211. Rabbi Yosi opened the discussion of the verse, "And it came to pass in the days of Amrafel, king of Shin'ar..." (Beresheet 14:1), with the text, "Who raised up one from the east, whom righteousness met wherever he set his foot..." (Yeshayah 41:2). Although this passage has already been explained, it has another explanation in accordance with the secret of Wisdom. We have learned that the Holy One, blessed be He, created seven firmaments on high, WHICH ARE THE LOWER SEVEN SFIROT OF ATZILUT - CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD, YESOD AND MALCHUT. The purpose of them all is to acknowledge the glory of the Holy One, blessed be He, and they exist to proclaim the secret of the Supernal Faith.
211. וַיְהִי בִּימֵי אַמְרָפֶל מֶלֶךְ שִׁנְעָר וגו'. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי פָּתַח, מִי הֵעִיר מִמִּזְרָח צֶדֶק יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלוֹ וגו'. הַאי קְרָא אוֹקְמוּהָ חַבְרַיָיא. אֲבָל הַאי קְרָא בְּרָזָא דְחָכְמְתָא אִיהוּ. דְּהָא תָּנִינָן, שִׁבְעָה רְקִיעִין עֲבַד קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְעֵילָא, וְכָלְהוֹ לְאִשְׂתְּמוֹדַע יְקָרָא דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְכָלְהוֹ קָיְימִין לְאוֹדָעָא רָזָא דִמְהֵימְנוּתָא עִלָּאָה.