gives birth to the emotional qualities called “these-Eileh-אלה,” (in that there are six emotions, each including six, and thus 6 x 6 = “these-Eileh-אלה-36”). As will now be hinted, the name God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם consists of the letters “these-Eileh-אל״ה” followed by “sea-Yam-י״ם” which refers to kingship-Malchut (as discussed in the First Gate) and receives from “these-Eileh-אלה.” For, the lower name God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם, which is called the sea-Yam-ים, created the world with the power of the upper name God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם,²¹¹That is, in the Torah, when the Name HaShem-יהו״ה follows the name of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ״י, it is pronounced as Elohi”m-אלהי״ם. This is the upper name Elohi”m-אלהי״ם, and is the quality of understanding-Binah, as will be explained in the Eighth Gate. which is the secret of understanding-Binah, called Who-Mee-מי. About this the verse states, “Who-Mee-מי who created these-Eileh-אלה.” Thus, since the righteous-Tzaddikim know the secret of Who-Mee-מי, they are capable of nullifying the decree. Understand this magnificent matter, and perceive the secret of the verse,²¹²Exodus 32:12 “Return-Shuv-שוב from Your flaring anger.” That is, the place of return and repentance-Teshuvah-תשובה is Who-Mee-מי, and this is what rules over the flaring anger. Similarly, the verse states,²¹³Leviticus 25:13 “In this Jubilee Year-Yovel-יובל, you shall return-Tashuvu-תשובו each man to his ancestral heritage.”²¹⁴That is, the fiftieth year of seven Shemitah cycles of seven years each, which is called the Jubilee-Yovel-יובל, refers to understanding-Binah, as will be explained in the Eighth Gate.