210) \u201cAnd it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph.\u201d See how one should be wary of one\u2019s sins and go by a corrected path so as to not be fooled by the evil inclination, which slanders him every single day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
211) Because it always slanders him, one should overcome it and prevail over it in a solid place where the evil inclination will not be able to move him from his place. This is because one must be stronger than it, and connect at the place of strength. When man overcomes it, he is on the side of strength, and clings to that side to gain strength. And because the evil inclination is strong, man should be stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
212) Those people who overcome it are called \u201cmighty in strength,\u201d since they are with their own kind. Because they had overcome a strong one, they have become as strong as it is. And these are the angels of the Creator, the righteous ones that come from the side of harsh Gevura [strength], to overcome the evil inclination, and they are called, \u201c\u2026mighty in strength, who fulfill His word.\u201d \u201cBless the Lord, you His angels,\u201d meaning righteous ones such as Joseph, who is called \u201crighteous\u201d and \u201cstrong,\u201d who kept the holy covenant that was written in him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
213) What is, \u201cAnd it came to pass after these things\u201d? The place where the evil inclination slanders is the degree called, \u201c\u2026after these things.\u201d Malchut is called, \u201cthings,\u201d for she is the last degree in holiness. Following her come the evil inclination and the shells. Hence, \u201c\u2026after these things\u201d is the evil inclination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph gave it a place to accuse him, for the evil inclination said, \u201cWhat of his father? He is mourning him, while Joseph was pluming himself and curling his hair?\u201d Hence, the bear\u2014Potiphar\u2019s wife\u2014provoked him and slandered him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
214) \u201cAnd it came to pass after these things.\u201d When the Creator watches over the world to sentence it, He finds wicked in the world. This is so because people\u2019s transgressions cause the heaven and earth to stop, and they do not keep their laws properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
215) Those who do not keep the holy covenant cause separation between Israel and their Father in heaven, as it is written, \u201cand you turn aside and serve other gods, and bow before them.\u201d It is also written, \u201cand He will shut up the heaven, so there shall be no rain,\u201d because one who does not keep the covenant is as one who worships another god, who lies in the token of the holy covenant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
216) When the holy covenant is properly kept in the world, the Creator gives blessings above, to be poured on the world, as it is written, \u201cPlentiful rain will You pour down, God, You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched.\u201d \u201cPlentiful rain\u201d is rain of good will, when the Creator desires the assembly of Israel and wishes to impart it with blessings. At that time, \u201cYou confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched.\u201d \u201cYour inheritance\u201d is Israel, who are the inheritance of the Creator, as it is written, \u201cJacob the lot of His inheritance.\u201d And \u201cparched\u201d is the assembly of Israel, who is parched in a strange land, thirsty for water, with none to drink. Then she is parched. And when rains of good will are given, \u201cYou confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
218) Thus, heaven and earth and all their hosts stand on this covenant, as it is written, \u201cIf My covenant is not with day and night, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth.\u201d For this reason, one must be vigilant about it. This is why it is written, \u201cAnd Joseph was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon.\u201d Afterwards, it is written, \u201chis master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph.\u201d Because he was not vigilant and was beautifying himself, as he was curling his hair and was handsome and fair to look at. Hence, \u201chis master\u2019s wife cast her eyes on Joseph.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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