Zohar Lech Lecha - Section 29 - "Bless HaShem - You Angels of His"

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Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Lech Lecha Section 29

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SYNOPSIS:

After the awesome experience with Rabbi Elazar, Rabbi Chiya speaks about the giving of the Torah, and how, after the moment of revelation, power over the physical world was placed in the hands of mankind. Prior to the Revelation, the vast network of angels was in control of our physical realm.

THE RELEVANCE OF THE PASSAGE:

Our individual deeds and behavior have an accumulated effect on the world as well as on our personal life. The universal responsibility for our actions is stirred within us by this portion.

Pasook 315. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Lech Lecha

עַד דַּהֲווֹ אָזְלֵי, פְּתַח רַבִּי חִיָּיא וַאֲמַר בָּרְכוּ ה' מַלְאָכָיו גִּבּוֹרֵי כֹחַ עוֹשֵׂי דְבָרוֹ וגו'. זַכָּאִין אִינוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכָּל שְׁאָר עַמִּין דְּעָלְמָא, דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִתְרְעֵי בְּהוֹ מִכָּל שְׁאָר עַמִּין, וַעֲבַד לוֹן חוּלְקֵיהּ וְאַחְסַנְתֵּיהּ, וְעַל דָּא יְהֵיב לוֹן אוֹרַיְיתָא קַדִּישָׁא, בְּגִין דְּכָלְהוֹ הֲווֹ בִּרְעוּתָא חֲדָא עַל טוּרָא דְסִינַי וְאַקְדִּימוּ עֲשִׂיָּה לִשְׁמִיעָה.

Transliteration

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Translation

As they were walking along, Rabbi Chiya opened the discussion, saying, '"Bless Hashem, you angels of His, you mighty ones who perform His bidding..." (Tehilim 103:20). Happy are Yisrael of all the peoples of the world, because the Holy One, blessed be He, chose them from among all the other nations, and He made them His part and portion. This is why He gave them the Holy Torah, since they shared one desire on Mount Sinai. And their "doing" preceded their "hearing," AS THEY SAID, "WILL WE DO" AND THEN THEY SAID, "AND OBEY (LIT. 'HEAR')" (SHEMOT 24:7).

chanoch's Commentary

With Rabbi Ashlag's comments the pasuk is clear as written. It is a spiritual law "to do prior to hearing". This seems impossible yet means we nned to hear HaShem prior to doing. That means learn to use your intuition. This is my opinion that is the truth for me.

Pasook 316. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Lech Lecha

כֵּיוָן דְּאַקְדִּימוּ עֲשִׂיָּיה לִשְׁמִיעָה, קְרָא קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְפַמַּלְיָא דִילֵיהּ, אֲמַר לוֹן, עַד הָכָא אַתּוּן הֲוֵיתוּן יְחִידָאִין קַמָּאי בְּעָלְמָא, מִכָּאן וּלְהָלְאָה הָא בָּנַי בְּאַרְעָא חֲבֵרִים בַּהֲדַיְיכוּ בְּכֹלָּא. לֵית לְכוּ רְשׁוּ לְקַדְשָׁא שְׁמִי, עַד דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יִתְחַבְּרוּן בַּהֲדַיְיכוּ בְּאַרְעָא, וְכָלְהוֹ תֶּהֱווֹן כַּחֲדָא חֲבֵרִים לְקַדְּשָׁא שְׁמִי, בְּגִין דְּאַקְדִּימוּ עֲשִׂיָּה לִשְׁמִיעָה, כְּגַוְונָא דְּמַלְאֲכֵי עִלָּאֵי עָבְדֵי בִּרְקִיעָא, דִּכְתִיב בָּרְכוּ ה' מַלְאָכָיו גִּבּוֹרֵי כֹחַ עוֹשֵׂי דְּבָרוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל דְּבָרוֹ. עוֹשֵׂי דְּבָרוֹ בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, וּלְבָתַר לִשְׁמֹע.

