Zohar Noach - Section 7 - Elohim Looked Upon the Earth

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Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Noach Section 7

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SYNOPSIS:

Reading these paragraphs helps purify the earth, which is constantly being corrupted and defiled through both small and large actions of negativity.

Pasook 39. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Noach

וַיַּרְא אֱלֹקִים אֶת הָאָרֶץ וְהִנֵּה נִשְׁחָתָה. אַמַּאי נִשְׁחָתָה, בְּגִין כִּי הִשְׁחִית כָּל בָּשָׂר אֶת דַּרְכּוֹ, כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמָר. רַבִּי חִיָּיא פְּתַח קְרָא וַאֲמַר, וַיַּרְא אֱלֹקִים אֶת מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כִּי שָׁבוּ מִדַּרְכָּם הָרָעָה, תָּא חֲזֵי, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דִּבְנֵי נָשָׁא זָכָאן, וְנָטְרֵי פִּקּוּדֵי דְאוֹרַיְיתָא, כְּדֵין אַרְעָא אִתְתַּקְפַת, וְכָל חֵידוּ אִשְׁתַּכְּחַת בָּהּ, מַאי טַעְמָא בְּגִין דִּשְׁכִינְתָּא שָׁרְיָא עַל אַרְעָא, וּכְדֵין כֹּלָּא עִלָּאֵי וְתַתָּאֵי בְּחֶדְוָה.

Transliteration

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Translation

"And Elohim looked on the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt" (Beresheet 6:12). Why was the earth corrupt? CAN IT BE THAT IT DESERVED TO BE PUNISHED? AND HE ANSWERS: Yes, "because all flesh had corrupted its way" (Ibid.), as has already been explained. Rabbi Chiya opened the discussion, saying, "And Elohim saw from their deeds that they had repented from their evil way" (Yonah 3:10). Come and behold: when the people are righteous and observe the commandments of the Torah, the earth is invigorated and full of joy. And why is that? Because the Shechinah dwells upon the earth and everyone both above and below is joyous.

chanoch's Commentary

Do you understand what this pasuk is saying? There is a direct connection between the Earth and People. Just as the earth was cursed by HaShem for not following His directions. This comes from the midrash that teaches the bark of trees was initially to be sweet as the fruit yet the earth did not do this and bark became what it is in our world today. This indicates that the earth itself came under the influence of the negative side. When we learn this we begin to understand how to cleanse the earth in the modern age. By changing ourselves the earth will become cleansed.

Pasook 40. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Noach

וְכַד בְּנֵי נָשָׁא מְחַבְּלָן אָרְחַיְיהוּ, וְלָא נָטְרֵי פְּקוּדֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, וְחָטָאן קַמֵּי מָארֵיהוֹן, וּכְדֵין כִּבְיָכוֹל דַּחְיָין לָהּ לִשְׁכִינְתָּא מֵעָלְמָא, וְאִשְׁתְּאָרַת אַרְעָא מְחַבְּלָא, דְּהָא שְׁכִינְתָּא אִתְדַּחְיָיא, וְלָא שָׁרְיָא עֲלָהּ, וּכְדֵין אִתְחַבְּלַת, מַאי טַעֲמָא אִתְחַבְּלַת, בְּגִין דְּשַׁרְיָא רוּחָא אָחֳרָא עֲלָהּ דִּמְחַבְּלָא עָלְמָא וְעַל דָּא אַמְרִינָן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יָהֲבֵי עוֹז לֵאלֹקִים, דִּמְקַיְימִין עָלְמָא, אֱלֹקִים דָּא שְׁכִינְתָּא, וְאִם חַס וְשָׁלוֹם אִי יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁתַּכְּחוּ חַיָּיבִין, מַה כְּתִיב רוּמָה עַל הַשָּׁמַיִם אֱלֹקִים וגו' מִשּׁוּם דְּרֶשֶׁת הֵכִינוּ לִפְעָמַי. כָּפַף נַפְשִׁי בְּסִבַת חָמָס וְשִׂנְאַת חִנָּם, כָּרוּ לְפָנַי שׁוּחָה וגו', כְּגַוְונָא דְדוֹר הַמַּבּוּל, דִּבְגִין חָמָס דַּהֲוַת בֵּינֵיהוֹן, הֲוָה בֵּינֵיהוֹן שִׂנְאָה וּדְבָבוּ.

