Zohar Commentary on Parasha Section 2 - Give Ear O'Heavens - Heavens Hear

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Zohar Commentary of the Zohar PORTION called Ha'Azinu

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Rabbi Chiya tells us about the time that Isaiah said, "Hear, heavens, and give ear, earth"; when Isaiah was then challenged by a voice he answered that it was not he himself who was speaking. And yet when Moses spoke it was indeed his own voice. Rabbi Yosi's interpretation is that Moses was addressing the supernal heaven and earth while Isaiah was addressing the lower heavens and earth.

Pasook 6. from the Zohar Commentary on the Parasha HaAzinu

הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה, רִבִּי חִיָּיא אָמַר, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ דְּמֺשֶׁה, יַתִּיר מִכָּל נְבִיאֵי עָלְמָא. ת"ח, כְּתִיב שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם וְהַאֲזִינִי אֶרֶץ כִּי יְיָ' דִּבֵּר. שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם, יְשַׁעְיָה דַּהֲוָה יַתִּיר רְחִיקָא מִמַּלְכָּא, כְּתִיב שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם. מֺשֶׁה דַּהֲוָה יַתִּיר קָרִיב לְמַלְכָּא, כְּתִיב הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם.

"Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak." Rabbi Chiya said, Moses' portion is blessed above that of any prophet in the world. Come and see, it is written, "Hear, heavens, and give ear, earth, for Hashem has spoken" (Yeshayah 1:2). "Hear, heavens": it is written in Isaiah, who was further away from the King, "Hear, heavens." As for Moses, who was nearer to the King, it is written, "Give ear, O heavens."

chanoch's Commentary

The question that is being raised in this Zohar Pasook is why is it more revealed in Isaiah when Moshe is closer to HaShem? It is a good question and needs to be asked and answered.

Pasook 7. from the Zohar Commentary on the Parasha HaAzinu

תָּאנָא, בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דְּאָמַר יְשַׁעְיָהוּ שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם וְהַאֲזִינִי אֶרֶץ. כַּמָה גַּרְדִּינֵי טְהִירִין אִזְדְּמָנוּ לְתַּבְרָא רֵישֵׁיהּ, נָפְקָא קָלָא וְאָמַר, מַאן הוּא דֵּין דְּבָעֵי לְאַרְעֲשָׁא עָלְמִין, עַד דְּפָתַח וְאָמַר, לָאו אֲנָא, וְלָאו דִּידִי, אֶלָּא כִּי יְיָ' דִּבֵּר, וְלָא אֲנָא. בְּמֺשֶׁה מַה כְּתִיב. הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה, אֲנָא וְלָא אַחֲרָא. וַאֲדַבֵּרָה בְּלָא דְּחִילוּ. וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ אִמְרֵי פִי, וְלָא מֵאַחֲרָא. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ. א"ר אַבָּא, בְּאַתְוָון גְּלִיפָן דר' אֶלְעָזָר, הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ, הָכָא אִתְרְמִיז שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא עִלָּאָה.

We learned that when Isaiah said, "Hear, heavens, and give ear, earth," many prosecutors came to break his head. A voice resounded, saying, Who is that who wishes to shake worlds! Then he opened with the words, It is not I nor is it mine, but, "Hashem has spoken" and not I. Of Moses it is written, "Give ear, O (lit. 'the') heavens, and I will speak," I and no other. "I will speak" without fear, "and hear O (lit. 'the'), earth, the words of my mouth" and not anybody else's. Blessed is his portion. Rabbi Aba said, In the engraved letters of Rabbi Elazar HE SAID, in "Give (spelled with Vav) ear, the (Heb. Hei) heavens, and (Heb. Vav) I will speak; and hear, the (Heb. Hei) earth" the holy, supernal Name is alluded to, NAMELY YUD HEI VAV HEI.

chanoch's Commentary

Actually i do not see the word Give in the words of the first phrase of Ha'Azinu. What is then actually being said in this Zohar? Every human being is created as a desire to receive to reveal an aspect of the Creator. Moshe reached a level where his desire was equivalent to the Light of the Creator that needs to be revealed. Thus when this level of consciousness is revealed there is no separation between the Light of fulfillment for the desire and the desire or vessel itself. All of us can reach this level where our desire is so cleansed of impurity that we and Hashem are unified and are one. This is a level of consciousness to strive to achieve.

Pasook 8. from the Zohar Commentary on the Parasha HaAzinu

ר' יוֹסֵי אָמַר, תּוּ מַה בֵּין מֺשֶׁה לִישַׁעְיָהוּ. מֺשֶׁה אָמַר הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם, הַשָּׁמַיִם, שָׁמַיִם עִלָּאִין, אִינּוּן דְּאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָן, דְּאִקְרוּן שְׁמָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ, אֶרֶץ עִלָּאָה, הַהִיא דְּאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָא, וְאִיהִי אֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים. בִּישַׁעְיָה כְּתִיב, שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם וְלָא הַשָּׁמַיִם. הַאֲזִינִי אֶרֶץ, וְלָא הָאָרֶץ. וְאִינּוּן שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ תַּתָּאִין. וְעִם כָּל דָּא, בָּעוּ לְאַעְנְשָׁא לֵיהּ, עַד דְּאָמַר כִּי יְיָ' דִּבֵּר, וְלֺֹא אֲנָא. וּמֺשֶׁה אָמַר כּוּלֵי הַאי, דִּכְתִּיב הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ אִמְרֵי פִי.

Rabbi Yosi said, Another difference between Moses and Isaiah is that Moses said, "Hear, the heavens" WITH THE DEFINITE ARTICLE, "the heavens," namely the supernal heavens, those known to be called the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. "and hear, the earth" is the supernal earth, the one known to be the land of the living, NAMELY MALCHUT. In Isaiah it is written, "Hear, heavens," instead of "the heavens," because these are the lower heavens and earth. Nevertheless, they wanted to punish him until he said, "for Hashem has spoken" and not I. Moses spoke much more, as written, "Give ear, the heavens, and I will speak; and hear, the earth, the words of my mouth," WHO ARE ZEIR ANPIN AND MALCHUT. HE DID NOT FEAR, AND NONE WANTED TO PUNISH HIM.

chanoch's Commentary

Because The Desire of Moshe was the fulfillment of that desire being equal and the essence of Moshe and the essence of the Creator were one - Like HaShem Hu HaElohim. There will be more said about this in our email.