51) Happy are the righteous, whose honor the Creator desires. If a person rides the horse of a flesh-and-blood king, he is punishable by death. But the Creator had Elijah ride His, as it is written, \u201cAnd Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.\u201d It is also written, \u201cAnd the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is written about Aaron, \u201cAnd he will not die, for I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover.\u201d Also, the Creator let Moses into the cloud, as it is written, \u201cAnd Moses entered the midst of the cloud,\u201d which is Malchut<\/em>, the same cloud of which it is written, \u201cFor I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover.\u201d It is also written, \u201cAnd the Lord will create over the whole habitation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day,\u201d and it is written, \u201cFor the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day.\u201d All these clouds imply Malchut<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 52) It is written, \u201cAnd the Lord came down in a cloud,\u201d and it is written, \u201cFor I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover.\u201d The cloud is the place, Malchut<\/em>, where the cherubim would be, meaning Matat and Sandalfon. The cherubim were seated on a throne, on Malchut<\/em>, and three times a day, which are three lines, a miracle occurred: the Shechina<\/em> appeared in their wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the holiness of the king appeared on them, they raised their wings by themselves and spread them, covering the ark-cover. Then they fold their wings and grip with their bodies, as it is written, \u201cAnd the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high.\u201d Spreading out their wings means that once they would spread, and once they would fold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 53) It is written, \u201cFor I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover.\u201d This means that the priest sees the Shechina<\/em>. It is written, \u201cBy this,\u201d by the Shechina<\/em>, \u201cAaron will come.\u201d But the priest did not see the Shechina<\/em> when he would enter the Holy of Holies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rather, the cloud, the Shechina<\/em>, would come down. And when it comes down and reaches the ark-cover, the wings of the cherubim awaken and they flap their wings and sing. This is how the priest knew that the Shechina<\/em> was seen here. It is written about that, \u201cFor I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 54) When they flapped their wings they would sing, \u201cFor great is the Lord and highly to be praised; He is terrible over all gods.\u201d He is the right line, Hesed<\/em>, called \u201cgreat.\u201d And when they spread their wings they would say, \u201cFor all the gods of the nations are idols, and the Lord has made heaven.\u201d He is the left line that subdues the whole of the Sitra Achra<\/em>. And when they would cover the ark-cover they would say, \u201cBefore the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.\u201d He is the middle line, Tifferet<\/em>, called \u201csentence\u201d [or \u201cjudgment\u201d].<\/p>\n\n\n\n 55) The priest in the Temple would here their voices, and then he would place the incense in its place and intend with what he intended so that all will be blessed. And the wings of the cherubim would go up and down, and they would sing and cover the ark-cover, then raise them. It is written about it, \u201cCovering the ark-cover with their wings.\u201d It is precisely so, covering. And how do we know that their voices were heard? It is written in Ezekiel, \u201cAnd I heard the sound of their wings.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 51) Happy are the righteous, whose honor the Creator desires. 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