The Chariot of Ezekiel

Synopsis

The Faithful Shepherd tells us about Ezekiel's ten visions of Metatron, and we hear a good deal about the meaning of the color blue and why it is so important in the Tzitzit and the Talit. Through the sacred numerical meaning of many words and letters we are led through an explanation of the throne and the sapphire stone and the six steps and the four beasts and the four faces. We are told that Metatron includes all the stages downwards from above and upwards from below.

Relevance

The Zohar's description of Ezekiel's vision lifts our soul into the warm, protective embrace of the Shechinah (the Divine Presence), revealing the full splendor of Light that shines from the Ten Sfirot. The Angelic name of Metatron, we are told, conceals the Hebrew word for life (CHET YOD חי, pronounced "Chai" in English), whose numerical value is eighteen. The number 18 is achieved through the two Hebrew letters TETט ("t" in English) that appear in the name Metatron. The Hebrew letter TET has the numerical value of nine. Thus, the two TETs = eighteen (nine + nine =eighteen).

Moreover, Metatron, as we have learned in earlier passages, embodies the concept of the restoration of youth and immortality. Thus, the power of life, of immortality, and the reversal of the aging process permeates the cells and soul of our body. This indestructible life-force flows to us from the Sfirah (dimension) of Yesod. As it fills our material realm, the Angel of Death and the forces of chaos are vanquished from existence.

In verse 250, it is said that a mighty, wise, and rich man is one who has the might to overcome his ego, who is spiritually wise, and who is rich with the tools that are needed to triumph over his negative side. Accordingly, Kabbalistic might, wisdom, and wealth are bestowed upon us in great measure, ensuring answers to all our prayers for peace, prosperity, and eternal happiness.

The Zohar goes on to explain in verse 252 that Malchut - our world - is signified by the color blue, as is Metatron, and it corresponds to the ultimate objective - the perfection of all Creation. This heavenly blue flame now washes over all existence as the final perfection is consummated by the very eyes that pour over these supernal verses.

We also learn that this cosmic blue color correlates to "the blue flame in a burning candle, which consumes the fatty parts of the burnt offerings." Hence, the fires of the ancient sacrifices are lit and set aflame in this passage as well. The healing Light associated with heart disease shines forth. Deadly fats that obstruct the arteries are burned away. Our blood is purified. Anger and other negative emotions are extracted from our hearts and liver. As with all passages of the Zohar, we can also meditate to share this healing blue flame with all those who suffer cardiovascular and liver ailments. Our action of sharing burns away all the negative and evil forces from the world, clearing the way for the ultimate healing of humanity.

Moreover, Yisrael corresponds to the human heart, while the other nations of the world correspond to the human anatomy. Thus, the spiritual arteries - the relationships between Yisrael and all nations - are enriched as negative blockages and points of conflict are eradicated, creating the opening for world peace and global harmony.

Verse 253 associates the color blue with the sapphire stone. Whoever "inherits this stone," the Zohar states, is protected from the fires of Hell. This protection is now bestowed upon us. The fires of Hell are eternally extinguished by the power of the blue Light and our remorseful reading of these verses.

Meditating upon verses 254 and 255 shields us from negative beings who dwell in other worlds and from the flames ablaze in Hell. The 248 parts of our body and soul receive the Light of Healing that shines from the prayer known as the Sh'ma Yisrael. Moreover, a great secret concerning the Tetragrammaton (Yud Hei Vav Hei) and Adonai is revealed. It is stated that: THE YUD HEI VAV HEI IS THE SECRET OF WHITE, WHILE ADONAI IS THE SECRET OF BLUE, THUS COMBINING Mercy and Judgment.

When one reads the Tetragrammaton, one actually utters the word Adonai. This indicates a union between the Upper World of Mercy (Yud Hei Vav Hei) and the Lower World of Judgment (Adonai) יאהדונהי. In accordance, we now mitigate the force of Judgment in the world through the sweet scent of Mercy, thereby eliminating harsh decrees.

In verse 256, the power of the 72 Names is ignited along with the power of life and immortality, signified by the number 18 (which is the value of the Hebrew word Chai חי which means life).