Transliteration

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Translation

But when people corrupt their ways, do not observe the commandments of the Torah, and sin before its Master, then it is as if they drive the Shechinah out of the world. Then the earth is left corrupt, for the Shechinah is repelled by it and does not dwell on it. Then, the earth is corrupt. And why should the earth be corrupt? Because a different spirit rests upon it, causing the corruption. (The rest of this paragraph is a latter addition.)

chanoch's Commentary

When the Shechina is pushed out of the world there is nothing left and that relationship of earh and Shechina leaves a vacumn yet there is no vacumn anywhere in the universe. It is always either light or dark. the Shechina is light. When it leaves the dark side moves in. Understand this well and learn it well in your own life.

Pasook 41. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Noach

יָכוֹל אַף דְּאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל כֵּן, וְהָא תָּנִינָן, אַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל לָא שַׁרְיָא עֲלָהּ רוּחָא אָחֳרָא, וְלָא מְמַנָּא אָחֳרָא, בַּר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בִּלְחוֹדוֹי. תָּא חֲזֵי דְּאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל הָכֵי הוּא, דְּלָא שַׁרְיָא עֲלָהּ מְמַנָּא וְלָא שְׁלִיחָא אָחֳרָא, בַּר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בִּלְחוֹדוֹי. אֲבָל שַׁעֲתָא חָדָא שַׁרְיָא עֲלָהּ, לְחַבְּלָא בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, מְנָלָן מִדָּוִד, דִּכְתִיב וַיַּרְא דָוִד אֶת מַלְאַךְ ה' וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֹ נְטוּיָה עַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, וּכְדֵין אִתְחַבָּלַת אַרְעָא.

Transliteration

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Translation

Can the same be applied to the land of Yisrael as well, THAT IS ANOTHER SPIRIT COULD BE DWELLING THERE? But we have learned that no other spirit rests upon the Land of Yisrael, and there is no other appointed angel beside the Holy One, blessed be He Himself. If so, then why was the Land of Yisrael corrupted? And he replies: Come and behold: it is true that no other appointee or messenger dwells in the land of Yisrael, beside the Holy One, blessed be He, Himself, but there is one time that the evil spirit may govern the land in order to destroy people. How do we know about that? From David, as it is written: "And he saw the angel of Hashem standing between the earth and the heavens, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem" (I Divrei Hayamim 21:16) and then the land was destroyed.

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk is expressing that the land of the earth and the land of Israel is different in that there is no ability for the Holiness to be lost in the Land of Israel except when a prophecy affects peoples need to die. Then the Angel of death does not come into the land it is the Angel of HaShem. When people are destroyed in the Land of Israel then this means the Land is destroyed since our Sages taught The Land - the people of Israel - and HaShem are all one. This relates to a prophecy that Jerusalem will be controlled by the Moslems at the end of days for a period of one year. this does not have to happen and that is what is being expressed in this pasuk as a hint.

Pasook 42. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Noach

אֲמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, אֲפִילּוּ בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא הֲוָה, כְּתִיב הָכָא מַלְאַךְ ה', וּכְתִיב הָתָם הַמַּלְאָךְ הַגּוֹאֵל אוֹתִי, וּכְתִיב וַיִּסַּע מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹקִים, הֵן לְטַב וְהֵן לְבִישׁ, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא שַׁלִּיט עֲלָהּ, לְטַב: בְּגִין דְּלָא אִתְמַסְּרָא תְּחוֹת שְׁאָר מְמַנָּן, וְכָל דָּיְירֵי עָלְמָא יִכְסְפוּן מִן עוֹבָדַיְיהוּ. לְבִישׁ בְּגִין דְּלָא יֶחֱדוּן אִינוּן לְשַׁלְטָאָה עֲלָהּ.

Transliteration

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Translation

Rabbi Elazar said: Even in that time, WHEN HE SAW THE ANGEL OF HASHEM STANDING, it was the Holy One, blessed be He. Because what is written here, "the angel of Hashem," is analogous to "The angel who redeemed me" (Beresheet 48:16) and also to "the angel of Elohim" (Shemot 14:19). AND AS THESE VERSES REFER TO THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, SO DOES THIS ONE. Be it for the best or the worst, the Holy One, blessed be He, shall always govern this land. For the best because the land of Yisrael was never passed on to any other supernal governor, AND THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, ALONE CAN DO IT GOOD. And all the other inhabitants of the world should be ashamed of their deeds, BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER MINISTERS. For the worst MEANS THAT ONLY THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, RULES OVER THIS LAND to prevent the other ministers from delighting in ruling over it.

chanoch's Commentary

this is teaching us a relationship between HaShem and the angelic ministers. when it comes to the land of Israel it is only HaShem and no other minister.

