Zohar Pekudai - Section 3 - In Mercy My Throne is Established

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Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Pekudai Section 3

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SYNOPSIS:

Rabbi Elazar opens with the verse: "And in Mercy a throne was established, and he sat upon it in truthfulness..." He says this means that the thought went up to join with the will and joy that come from the incomprehensible, Atik. The joy shone into the thought, Aba, and then united with the supernal Ima by the light of Chesed in a never-ending union. Rabbi Elazar talks about the supernal hidden temple called Yisrael-Saba and Tevunah where all the lights flow through, the lights of Chassadim, Chochmah and Da'at from the right, left and Central Columns. He speaks about 'the throne,' saying: "and he sat upon it in truthfulness" means that God sits upon the throne by right of the seal that is truth. He adds that "inside the tent of David" is the lower throne. Then Rabbi Elazar turns to ."..judging, and seeking judgment, and quick to do righteousness." This refers to the joining of the Left Column, the Central Column, and the Throne of Judgment that is the lower court, Malchut.

THE RELEVANCE OF THE PASSAGE:

The Relevance of this section is concealed as of yet.

Pasook 9. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Pekudai

רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר פָּתַח וְאָמַר, וְהוּכַן בַּחֶסֶד כִּסֵּא וְיָּשַׁב עָלָיו בֶּאֱמֶת וְגוֹ'. וְהוּכַן בַּחֶסֶד כִּסֵּא, הָא אוֹקִימְנָא, כַּד מַחֲשָׁבָה סָלִיק, בִּרְעוּ דְּחֶדְוָה מִטְּמִירָא דְּכָל טְמִירִין דְּלָא אִתְיְידַע וְלָא אִתְדְּבַק, מָטֵי הַהוּא חֶדְוָה, וּבָטַשׁ גּוֹ מַחֲשָׁבָה, וּכְדֵין עָאל בַּאֲתָר דְּעָאל.

Transliteration

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Translation

Rabbi Elazar opened the discussion with the verse: "And in mercy a throne was established, and He sat upon it in truthfulness" (Yeshayah 16:5). "And in Mercy a throne was established" refers, as we explained, to the thought, THE SECRET OF CHOCHMAH, CALLED 'THE SUPERNAL ABA AND IMA'. It went up to BE ESTABLISHED by the will and joy from the most hidden of all that is never known nor conceived, WHICH IS ATIK. The joy FROM ATIK shone into the thought, ABA, and came to wherever it came, NAMELY, IT UNITED WITH THE SUPERNAL IMA BY THE LIGHT OF CHESED IN A NEVER ENDING UNION, IN THE SECRET OF THE VERSE, "BECAUSE HE DELIGHTS IN MERCY (HEB. CHESED)" (MICHAH 7:18).

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk hints to the essence of Atik which is Keter. That essence is mercy. As Kabbalah teaches Mercy which is Tiferet has both Chesed and Gevurah in balance. Do not make the mistake to think that mercy is the same as mercy in our world. In Keter Mercy would be even more sublime.

Pasook 10. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Pekudai

עַד דְּאִתְגְּנִיז בְּחַד הֵיכָלָא עִלָּאָה, דְּאִיהוּ טָמִיר לְעֵיל. וּמִתַּמָּן נַגְדִּין וְאִתְמַשְּׁכָן כָּל נְהוֹרִין, דִּימִינָא דְּנָטִיל בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, וּלְבָתַר נָטִיל כֻּלְּהוּ. וּמֵהַהוּא סְטָר יְמִינָא, אִתְקַן כּוּרְסְיָּיא לְתַתָּא. דְּהָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אַתְקִין לְהַהוּא כּוּרְסְיָּיא בְּחֶסֶד, וְיָשַׁב עָלָיו בֶּאֱמֶת, דְּאִיהוּ תִּקּוּנָא דְּחוֹתָמָא דְּכֹלָּא. וְלָא יָתִיב עַל הַהוּא כּוּרְסְיָּיא, אֶלָּא בְּחוֹתָמָא דָּא דְּאִיהוּ אֱמֶת. בְּאֹהֶל דָּוִד, דְּאִיהוּ בֵּי כּוּרְסְיָּיא לְתַתָּא.

Transliteration

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Translation

Until ABA AND IMA were concealed, THAT IS, ESTABLISHED AND CLOTHED in a supernal temple, BINAH, CALLED YISRAEL SABA AND TEVUNAH. This temple is hidden above IN ITS PLACE, NAMELY, CHOCHMAH IS NOT REVEALED THERE IN ITS PLACE. But in that place are drawn and flow all the lights, THE LIGHT OF CHASSADIM FROM THE RIGHT COLUMN, THE LIGHT OF CHOCHMAH FROM THE LEFT COLUMN, AND THE LIGHT OF DA'AT FROM THE CENTRAL COLUMN. ONLY THE LIGHT OF CHASSADIM from the right travels first. Then all the lights travel, THE LIGHTS OF CHOCHMAH AND OF DA'AT. The lower throne, MALCHUT, is amended from the right side, because the Holy One, blessed be He, ZEIR ANPIN, made this throne with Chesed, DRAWN FROM THE RIGHT COLUMN OF YISRAEL SABA AND TEVUNAH AND SUPERNAL ABA AND IMA. "and he sat upon it in truthfulness," for He establishes the universal seal. He does not sit upon the throne, MALCHUT, save by right of the seal which is truth, THE ESTABLISHING OF THE CENTRAL COLUMN CALLED 'TRUTH' "in the tabernacle of David" (Yeshayah 16:5), WHICH IS MALCHUT, the lower throne.

chanoch's Commentary

This verse is very esoteric. What i gleaned from it is that the flow of light is also in a staggered level. First the light of Chesed followed by the Light of Chochmah followed by the Light of Daat. This is also related to the concept of thesis antithesis and synthesis as is taught in modern econimic theory of Karl Marx.

Pasook 11. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Pekudai

שׁוֹפֵט וְדוֹרֵשׁ מִשְׁפָּט וּמְהִיר צֶדֶק. שׁוֹפֵט מִסִּטְרָא דְּדִינָא. וְדוֹרֵשׁ מִשְׁפָּט, מִסִּטְרָא דְּרַחֲמֵי. וּמְהִיר צֶדֶק, אִיהוּ כּוּרְסְיָּיא דְּדִינָא, דְּאִיהוּ בֵּי דִּינָא לְתַתָּא. ת"ח, כְּגַוְונָא דָּא, מַשְׁכְּנָא לָא אִתְתָּקַּן אֶלָּא בְּסִטְרָא דָּא כְּגַוְונָא דָּא, דְּחֶסֶד כִּדְקָאָמְרָן לְעֵיל, וְע"ד אִתְמְנוּן תּוֹלְדִין וְאִתָּתְקָנוּ כֻּלְּהוּ לְתַתָּא.

Transliteration

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Translation

"judging, and seeking judgment, and quick to do righteousness" (Ibid.) IS THE END OF THE VERSE. He is judging, MEANING, by the side of Judgment, THE LEFT COLUMN, "and seeking Judgment" by the side of Mercy, THE CENTRAL COLUMN; "and quick to do righteousness" refers to the Throne of Judgment, which is the lower court, NAMELY MALCHUT. Come and see: In the same manner, the Tabernacle was established only by that side, RIGHT, like the Chesed we mentioned, IN THE SECRET OF "AND IN MERCY A THRONE WAS ESTABLISHED." And thereby, all the generations were numbered and set in order, THAT ARE DRAWN FROM MALCHUT.

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk clearly identifies that the generations of human beings are set to follow an orderly progression to completion. In essence your children are meant to learn from you and then teach to their children.