52. \u201cJacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.\u201d \u201cJacob went on his way,\u201d going toward his father. As long as Jacob was with Lavan [Laban], the Creator did not speak with him. But it is written, \u201cAnd the Lord said to Jacob, \u2018Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.\u2019\u201d But that was in the end, when he wanted to part from Lavan. When he parted from him, those angels came toward him and accompanied him along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
53. It is written, \u201cmet him,\u201d and it should have written \u201cHe met the angels of God,\u201d that Jacob met them. What is \u201cmet him\u201d? They came to incorporate from the side of Gevura, as it is written, \u201cangels of God,\u201d and Gevura is called \u201cGod.\u201d On another side, Jacob saw angels of Rachamim [mercy], and angels of mercy and angels of judgment were confined in him, since Jacob is the middle line, which incorporates right and left, mercy and judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
54. In the beginning, it is written, \u201cthe camp of God,\u201d which is one, and then it is written, \u201cAnd he called the name of the place Mahanaim [two camps],\u201d which is two camps. However, one camp was from the side of judgment, and one from the side of mercy, angels from the right sided, and angels from the left side, and Jacob, the middle line, incorporates both sides. This is why it is written \u201cmet him.\u201d Him, since he is the middle line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd when Jacob saw them, he said.\u201d He saw them incorporated together, angels of mercy and judgment adhered to one another and bonding with each other. This is why it is written \u201csaw them\u201d [in one word in Hebrew] and not \u201csaw them\u201d [in two words], indicating their incorporation together, and they all came to accompany him and save him from the hand of Esau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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