Pasook 43. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Noach

וְאִי תֵימָא וְהָא כְתִיב כִּי רָאֲתָה גוֹיִם בָּאוּ מִקְדָשָׁהּ, וַחֲרִיבוּ בֵּיתָא, וְאִי לָאו שָׁלְטִין אִינוּן מְמַנָּן, לָא אִתְחָרַב מַקְדְּשָׁא, תָּא חֲזֵי כְּתִיב כִּי אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ, וּכְתִיב עָשָׂה ה' אֶת אֲשֶׁר זָמַם.

Transliteration

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Translation

And if you will ask is it not written: "For she has seen that the heathen nations invaded her sanctuary" (Eichah 1:10) and destroyed the Temple, WHICH IMPLIES THAT if really no other ministers ruled, then the Temple would not have been destroyed! Come and behold: it is stated, "For you have done" (Ibid. 21) and "Hashem has done that which he devised" (Eichah 2:17). So you can see that it was done by the Holy One, Himself, blessed be He, and not by ministers.

chanoch's Commentary

See the above Comments on the last few pasukim.

Pasook 44. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Noach

תָּא חֲזֵי, כְּתִיב וַיַּרְא אֱלֹקִים אֶת הָאָרֶץ וְהִנֵּה נִשְׁחָתָה. נִשְׁחָתָה וַדַּאי, כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמָר. הָכֵי נָמֵי וַיַּרְא אֱלֹקִים אֶת מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כִּי שָׁבוּ מִדַּרְכָּם הָרָעָה, דְּהָא כְּדֵין אַרְעָא קָרָאת לְעֵילָא, וְסָלְקָא בִּסְלִיקוּ עִלָּאָה, וּמְקַשְׁטָא אַנְפָּהָא, כְּנוּקְבָא דִּמְקַשְׁטָא לְגַבֵּי דְכוּרָא, הָכֵי נָמֵי אַרְעָא, דְּהָא גְּדֵילַת בְּנִין זַכָּאִין לְמַלְכָּא.

Transliteration

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Translation

Come and behold: it is written: "And Elohim looked on the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt" (Beresheet 6:12). It was surely corrupt. And furthermore, it is also stated: "And Elohim saw their deeds, in that they turned from their evil way" (Yonah 3:10). Because then the earth calls out to the higher, TO ZEIR ANPIN, and rises to an upper grade; it beautified its face, as though it were a woman beautifying herself for a man. In the same manner, the earth pleased the "King," WHO IS ZEIR ANPIN, for it raised righteous children for Him.

chanoch's Commentary

the verse is telling us that we can change these prophecies and avoid the year of muslim control.

Pasook 45. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Noach

וְהָכָא דְּלָא תָבוּ דְרָא דְּטוֹפָנָא, מַה כְּתִיב, וַיַּרְא אֱלֹקִים אֶת הָאָרֶץ וְהִנֵּה נִשְׁחָתָה וגו', כְּאִתְּתָא דְּאִסְתָּאֲבַת וְאַסְתִּירַת אַנְפָּהָא מִבַּעֲלָהּ, וּבְזִמְנָא דְּאַסְגִיאוּ חוֹבֵי בְּנֵי נָשָׁא בְּאִתְגַּלְּיָא, אַרְעָא שַׁוִּיתָא אַנְפָּהָא כְּנוּקְבָא דְּלֵית לָהּ כִּסּוּפָא מִכֹּלָּא, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר וְהָאָרֶץ חָנְפָה תַּחַת יוֹשְׁבֶיהָ, וְעַל דָּא וַיַּרְא כִּי נִשְׁחָתָה וַדַּאי, מַאי טַעֲמָא בְּגִין כִּי הִשְׁחִית כָּל בָּשָׂר אֶת דַּרְכּוֹ עַל הָאָרֶץ.

Transliteration

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Translation

While here, what is written about the generation of the Flood that did not repent? "And Elohim looked on the earth, and, behold it was corrupt," like a wife who committed adultery and hides her face from her husband. When the sins of people multiply and they sin openly, the earth becomes brazen like a woman who has no shame. As it is written: "And the earth was defiled under its inhabitants" (Yeshayah 24:5). And so it is said, that He "looked" it was corrupt" assuredly. You may ask, why? Because "all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth."

chanoch's Commentary

what is the meaning of "all flesh". In each generation we are connected to each person in our generation. This is clear yet what or who is in a generation today is not known. This is why we in our world perceive that another persons action do not matter to us. This is the message in this Zohar. Learn it well. People are no taught this in any part of their education yet it is important to realize that we can only impact our own tikune when we know what people do in their lives. And change ourselves to turn on the light that will let the others "see" that they need to change. When a whole generation stops changing the world will bring Mashiach with the Armageddon War CHas V'Shalom. As long as someone in the generation changes the world continues. The tradition teaches that the world will end in the year 6000. Since time is relative. the world will continue until the people stops changes.