The 72 Names now release 72 different spiritual influences into the world, among them: ( The power of mind over matter יבמ. ( The annihilation of death נית. ( The creation of order out of chaos האא. ( Unconditional love for our fellow man ייז. ( The strength of consciousness and certainty so that we do not doubt or become skeptical of all these benefits. ערי.

Verse 257 again speaks of the angel known as Metatron and the Sfirah of Yesod. Through these words, the aging process is arrested, as the concept and truth of immortality and eternal youth is emblazoned into our consciousness. The complete revelation of Light that accompanies the observance of the 613 observances and the spiritual perfection they help us attain shines brightly here. In the remaining segments of this passage, many deep mysteries are expounded upon. The number 13 is mentioned. The numerical value for the Hebrew word for one (אחד echad) is thirteen. The numerical value for the Hebrew word for love (אהבה ahava) is also thirteen. And thirteen is the numerical value for the Hebrew word for to care (דאגה deaga). Thus, we learn from the Zohar that if one really cares for another person, then he will unconditionally love that person and then they are one! This wonderful but simple spiritual insight engenders love and unity among all human beings.

The number 32 spoken of in the Zohar signifies the 22 Hebrew letters and the ten Sfirot. And 45 refers to Adam, our root and source. Thus, the full spiritual power of the letters and the entire spectrum of Light that shines through the Sfirot lights up our soul and all mankind. All of these magnificent, awe-inspiring benefits are common features of the age of the Messiah, which now dawns before our eyes (appropriately through the power of our eyes) as we allow them to pore over the holy words inscribed on these pages.

Brain Candles Chariot Eyes Ezekiel Garments Heavens Hebrew Letters Klipot (Shells – Negativity) Metatron Rivers Shechinah Shells (Klipot) Ten

248. When Ezekiel saw the Shechinah among the Klipot, THAT IS TO SAY, AMONG THE GARMENTS, he saw with Her ten Sfirot, without any separation whatsoever, and these are the brain that is among all of them. He saw them within the earthly river K'var (Caf Bet Resh), NAMELY, THE EARTHLY CHARIOT (RESH CAF BET), NAMELY, THE LETTERS OF K'VAR REARRANGED) OF METATRON. That is, "The Chariots of Elohim are twice ten thousand, thousands UPON THOUSANDS (HEB. SHIN'AN)" (Tehilim 68:18). "twice ten thousand" are twenty thousand. From this you should deduct two that are missing, AS SHIN'AN IS SPELLED THE SAME AS 'SHE'EINAN' (MISSING). "(SHIN'AN) THOUSANDS" ARE THE MISSING TWO THOUSANDS. Eighteen thousand remain, which is as the number of the eighteen (Chet Yud) worlds. THIS IS YESOD, WHICH IS CALLED 'CHAI' (ENG. 'LIVING' - CHET YUD,), which includes the ten Sfirot, attired in the Tet Tet (nine + nine = eighteen) of Metatron (Mem Tet Tet Resh Vav Nun). And this Tet Tet is taken from the word totafot (Eng. 'frontlets'), about which it is said: "and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes" (Devarim 6:8). Who are the eyes? They are those above, about which it is said: "the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of Elohim" (Yechezkel 1:1). These are the ten visions of Metatron, whom Ezekiel saw as a candle within a lantern, nine OF THE VISIONS being clear, with one being vague.

