245) \u201cAnd Jacob lived in the land of Egypt.\u201d While he was alive, it was written, \u201cJacob,\u201d and when he died it was written, \u201cIsrael,\u201d as it is written, \u201cAnd the days for Israel to die drew near.\u201d But is the name Israel not more important than the name Jacob? It should have said \u201cIsrael\u201d here because it does not say, \u201cThe day for Israel to die drew near\u201d but rather, \u201cThe days.\u201d But does one die during several days? In how many days does one die? One dies and passes away from the world in an hour, in an instant!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
246) But when the Creator wishes to bring man\u2019s spirit back to Him, all those days that he lived in this world are counted before Him and are taken into consideration. When the days to be accountable before Him come, the person dies and the Creator brings the person\u2019s spirit back to Him. He brings back to Him that Hevel [breath vapor and also vanity] that one breathes in and out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
247) Happy is a man whose days to die before the King come without shame, and not a single day among them is rejected to the outside because it is found that he committed some transgression on that day. This is why it writes \u201cdrawing near\u201d in regards to the righteous, since the days draw near before the King without shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
248) Woe unto the wicked, for nearing is not written about them. This is because how will his days draw near before the king when all his days are in transgressions of the world? Because of it, they do not draw near before the King and are not counted before him and will not be remembered above. Rather, they perish by themselves. It is written about them, \u201cThe way of the wicked is as darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
249) And here it writes, \u201cAnd the days for Israel … drew near.\u201d Of course they drew near, without shame, in wholeness, in complete joy. This is why it is written, \u201cThe days of Israel\u201d and not \u201cThe days of Jacob,\u201d since the name Israel is more complete than Jacob. But it is written, \u201cJacob was a whole man.\u201d Thus, is the name Jacob not whole, too? Indeed, the name Jacob is whole, too, but it is not whole at a high degree like Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
250) When a person\u2019s days are counted before the King, there is a righteous whose days are counted and are far from the King, and there is a righteous whose days are counted and are near and close to the King, and do not draw far. They enter and draw near the King without shame. Happy are they, as it is written, \u201cAnd the days for Israel to die drew near.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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