{"id":16983,"date":"2026-01-30T16:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&p=16983"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:11:29","slug":"the-third-banner","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/the-third-banner\/","title":{"rendered":"The Third Banner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

118) The third banner is the camp of Dan, the face of an ox, left, Gabriel, left line, which travels on the north side of the tabernacle, which is left. There are two appointees with Gabriel, Kaphtziel and Hazkiel. Gabriel corresponds to Dan and the two appointees correspond to Asher and Naphtali, who are connected to the banner of the camp of Dan. This ox is from the left side and his horns rise from between his two eyes. His gaze is angry and his eyes are as scorching as the blaze of burning fire. He gores and he tramples with his feet and he takes no pity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After he explained the first two banners, which are the middle line and the right line, he now explains the third banner, which is the left line, called \u201cthe face of an ox\u201d in the animals, and \u201cGabriel\u201d in the four angels. It is known that after the middle line decided and united the right line and the left line with each other, only the light of Malchut<\/em> remained in the left line, which is the illumination of Hochma<\/em> from below upwards, meaning VAK<\/em>, while the GAR<\/em> disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis horns rise from between his two eyes,\u201d since the Malchut<\/em> is called \u201chorn\u201d and Hochma<\/em> is called \u201ceyes.\u201d From his two eyes, which is Hochma<\/em>, did not rise more than the horns, which is the light of Malchut<\/em> from below upwards, and the GAR<\/em>, in whose light of Eynaim<\/em> [eyes] they departed. You should also know that the illumination of Hochma<\/em> in the left shines only with harsh Dinim<\/em> on the head of the wicked. When he is angry in his gaze, the eyes are scorching like fire, meaning the harsh Dinim<\/em> that appear with his gaze\u2014the illumination of Hochma<\/em> in the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

119) When this ox lows, several regiments of saboteurs come out of the hole of the great abyss, and all low and roam before him. Then fury and the bag with all the iniquities hang before him, for all the iniquities of the world come and are written in the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with the lion\u2019s roar due to the force of the Masach de<\/em> Hirik<\/em>, which comes to him and diminishes him from GAR<\/em>, the low of the ox is the left line, too. And he lows when the diminishing force from the Masach de<\/em> Hirik<\/em> in the middle line comes to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is also known that the abyss is the ascent of Malchut<\/em> and its inclusion in Bina<\/em>, which diminishes it from GAR<\/em>. This is similar to the force of the Masach<\/em> de<\/em> Hirik<\/em>. When this ox lows, meaning when the diminishing force in the Masach de<\/em> Hirik<\/em> reaches him, out come the brigades of Klipot<\/em> and saboteurs that grip to the place where this diminution is deficient, which is called \u201cthe hole of the great abyss,\u201d which conjoin with the lowing of the ox and roam before him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, two kinds of Dinim<\/em> open in the ox, Dinim<\/em> of the left and Dinim<\/em> of the Masach de<\/em> Hirik<\/em> that clung to him. These two Dinim<\/em> comprise all the types of iniquities and corruptions in the world, and then they are judged for all the iniquities in the world, which caused the emergence of these two Dinim<\/em> in the left line. And the flaws and the corruptions that were made in the illumination of the left line are the writing of the iniquities in the book, for they wait for the answer of the lower ones, since through their repentance, these Dinim<\/em> will be corrected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

120) Seven rivers of fire stretch before him. When he is thirsty, he goes to the river Dinur and swallows it with a single gulp, and the river is refilled as in the beginning and never runs dry, meaning it is not a false river, whose waters stop. All those armies of this ox, who is Gabriel, pump fire and eat fire. And if from the side of the lion, one river of water, light of Hassadim<\/em> that put out their flame, had not come out, the world would not have been able to tolerate their Dinim<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GAR<\/em> of the left line were diminished by the force of the Masach de<\/em> Hirik<\/em>, leaving in it ZAT<\/em> HGT<\/em> NHYM<\/em> without GAR<\/em>. And seven rivers of fire stretch before him, meaning ZAT<\/em>. They are called \u201crivers of fire\u201d after the Dinim<\/em> in them. And when the lines travel, the illumination of Hochma<\/em> comes out in the left line and then diminishes. When he becomes thirsty, when the Dinim<\/em> burn in him, the traveling of the lines is to the river Dinur, which is all fire and Dinim<\/em>. And through the appearance of the illumination of Hochma<\/em> in him, he immediately cancels all the Dinim<\/em> in the river Dinur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, immediately after the traveling of the lines, the Hochma<\/em> disappears again, and the river is refilled as before, since after the traveling of the lines, the Dinim<\/em> renew in it as in the beginning. It is known that the whole correction of the left line is to unite with the right line of Hassadim<\/em>. All his armies pump fire and eat fire, since all his armies are filled with harsh Dinim<\/em>. And had one river of water that quenches their flame not come out from the side of the lion, meaning had it not connected with the right, Hassadim<\/em>, the world would not have been able to tolerate the Dinim<\/em> and would have been ruined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

121) The darkness of the sun, the shadow, is there on the left line. The light is present and absent, and several litigants walk and wander in the dark. And that river that burns on the left side is black fire, darkness. And should you say that there are no white fire, black fire, red fire (consists of two colors), and green here, do not say so because it is certainly so, meaning that that black river burns. But still, up high in Bina<\/em>, the fire consists of four persons, and from there extends to those lower ones, before the ox in ZA<\/em> and the angel Gabriel in Malchut<\/em>, in whom the fire of Gevura<\/em> consists of four persons, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The darkness of the sun on the left, when the left line unites with the right, contains light of Hochma<\/em>. And when it does not unite with the right, there is no light in it but only darkness. And the measure of the light that shines on the left line is as the measure of the Malchut<\/em> whose horns rise between his two eyes. And that river which burns on the left side is black fire, darkness, as the measure of Malchut<\/em>, who is black fire and darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the left line certainly consists of all three lines and the Malchut<\/em> that receives them. This is why there are four persons in it, whereas the left line in Bina<\/em> consists of all four sides, the left line in the animals and in the four angels consists of all four sides, which are white, black, red, and green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

122) Where is the upper Torah? It is white fire. And it is written with black fire over white fire. The Torah is found in two persons. It is one fire, left line, called \u201cfire,\u201d and it is divided into four persons, since it consists of four sides. And it is also one water, right line, called \u201cwater,\u201d and it divides into four because it consists of four sides. And it is also one Ruach<\/em>, middle line, divided into four because it consists of all four sides, which are the three lines and the Malchut<\/em> that receives them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

123) There are three heads in these camps, corresponding to the three tribes in the camp of Dan. These are their numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n