Powtórzonego Prawa 33:27 Kabała: Pardes Rimmonim, Ohr Ne'erav, Sha'arei Orah & Da'at Tevunot

‘And I further am making them return and am bringing [it] in their hearts to do the will of their Father who is in the heavens; all this did Abraham.’Further the world needs a second pillar and this is Din/Judgement, and it is the opposite of the first degree [Chesed] which we have mentioned, and if there were not this pillar, it would not be bringing punishment to the wicked ones, and each person would be robbing and killing his fellow, and he would not be punished for it, therefore it is necessary for the world to be conducted by this pillar so that it [the world] will be ridded from the wicked ones. And this Sefirah is emanated out of Chesed as we have mentioned, and is called ‘fire out of waters’, which means to say: fire that has gone out from waters, and just as the waters are contrary to fire, similarly the actions of this degree are contrary to the actions of the other degree [of Chesed]. And both of them are called ‘arms of the world’, as it is said (Deuteronomy 33:27): ‘And from below the arms of the world’. Further the world needs the third pillar, and this is Tif’eret, and it is the degree being placed in the middle and receiving from the two of them [= Chesed and Gevurah], and it stands between the two of them. And the world’s necessity for this degree is that there is for the world no sufficiency in the two first degrees, as he who has been found guilty, when he will be judged with the second degree, which is the degree of Din/Judgement, it will judge him without compassion, as this degree of Din/Judgement is harsh, thus [punishing] the innocent and the good above [him] completely. And if one would be judged with the degree of Chesed/Mercy, the smallness of his sins would not be considered even in this world. Therefore, the world needs the degree placed in the middle, as a person who connects two matters as one and connects them in one theme in order to give each person to his needs and as the fruit of his deeds, because if the righteous ones sin, they are punished for them [sins] in this world, and if the wicked ones perform commandments, they recompensate them their reward in this world. And this degree is called East, as from there the light goes out to the world, and the sun disk corresponds to it, as the degree of the day extends from it. Further the world needs the fourth and fifth pillar, which are Netsach and Hod, which extend and are being emanated from Gedolah and Gevurah [respectively] as we have mentioned above, as it is said (Psalms 16:11) “… the delights in your right hand forever (נצח)”, which means to say that Netsach is at the right directed below Chesed, and Hod at the left directed below Gevurah.

And I heard behind me (Ezek. 3:12) a herald calling. Will you not answer [that] I will prepare my generation, for you have not denied the words of the Master of the Earth, [who is] awesome in praise in the darkness, and light dwells with Him (Dan. 2:22). I will tell of the decree (Ps. 2:7), advice from afar. Indeed, these are the lambs of the Merciful One, the eternal God [who] is a dwelling-place (Deut. 33:27), Selah. Why should you ask, when it is miraculous? (Judg. 13:18). The Lord of Hosts has purposed, and who will disannul it? (Isa. 14:27). If I would relate and speak of them, they are more than can be told (Ps. 40:6), for it is to test (Exod. 20:20) us that He orders His angels (Ps. 91:11) for us in the high heavens above and on the earth below (Deut. 4:39). They sanctify and purify themselves (Isa. 66:17) to comprehend the rash and to give merit to the multitude concerning the things that are the mysteries of the world, to bring all hidden things to judgment (Eccles. 12:14), for thus it arose in [His] thought, and it is known to all that there is a time and a season for each thing (Eccles. 3:1), and snarl against all sound wisdom (Prov. 18:1), and [for] the enlightened one [who wishes] to do well, his silence suffices for him. Let him be [more] silent for the Lord than the roar of the lion [is loud]. He will place and desire, and his heart will understand that not all faces are alike, and [that] God has made high and uplifted (Isa. 57:15) lowly and dark, both essential and nonessential, [so] that they should fear Him (Eccles. 3:14). For the mem and the samekh on the [stone] tablets are still suspended and stand. They warn and testify as a sign and anger [that will] consume and destroy those who utilize the crown not for its own sake,³Cf. Mishnah, Avot 1:13. with a deadly poison for those who defy her will. A contemptible brand in the thought of him that is at ease (Job 12:5) under every leafy tree (Deut. 12:2).

Whoever understands this important principle will understand various matters and secrets stated in the Torah by way of hint, such as the verse,³⁵⁵Lamentations 5:21 “Renew our days as of old-Kedem-קדם.” Similarly, the verse states,³⁵⁶Deuteronomy 33:27 “The abode of the God of old-Kedem-קדם, and below are the arms of the world.” That is, below the three upper Sefirot that are bound together as one with the Sefirah called Preexistent-Kedem-קדם, are the “arms” of the world. It thus has all been hinted. Therefore, contemplate how we have explained these deep matters to you, and open your eyes, so that perhaps you will contemplate the wonders of the Benevolent God-Nifla’ot E”l-נפלאות א״ל and grasp matters that not all merit to grasp.