רָאִ֨יתִי אֶת־אֲדֹנָ֜י נִצָּ֣ב עַֽל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הַ֨ךְ הַכַּפְתּ֜וֹר וְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּ הַסִּפִּ֗ים וּבְצַ֙עַם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ כֻּלָּ֔ם וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖ם בַּחֶ֣רֶב אֶהֱרֹ֑ג לֹֽא־יָנ֤וּס לָהֶם֙ נָ֔ס וְלֹֽא־יִמָּלֵ֥ט לָהֶ֖ם פָּלִֽיט׃
Nakita ko ang Panginoon na nakatayo sa ibabaw ng altar, at Kanyang sinabi: “Hampasin mo ang kapitel sa itaas upang mayanig ang mga pasukan, at durugin mo sila sa ulo nilang lahat; at ang nalalabi sa kanila ay papatayin Ko sa pamamagitan ng tabak. Walang sinuman sa kanila ang makatatakas, at walang sinuman sa kanila ang makaliligtas.”
Akeidat Yitzchak
That concept was taught to Jacob in the dream via the vision of the ladder. Another way of expressing the lesson is this: Only after mastery of the lessons of ma-aseh bereshit, the workings of the physical universe, can one hope to gain insights into ma-asseh merkavah, the workings of celestial relationships.