Kabbalah sa Oseas 2:21: Sha'arei Orah

However, from the time that Solomon built the Holy Temple, once there was an established place for the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה in the land, even though She sometimes withdraws, She is never completely uprooted from the place of Her holiness. This is as stated,¹³⁶Psalms 132:14 “This is My resting place forever and ever, here I will dwell, for I have desired it.” It similarly states,¹³⁷Psalms 132:13 “For HaShem-יהו״ה has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His habitation.” What is the meaning of the word “desired-Eevah-אוה”? This is like a person who is far away from the members of his household and lusts-Mit’aveh-מתאוה for them. Likewise, Solomon said,¹³⁸Kings I 8:13 “I have surely built a house of habitation for You, the foundation of your dwelling forever.” In other words, even though He sometimes withdraws, it is to here that He returns, as the verse states,¹³⁹Zachariah 8:3 “Thus said HaShem-יהו״ה: I have returned to Zion, and I have made My dwelling in the midst of Jerusalem; Jerusalem will be called ‘The City of Truth-Emet-אמת,’ and the Mountain of HaShem, Master of Hosts-HaShem Tzva’ot-יהו״ה צבאו״ת [shall be called], ‘The Holy Mountain-Har HaKodesh-הר הקדש.’” Likewise, it states,¹⁴⁰Hosea 2:21 “I have betrothed you to Me forever.”

However, when HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, unites with the righteous-Tzaddikim and the pious-Chassidim – the fathers of the world and its mighty ones – He then removes all His titles from Himself and, “HaShem-יהו״ה alone is exalted!”¹⁸⁴Isaiah 2:11 At such times, the Name HaShem-יהו״ה is with the Jewish people like a king who has disrobed all his garments and is united with his wife, the queen. This is the secret of the verse,¹⁸⁵Jeremiah 3:14 “Return, O’ wayward children, declares HaShem-יהו"ה, for I-Anochi-אנכי have cohabited with you,” and it states,¹⁸⁶Hosea 2:21 “I have betrothed you to Me forever.” This betrothal is like the king who removes his garments to unite with his wife. In the same manner, the Name HaShem-יהו״ה removes all His titles and garments and unites with the Jewish people, with their pious-Chassidim and their pure and holy ones.

Therefore, with the help of HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, I will enlighten your eyes to a hidden secret. Know, that in the coming future, when the Name HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, will come to redeem the Jewish people and take the ingathering of Israel (Shechinah) into His arms, He will remove all His garments and titles, and take the Jewish people unto Himself. When He takes the Ingathering of Israel (Shechinah) unto Himself, He and the Jewish people will become unified as one, and He then will return and don all His garments and titles upon them both, that is, upon Himself and the Ingathering of Israel (Shechinah). They then will be as one within the garments, like one inseparable thing. All the other garments and titles will hover over them externally, and will be like servants who serve their Master. This is the secret of the verse,²⁴⁵Ruth 3:9 “Spread your robe-Knafecha-כנפך over your handmaiden, for you are a redeemer.” In other words, when You will spread your robe over the Ingathering of Israel (Shechinah) in the time of redemption, and all the ministers of the nations will be like a garment that is external to them, there then will be the fulfillment of the verse,²⁴⁶Zachariah 14:9 “HaShem-יהו״ה will be King over all the earth; On that day HaShem-יהו״ה will be One and His Name One.” HaShem-יהו״ה will then be unified with the Jewish people alone, and all the ministers and nations who serve false gods will be outside, serving Him and standing guard. His Great Name HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, will then be in eternal adhesion to the Jewish people. This is the meaning of the verse,²⁴⁷Hosea 2:21 “I have betrothed you to Me forever.” There no longer will be any separation or distinction, but rather, HaShem-יהו״ה Himself will illuminate the Ingathering of Israel (Shechinah), and they will be like two lovers whose only desire is to adhere and be one with each other, with no separation between them. This is the secret of the verse,²⁴⁸Isaiah 60:19 “HaShem-יהו״ה will be an eternal light for you, and Your God-Elohayich-אלהי״ך will be your splendor-L’Tifarteich-לתפארתך.” The Name HaShem-יהו״ה will Himself be like a wall surrounding the Ingathering of Israel (Shechinah), and the hard husks of Kelipah will no longer obstruct between them. This is the secret of the verse,²⁴⁹Zachariah 2:9 “And I will be-Eheye”h-אהי״ה for it – the word of HaShem-יהו״ה – a wall of fire all around it, for I will be-Eheye”h-אהי״ה glory within it.” All the supernal ministering angels will then be on the outside, standing in service of the Name HaShem-יהו״ה and the Ingathering of Israel (Shechinah). Moreover, all the nations who presently serve false gods, and are under the dominion of the seventy ministering angels in their lands, will also serve the Jewish people. This is the meaning of the verse,²⁵⁰Isaiah 49:23 “Kings will be your nurturers and their princesses will be your wetnurses. With faces to the ground, they will prostrate themselves to you; they will lick the dust of your feet.”