Wyjścia 14:31 Kabała: Sha'arei Orah

Now, it is with the quality of Understanding-Binah, which is the secret of the Jubilee-Yovel-יובל, that we went out of Egypt, as we soon will explain with HaShem’s-יהו״ה help, blessed is He. Likewise,⁵⁶Exodus 19:1 “In the third⁵⁷The third refers to the third Sefirah which is Understanding-Binah, as will be mentioned shortly. month from the Exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt,” the Torah was given. How so? It is with the Sefirah of Understanding-Binah that they went out of Egypt, as it states,⁵⁸Exodus 13:18 “The children of Israel were armed-Chamusheem-חמשים when they ascended from the land of Egypt.”⁵⁹In the written Torah, the word “armed-Chamushim-חמשים” is written without the Vav-ו and thus also bears the meaning, “fifty-Chameesheem-חמשים.” It is with the Sefirah of Greatness-Gedulah-גדולה that the sea was split, as it states,⁶⁰Exodus 14:31 “Israel saw the Great Hand-Yad HaGedolah-יד הגדולה,” the signs for which are the “Kindness to Avraham-Chessed L’Avraham,”⁶¹Micah 7:20 and the verses⁶²Exodus 14:19-21 [that form the Divine Name], “VaYisa-ויס״ע,” “VaYavo-ויב״א” and “VaYeit-וי״ט,”⁶³See before in Gate Five, as well as in Ginat Egoz of Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla, translated as HaShem Is One, Vol. 2 & 3 (The Letters of Creation, Parts 2 & 3). as it states,⁶⁴Psalms 145:8 “And [He is] Great in Kindness-u’Gdal Chessed-וגדל חסד.”

Rather, the “six hundred elite chariots” were in addition to the chariots of Egypt, and it therefore was necessary to state, “and all the chariots of Egypt.” Moreover, the primary battle was fought above, and therefore HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ״י needed to vest within three kinds of garments. These are; the garment of Kingship-Malchut, this being the garment of pride-Tiferet-תפארת,⁵⁶In addition to meaning beauty and splendor, Tiferet-תפארת is also of the root pride-Pe’er-פאר, as in the verse (Isaiah 49:3), “Israel, in whom I shall take pride-Etpa’er-אתפאר.” which is the Pride of Yaakov-Ge’on Yaakov-גאון יעקב; the garment of kindness-Chessed, which stems from Avraham, in order to save the children of Israel; and the garment of battle, which stems from Yitzchak and is the quality of might-Gevurah, in order to do battle against the camp of Egypt above. These three garments are the secret of the three verses⁵⁷Exodus 14:19-21 [that form the Divine Name], “VaYisa-ויס״ע,” “VaYavo-ויב״א” and “VaYeit-וי״ט,”⁵⁸See Ginat Egoz of Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla, translated as HaShem Is One, Vol. 2 & 3 (The Letters of Creation, Parts 2 & 3). which are the three above-mentioned garments, and thus His Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ"י waged war against the upper Egypt and vanquished it. This is also the secret of the verse,⁵⁹Exodus 14:25 “He removed the wheels of their chariots (Merkavotav-מרכבותיו), causing them to drive with difficulty. Egypt said, ‘Let me flee from before Israel, for HaShem-יהו״ה is waging war for them against Egypt.’” This is also the meaning of the words,⁶⁰Exodus 14:14 “HaShem-יהו״ה will wage war for you, and you shall remain silent,” and similarly,⁶¹Exodus 14:31 “Israel saw the great hand that HaShem-יהו״ה inflicted upon Egypt.”