"And He shall be the faithfulness of your times"

Synopsis

Rabbi Yesa says that the faithful should tune themselves to the name of heaven so that Malchut will unite with Zeir Anpin. "Your times" refers to the time set aside for studying the Torah, and "faithfulness" refers to Malchut. "A strength of salvation" consists of both judgment and mercy. "Wisdom and knowledge" means that wisdom is only revealed through knowledge. "The fear of Hashem is his treasure" means that God lets out all his streams, accounting for them carefully. We hear of several reasons that Malchut is called 'faithfulness.' Rabbi Yesa concludes that God let Yisrael know the faithfulness of those who built the Tabernacle.

Fear Heaven Judgment Kedumiel (Supernal Minister) Mercy Redemption and Salvation Strength Torah Wisdom Zeir Anpin

50. He opened the discussion and said: "And He shall be the faithfulness of your times, a strength of salvation, wisdom and knowledge, the fear of Hashem is his treasure" (Yeshayah 33:6). This verse was explained by the friends. But we learned that whoever is occupied in the Torah in this world and merits in setting times for it, should be in faithfulness, set his mind upon the Holy One, blessed be He, ZEIR ANPIN, and tune himself to the name of heaven, SO THAT MALCHUT CALLED 'NAME', WILL BE UNITED WITH HEAVEN, ZEIR ANPIN, because faithfulness, WHICH IS MALCHUT, is attuned to this, TO BECOME UNITED WITH ZEIR ANPIN. THIS IS THE SECRET OF THE VERSE, "THE FAITHFULNESS OF YOUR TIMES;" "YOUR TIMES" REFERS TO THE TIMES SET FOR THE STUDY OF THE TORAH, ZEIR ANPIN, AND "FAITHFULNESS" REFERRING TO MALCHUT, SO THAT THE TWO MAY JOIN. "A strength of salvation" comprises Judgment and Mercy, FOR STRENGTH IS JUDGMENT AND SALVATION IS MERCY. "Wisdom and knowledge," the two dwell one upon the other, FOR CHOCHMAH is hidden and concealed AND THEY SHOULD dwell one upon the other, NAMELY, CHOCHMAH IS NOT REVEALED SAVE BY DA'AT.

50. פָּתַח וְאָמַר, וְהָיָה אֱמוּנַת עִתֶּךָ חֹסֶן יְשׁוּעוֹת חָכְמַת וָדָעַת יִרְאַת יְיָ' הִיא אוֹצָרוֹ. הַאי קְרָא אוּקְמוּהָ חַבְרַיָּיא, אֲבָל הָא תָּנֵינָן, כָּל ב"נ דְּאִתְעַסָּק בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא בְּהַאי עָלְמָא, וְזָכֵי לְמִקְבַּע עִתִּין לָהּ, אִצְטְרִיךְ בֶּאֱמוּנָה, דִּרְעוּתָא דִּילֵיהּ יִתְכַּוֵּין לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, יִתְכַּוֵּין לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם, בְּגִין דְּאֱמוּנָה לְהָכִי אִתְכְּוָון. חֹסֶן יְשׁוּעוֹת, לְאַכְלְלָא רַחֲמֵי בְּדִינָא. חָכְמַת וָדָעַת, דִּתְרֵין אִלֵּין שָׁרָאן דָּא עַל דָּא. דָּא טָמִיר וְגָנִיז, לְאַשְׁרָאָה דָּא עַל דָּא.

Eyes Fear Grades Streams Water

51. "The fear of Hashem is his treasure." It is the treasure of all those GRADES, since that fear of Hashem, WHICH IS MALCHUT CALLED 'FEAR OF HASHEM', receives all the streams, NAMELY, THOSE SAID GRADES, and becomes a treasure (store-house) to them all, and when all that were hidden in it issue, it lets them out by accounting. From where do we know that? From the verse, "your eyes like the pools in Heshbon (Eng. 'account')" (Shir Hashirim 7:5). For it does things by reckoning, and lets out pools of water, THE GRADES IT RECEIVED, carefully letting all out with account.

51. יִרְאַת יְיָ' הִיא אוֹצָרוֹ. אוֹצָרוֹ דְּכָל אִלֵּין, בְּגִין דְּהַאי יִרְאַת יְיָ', נָקִיט כָּל אִינּוּן נַחֲלִין, וְאִיהִי אִתְעָבֵידַת אוֹצָר לְכֻלְּהוּ. וְכַד נָפְקִין מִנָּהּ כָּל אִינּוּן גְּנִיזִין כֻּלְּהוּ, אַפִּיק לוֹן בְּחוּשְׁבָּנָא. מְנָלָן. דִּכְתִּיב עֵינַיִךְ בְּרֵכוֹת בְּחֶשׁבּוֹן. בְּחֶשׁבּוֹן וַדַּאי עָבֵיד, וְאַפִּיק אִינּוּן בְּרֵכוֹת מַיִם, וְאַשְׁגַּח לְאַפָּקָא כֹּלָּא בְּחוּשְׁבָּנָא.

Fear Grades Tabernacle Vessels

52. SINCE IN MALCHUT ALL IS DONE WITH RECKONING, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF CHOCHMAH THAT SUSTAINS EVERYTHING, she is called 'faithfulness', MEANING FIDELITY AND SUSTENANCE. THERE ARE MORE REASONS WHY MALCHUT IS CALLED 'FAITHFULNESS'., as we already explained. If in here, IN THE SUPERNAL SFIROT AND GRADES THAT MALCHUT RECEIVES, one should see faithfulness, NAMELY, ILLUMINATE THEM ACCORDING TO THE SECRET OF ACCOUNT, ACCORDING TO THE SECRET OF THE VERSE, "THE FEAR OF HASHEM IS HIS TREASURE," AS WAS DISCUSSED, and in the matters of the world, BY THE CORRECTIONS OF MALCHUT HERSELF CALLED 'WORLD', IN THE SECRET OF THE VESSELS OF THE TABERNACLE; how much more so ONE NEEDS TO ACCOUNT AND TO SHOW FAITHFULNESS, THAT ARE THE MYSTERY OF SUSTENANCE AS MENTIONED THIS NEEDS TO BE RETRANSLATED AND MADE INTELLIGIBLE. Therefore, the Holy One, blessed be He let Yisrael know the secret of faithfulness of those who made the Tabernacle, in all that they did, IN THE SECRET OF THE VERSE, "THESE ARE THE ACCOUNTS OF THE TABERNACLE." And everything is already explained.

52. וְעַל דָּא אִקְרֵי אֱמוּנָה. וּבְכֹלָּא אִקְרֵי אֱמוּנָה, וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא. וּמַה אִי הָכָא אִצְטְרִיךְ לְאַחֲזָאָה מְהֵימְנוּתָא, לִשְׁאַר מִלֵּי דְּעָלְמָא עאכ"ו. וְעַל דָּא, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא הֲוָה אוֹדַע לְהוּ לְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל, רָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא דִּילְהוּ, בְּכָל מַה דְּעָבְדוּ, וְכֹלָּא אִתְּמַר.