Kabbalah sobre Daniel 2:50
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"And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled (Heb. וַתִּפָּעֶם)." What does וַתִּפָּעֶם mean? Rabbi Yosi said, It has already been explained. Of Pharaoh, it is written, וַתִּפָּעֶם, and of Nebuchadnezzar, it is written, "his spirit was troubled (Heb. וַתִּתְפָּעֶם)" (Daniel 2:1). Pharaoh is described as vatipaem because he comprehended the dream but not its interpretation. Nebuchadnezzar, on the other hand, saw the dream and its interpretation, but forgot everything. It is therefore written vatitpaem (with an extra Tet).
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"And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled (Heb. וַתִּפָּעֶם)." What does וַתִּפָּעֶם mean? Rabbi Yosi said, It has already been explained. Of Pharaoh, it is written, וַתִּפָּעֶם, and of Nebuchadnezzar, it is written, "his spirit was troubled (Heb. וַתִּתְפָּעֶם)" (Daniel 2:1). Pharaoh is described as vatipaem because he comprehended the dream but not its interpretation. Nebuchadnezzar, on the other hand, saw the dream and its interpretation, but forgot everything. It is therefore written vatitpaem (with an extra Tet).
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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).
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When that time arrives, all the blessings will be aroused on all sides and the world will be properly established. From that day on, this kingdom shall rise, above all the other kingdoms, as was explained when discoursing on the verse, "but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever" (Daniel 2:44). This is the stone that was cut out of the mountain and not by man, as it is written, "from thence from the shepherd, the Stone of Yisrael" (Beresheet 49:24). What is this stone? It is the congregation of Yisrael, as written, "and this stone, which I have set for a pillar..." (Beresheet 28:22).
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Rabi Aba said to him: And this cow is sacred, this [cow] is pure, and why? He answered this is so, and the cow is established, it includes four reigns. "Cow", as it says "For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn cow" (Hosea 4:16). "Red" this is the reign of Bavel, as it says "You are a head of gold" (Daniel 2:38). "Unblemished", this is the reign of Persia."without any defects", this is the reign of Greece (because they come close to the ways of faith). "On which no yoke has been laid", this is the reign of Edom, in which no yoke has been laid. And the secret of this thing, even though there are many words in this midrash, all of them are one.
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Aleph, Chet, Hei, Ayin – Gimel, Yud, Caf, Kof
“His mouth is most sweet” due to the imprinted letters that are engraved on it with their crowns. The sweetness in the palate comes from letters engraved on it according to the sequence of the three columns and the receiving Malchut. This sequence crowns them. The letters Aleph, Chet, Hei, Ayin are engraved on the throat, each with three columns. The three columns in the Aleph, its right column, drives away kings; the left column removes kings from their kingship, the central column upholds kings. Of the three columns in the Chet, its right column drives away and descends; the left column ascends and crowns; the central column vanquishes with fire and engraves with wind. The three columns in the Hei are receiving from Ima, that is, out of what the Female receives from Ima. The central column of Ima strikes the Female; from the left column of Ima, the Female extends into a large Female, that is, she receives from it the maturity of the left column. The central column of Ima lies in the desire of the holy city for Chassadim that makes it unite with the central column. The places of right and left are interconnected as said, “the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense” (Shir Hashirim 4:6). Of the three columns of the Ayin, its right column is the brightness in the form of the level; its left column is the engraving in the form of the level; the central column is the stretching branches that join the engraved spirits at their sides.
“His mouth is most sweet” due to the imprinted letters that are engraved on it with their crowns. The sweetness in the palate comes from letters engraved on it according to the sequence of the three columns and the receiving Malchut. This sequence crowns them. The letters Aleph, Chet, Hei, Ayin are engraved on the throat, each with three columns. The three columns in the Aleph, its right column, drives away kings; the left column removes kings from their kingship, the central column upholds kings. Of the three columns in the Chet, its right column drives away and descends; the left column ascends and crowns; the central column vanquishes with fire and engraves with wind. The three columns in the Hei are receiving from Ima, that is, out of what the Female receives from Ima. The central column of Ima strikes the Female; from the left column of Ima, the Female extends into a large Female, that is, she receives from it the maturity of the left column. The central column of Ima lies in the desire of the holy city for Chassadim that makes it unite with the central column. The places of right and left are interconnected as said, “the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense” (Shir Hashirim 4:6). Of the three columns of the Ayin, its right column is the brightness in the form of the level; its left column is the engraving in the form of the level; the central column is the stretching branches that join the engraved spirits at their sides.
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