Space,
The Foundation Stone and Israel
The
three levels of Space were already evident at the very beginning of Creation.
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It
states in the Zohar, Shemot Pikudei
222a:
“When G-d created the world,
He threw a precious stone from under His
Chair of Glory and sunk it in the abyss. The lower side of the stone was in the abyss
while the upper side was the center point of
this earth—The Foundation Stone. The stone expanded
left, right, and to all sides: every side received its vitality from the center point.
The stone expanded three times:
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The
first expansion was created from matter that was exceedingly clear and fine
around the center point. This includes the
Temple,
with all its chambers, and Jerusalem within the walls.
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The
second expansion was created from matter that was not so fine and clear.
This is the level of the holiness of the Land of Israel and this holiness expanded until the edge of its borders.
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The
third expansion was created of coarse matter; darker and heavier than the other
two expansions. These
became the 70 countries with the oceans
surrounding it.”
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From
the above, we can understand that the Foundation Stone is an all-inclusive point of
the whole world. Adam, being G-d's all-inclusive creation, was thus
created from the earth of the Foundation Stone.
These
three expansions of the Foundation Stone are connected with the following three worlds
of G-d's Creation:
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The
World of Creation (Beriah) was the first
expansion to be revealed in the Temple This
was the World of Thought, which was exemplified by the fact that all sacrifices
had to have
the proper thought while being sacrificed by the Cohen.
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The
World of Formation (Yetzirah) was the second
expansion and is revealed in the Land
of Israel This
is the World of Speech. All Prophecy was received in the Land of Israel, or
for the Land of Israel and its people.
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The
World of Action (Asiyah) was the third and
last expansion. This world rules over the 70 countries outside the Land
of Israel
With
regard to the levels of Jewish souls living in the
Land
of Israel, versus those living outside the Land, the book "TuV Ha’Aretz"
(written by Rav Natan
Shapira)
states: "Know
that the souls of Israel
that live outside the Land
of Israel
are from the World of Sandlafon [an angel] and this is the
World of Action." Therefore, those that live there are called Beit Ya’acov
and are called slaves, eved everi
- gematria (282+76= 358), which also equals nachash,
snake - (358), because they live under the husks.
Those that live in the
Land of Israel are from the World of Metatron (the World of
Formation). The Land of Israel
is called Land of the Deer Eretz
- gematria (291+107=398), Chanoch-Metatron
- gematria
(314+84=398), Free means Chofshi(gematria=398)
and they are called My Sons - Bnei
Israel.”
This
information was written, published & compiled by Atarah Gur &
kabbalahtorah.com. Copyright © 2007Atarah C. Gur
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