Kabbalah su Esodo 33:76

Jacob arrived at the prophecy of "and...lived" only in Egypt. It was an excellent prophecy, the like of which was never prophesied before. None of the prophets was worthy of it except for him and Moses. It is written of Moses, "For no man shall see Me, and live" (Shemot 33:20). Of Jacob, it is written, "And Jacob lived", the prophecy which descends from the shining mirror.

Another explanation of, "And Hashem appeared to him by the terebinths of Mamre." The Sages began with this verse that speaks of the time of one's demise. We learned that Rabbi Yehuda said that at the time of a person's death, which is the day of the Great Judgment when the soul is separated from the body, no one leaves the world before he sees the Shechinah, as it is written, "...for no man shall see me and live" (Ex. 33: 20). And three ministering angels accompany the Shechinah to welcome the soul of the righteous, as it is written, "And Hashem appeared to him...in the heat of the day." This is the Day of Judgment that burns like a furnace in order to separate the soul from the body.

In the book of Rabbi Yesa Saba (the elder), it states, It is written, "And Abram passed through the land," while elsewhere it is written, "I will make all My goodness pass before you" (Shemot 33:19). It gives a hint about the holiness of the land, which emanates from a supernal place in all its proper goodness. "To the place of Shchem to the plain of Moreh" - from one side to the other side, as was befitting. "And the Canaanite were then in the land,". It has been explained that at that time the curse of the evil serpent dominated the land, and the world was cursed. As it is written, "Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brethren" (Gen. 9:25), and also "you are cursed above all cattle" (Gen. 3:14). When Abraham came close to the Holy One, blessed be He, it is written, "And Hashem appeared to Abram" (Gen. 12:7), now was revealed to him that which he did not know, because of the profound force that governed the land. Thus appeared to him what

Rabbi Abba opened the discussion, saying: "And Manoach said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen Elohim" (Judges 13:22). Even though Manoach was not aware of his actions, he still said, it is written, "For man shall not see Me and live" (Ex. 33:20). We have certainly seen Him, and therefore we shall certainly die. Yet, we who have seen and have had the privilege of seeing that light that accompanied us shall stay alive, because the Holy One, blessed be He, sent him to us, to teach us the secrets of the Wisdom that he chose to reveal . How happy is our lot!

And when the Levites rose up to slay the guilty, (see Exodus 32:27), then the evil serpent walked in front of them. Nevertheless, he could not dominate them because all Yisrael were girt with a special armor that protected them against his attacks. Thus, the serpent could not have prevailed against them. However, when He said to Moses, "Therefore now put off your ornaments from yourself" (Exodus 33:5), permission to rule over Yisrael was given to the serpent.

Come and behold: it is written, "And the children of Yisrael were stripped of their ornaments by the mount Horeb" (Ibid. 6). "Were stripped?" It should have been written 'stripped themselves!' The words "were stripped" (show us) that they were actually stripped by another (power), as permission was given to the serpent to rule over them. "Their ornaments by the mount Horeb," - the ornament they received from mount Horeb when the Torah was given to Yisrael.

"She opened her mouth with wisdom," is that it is the first Hei of the holy name Yud Hei Vav Hei, which is Binah, in which everything is contained. It is concealed and revealed, comprising both what is above and below.