כִּ֣י בִ֠רְאֹתוֹ יְלָדָ֞יו מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדַ֛י בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ יַקְדִּ֣ישֽׁוּ שְׁמִ֑י וְהִקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ אֶת־קְד֣וֹשׁ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְאֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃
Sapagkat kapag nakita niya ang kanyang mga anak, ang gawa ng Aking mga kamay, sa kanyang gitna, pababanalin nila ang Aking pangalan, at pababanalin nila ang Banal ni Jacob, at ang Diyos ng Israel ay kanilang igagalang nang may takot.
Ner Mitzvah
[Maharal will now reveal the depth of the above verse as an allusion the Yisrael's power to overcome the empires]. And in the Midrash [it says] [see R' Hartman on source listed in this version] '"Stone" this is Yaakov, as it's written (Bereshit, 49, 24) "There, the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel"'. And this explanation, for great is the power that these four empires possess, for Hashem Yisbarach gave to these four empires the power of Man, for to Man Hashem Yisbarach gave dominion, as we have explained, and this power could not be nullified except through Yaakov for his power is called stone. And this thing is a very deep concept that Yaakov is called the power of stone, for Yaakov has power which was Holy and Distinct, as we have explained in another place, for Yaakov specifically was the holy one, as is widely known in all places, and therefore it's written (Isiah 29, 23) "Men will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob", and here is not the place for elaboration. And from the power of his [Yaakov's] holy attribute/essence, he is able to nullify the power of these empires. And therefore he is called "stone", and as it's written (Bereshit, 49, 24) "There, the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel", and we have elaborated in another place [on the concept] that a distinct entity [Dvar Nivdal] is comparable to a stone, for physicality is acted upon, but the distinct [Nivdal] is not acted upon, rather it acts upon another, and it doesn't get acted upon. For this reason Yaakov is called a "stone", for a stone is not acted upon, for it is exceedingly strong, and it acts upon other entities. Therefore the Torah [the 10 commandments] was not written on a tablet of gold or silver, but rather upon stone, and this is as we have explained in the [Talmudic] tractate of Eruvin. And because of this stature and attribute, which Yaakov possessed, that he was Holy, therefore [in Nebuchadnezzar's vision, CH 2 V 34], it was hewn on the statue's foot, for the foot is connected to emptiness, as we have explained also this concept elsewhere, for wherever it says foot so there its connected to emptiness, and understand these things very well.