Kabbalah Ulangan 3:23: Zohar, The Beginning & Sha'arei Orah

AND I BESOUGHT THE LORD AT THAT TIME SAYING, O LORD GOD, THOU HAST BEGUN TO SHOW THY SERVANT, ETC. R. Jose adduced here the verse: “And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord” (Isa. 38, 2). ‘How great’, he said, ‘is the power of the Torah, and how it is exalted above all, since he who occupies himself with the Torah fears no adversaries either above or below, nor any evil haps of the world, because he is attached to the Tree of Life and eats therefrom every day.

11. Hod is judgment tempered with kindness; for example, sometimes the wicked prosper in this world for their few virtues, to ultimately be destroyed in the coming world, as scripture states,¹⁴Deuteronomy 7:10; Talmud Bavli, Yoma 86, Kiddushin 49-50 “He pays his enemy up front to destroy him,” – the seemingly positive being ultimately negative. Yesod is the median conduct between Netzach and Hod, tempered by both, but inclining more toward judgment than kindness.¹⁵Likkutei HaGRA, Sifra D’Tzniuta – Sod HaTzimtzum pg. 38-39 The world is generally conducted through this faculty.

In contrast, when His title of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ״י is mentioned first, and then followed by HaShem-יהו״ה, such as the verse,⁴⁶Genesis 15:2 “Adona”y HaShem-אדנ״י יהו״ה: What can You give me,” and similarly,⁴⁷Deuteronomy 3:23 “Adona”y HaShem-אדנ״י יהו״ה, You have begun to show Your servant,” or,⁴⁸Deuteronomy 9:26 “Adona”y HaShem-אדנ״י יהו״ה, do not destroy Your people,” and the like, [all of which are pronounced Adona”y Elohi”m-אדנ"י אלהי"ם] then you should know and have faith that this indicates the matter of ascent from below to Above. That is, know that when you see the names mentioned in the order of Adona”y HaShem-אדנ״י יהו״ה [pronounced Adona”y Elohi”m-אדנ"י אלהי"ם] this refers to the matter of the ascent of the Sefirot and their unification with one another, until the intention ascends to the desirable place, like one who desires to take hold of and adhere to the place of the Supernal Light. For, the name of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ״י yearns to ascend and take hold of the Sefirah of understanding-Binah, which is called HaShem-יהו״ה with the vowels of Elohi”m-אלהי״ם. However, when HaShem Adona”y-יהו״ה אדנ״י is written [pronounced Elohi”m Adona”y-אלהי"ם אדנ"י] it then is the matter of bestowal of understanding-Binah, which descends by way of the conduits and reaches His title of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ״י, and then the whole world is blessed.