Kabbalah sa Mga Hukom 13:18: Ohr Ne'erav & Sha'arei Orah

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).

Likewise, wherever you find the term “Wonders-Nifla’ot-נפלאות,” it refers to what is concealed from the creatures, and is unknowable to anyone other than HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He. About this the verse states,²⁰⁰Psalms 136:4 “To Him Who alone performs great wonders,” which certainly is so. About this it states,²⁰¹Job 42:3 “It is beyond me-Nifla’ot Mimeni-נפלאות ממני, I shall not know.” Likewise, the angel said to Manoach,²⁰²Judges 13:18 “Why is it that you ask for my name? It is hidden-Pelee-פלאי,” meaning, “I have no fixed name except in thought-Machshavah-מחשבה.”²⁰³That is, the angel is named according to its mission, which always changes, so much so, that the angel himself does not know what the change, and therefore the name, will be (and it therefore tied to this aspect of Thought-Machshavah-מחשבה). See Sifri Naso 42 and Rashi to Judges 13:18. Also see Tikkunei Zohar 91b. It likewise states,²⁰⁴Exodus 15:11 “Too awesome for praise, Doer of wonders-Pele-פלא,” and,²⁰⁵Isaiah 25:1; See Zohar III 193b “Who wondrously-Pele-פלא councils from afar.” Now, even in matters that are within the capacity of man to grasp, as long as it is concealed from him, it is called “Pele-פלא,” as in the verse,²⁰⁶Deuteronomy 17:8 “If a matter of judgment is hidden-Yipale-יפלא from you,” and,²⁰⁷Isaiah 29:14 “Therefore, behold, I will continue to perform more wonders-L’Haflee-להפליא against this people – wonder upon wonder-Haflei VaPheleh-הפלא ופלא; The wisdom-Chochmah of its wise men will be lost, and the understanding-Binat-בינת of its sages will become concealed.” This verse hints at Wisdom-Chochmah and Understanding-Binah, and thus has already been said. The secret of the suffering of the righteous and the prosperity of the wicked is bound to this verse.