Transliteration

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Translation

Because their "doing" preceded their "hearing," the Holy One, blessed be He, called upon His retinue, THE ANGELS; and said to them, 'Until now, you alone have stood before Me. But from now on, My children on earth are your companions in everything. You have no permission to sanctify My Name until Yisrael on earth joins you. And all of you together shall become friends to sanctify My Name.' Because they put "doing" before "hearing," just as the angels do in the heavens above, as it is written, "Bless Hashem, you angels of His, you mighty ones who perform His bidding, hearkening to the voice of His word." "Who perform his bidding" is first; only then is, "hearkening."

chanoch's Commentary

With Rabbi Ashlag's comments the pasuk is clear as written. This is an important directive. It is why Satan has caused humans to no longer accept angels as something real.

Pasook 317. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Lech Lecha

דָּבָר אַחֵר, בָּרְכוּ ה' מַלְאָכָיו. אִלֵּין אִינוּן צַדִּיקַיָא בְּאַרְעָא, דְּאִינוּן חֲשׁוּבִין קַמֵּי קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, כְּמַלְאֲכֵי עִלָּאֵי בִּרְקִיעָא, בְּגִין, דְּאִינוּן גִּבּוֹרֵי כֹחַ, דְּמִתְגַּבְּרֵי עַל יִצְרֵיהוֹן כִּגְבַר טַב דְּמִתְגַּבֵּר עַל שַׂנְאֵיהּ. לִשְׁמוֹעַ בְּקוֹל דְּבָרוֹ. דְּזָכָאן בְּכָל יוֹמָא לְמִשְׁמַע קָלָא מִלְּעֵילָא, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּאִצְטְרִיכוּ.

Transliteration

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Translation

Another explanation of the verse "Bless Hashem, you angels of His" is that these are the righteous people on earth, who are important to the Holy One, blessed be He, as the supernal angels in heaven. They are "mighty ones," as they overcome their inclination like a mighty man who overcomes all his enemies, "hearkening to the voice of His word." This means that they have the merit of hearing a voice from heaven every day and every time they need to!

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk is clear as written. Is there a difference between pasuk 316 and 317?

Pasook 318. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Lech Lecha

הַשְׁתָּא מָאן יָכִיל לְמֵיקַם בַּהֲדַיְיהוּ, דְּאִינוּן קַדִּישִׁין עֶלְיוֹנִין, זַכָּאִין אִינוּן דְּיָכְלֵי לְמֵיקַם קַמַּיְיהוּ, זַכָּאִין אִינוּן דְּיָכְלֵי לְאִשְׁתְּזָבָא מִקַּמַּיְיהוּ, אַשְׁגָּחוּתָא דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עֲלַיְיהוּ בְּכָל יוֹמָא, הֵיךְ אֲנַן יְכִילָן לְמֵיעַל קַמַּיְיהוּ. וְעַל דָּא כְתִיב אַשְׁרֵי תִּבְחַר וּתְקָרֵב, וּכְתִיב אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם עוֹז לוֹ בָךְ וגו'. (עַד כָּאן סִתְרֵי תּוֹרָה)

Transliteration

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Translation

"Now, who is able to be among them among all those holy and sublime beings? Happy are those who are able to stand before them; Happy are those who are able to save themselves from them. The Holy One, blessed be He, supervises them every day; how can we stand before them?" ALL THIS WAS SAID BY RABBI CHIYA IN PRAISE OF RABBI ELAZAR, WITH WHOM THEY COULD NOT STAY. Therefore it is written, "Blessed is the man whom You choose, and cause to approach to You, that he may dwell in your courts" (Tehilim 65:5), and also, "Blessed is the man whose strength is in you" (Tehilim. 84:6).

End of Sitrei Torah

chanoch's Commentary

With Rabbi Ashlag's comments the pasuk is clear as written.