248. יְחֶזְקֵאל כַּד חָמָא שְׁכִינְתָּא מִגּוֹ קְלִיפִּין, חָזָא עִמָּהּ עֲשַׂר סְפִירָאן. בְּלָא פִּרוּדָא כְּלַל. וְאִלֵּין אִינּוּן מוֹחָא, מִלְּגוֹ, כֻּלְּהוּ חָזָא לוֹן מִגּוֹ נְהַר כְּבָר דִּלְתַתָּא, אִיהִי רֶכֶב אֱלֹֹהִים רִבּוֹתַיִם, כָּל רִבּוֹא עֶשֶׂר אַלְפִין, רִבּוֹתַיִם כ' אֲלַף, אַפִּיק תְּרֵי שֶׁאֵינָן, אִשְׁתָּאֲרוּ תִּמְנֵי סָר, בְּחוּשְׁבַּן ח"י עָלְמִין. דְּכָלִיל עֲשַׂר סְפִירָאן, דְּאִתְלָבַּשׁ בְּטֵ"ט מִן מְטַטְרוֹן. טֵ"ט מִן טֹטָפֹת, וְאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ. מַאן עַיְינִין. אִלֵּין לְעֵילָּא, דְּאִתְּמַר בְּהוּ נִפְתְּחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וָאֶרְאֶה מַרְאוֹת אֱלֹֹהִים. מַאן מַרְאוֹת. אִלֵּין אִינּוּן עֲשַׂרָה מַרְאוֹת דִּמְטַטְרוֹן, דְּחָזָא כִּשְׁרָגָא בְּגוֹ עֲשִׁישִׁיתָא. תְּשַׁע בְּאִתְגַלְיָיא, וְחַד סָתִים.

Ezekiel Firmaments Head Likenesses Sapphire Stone Ten Throne

249. מַרְאָה חֲדָא דְּאִיהוּ חֵזוּ קַדְמָאָה מֵאֵלּוּ עֲשַׂרָה, דָּא אִיהוּ דְּאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ, וּמִמַּעַל לָרָקִיעַ אֲשֶׁר עַל רֹאשָׁם כְּמַרְאֵה אֶבֶן סַפִּיר דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא. ואע"ג דְּאִתְפְּרַשׁ לְעֵילָּא, צָרִיךְ לְחָדְתָּא עָלֵיהּ מִלִּין דְּחִדּוּשִׁין.

Angels Chambers Corners Evil Evil Inclination Firmaments Form Metatron Mishnah Prayer Precepts Torah Tzitzit

250. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to the heavenly encampments: 'Anyone who prays, whether he be a mighty man, a wise man, or a rich man; if he is mighty in merits BECAUSE HE OVERCOMES HIS INCLINATION - a wise man in Torah and a rich man who is rich in the precepts - do not allow his prayer to enter this chamber until there is seen in him these signs: that he has applied My tools to himself.' For this reason, the sages of the Mishnah taught: If the rabbi is like an angel of Hashem Tzva'ot, let people come to consult him in matters of the Torah. IN OTHER WORDS, you may accept the prayer of anyone who is impressed with these signs in his dress: one sign is that he should be marked in his prayer with the blue of the FOUR corners of his fringes, for blue is like the firmament, which is Metatron, AND IT WOULD THEN FOLLOW THAT HE WOULD BE LIKE AN ANGEL OF HASHEM TZVA'OT, whose form is the blue that is in the fringes (Tzitzit).

250. אָמַר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, לְמַשִׁרְיָין דִּלְעֵילָּא, מַאן דִּמְצָלֵי, בֵּין יְהֵא גִּבּוֹר, בֵּין יְהֵא חָכָם, בֵּין יְהֵא עָשִׁיר. בְּזַכְוָון גִּבּוֹר. חָכָם בַּתּוֹרָה. וְעָשִׁיר בַּמִּצְוֹת. לָא יֵיעוּל בְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא צְלוֹתֵיהּ, עַד דְּתִחְזוּן בֵּיהּ סִימָנִין אִלֵּין, דְּיָהַב גַּרְמֵיהּ בֵּיהּ תִּקּוּנִין דִּילִי. וּבְגִין דָּא אוֹקְמוּהָ מָארֵי מַתְנִיתִין, אִם הָרַב דּוֹמֶה לְמַלְאַךְ יְיָ' צְבָאוֹת תּוֹרָה יְבַקְשׁוּ מִפִיהוּ. לְמַאן דִּיְהֵא רָשִׁים בְּאִלֵּין סִימָנִין בִּלְבוּשֵׁיהּ, תְּקַבְּלוּן צְלוֹתֵיהּ. סִימָנָא חֲדָא דִּיְהֵא רָשִׁים בִּצְלוֹתֵיהּ, בִּתְכֵלֶת, בְּכַנְפֵי מִצְוָה צִיצִית. דְּאִיהוּ דָּמֵי לָרָקִיעַ, דְּאִיהוּ מְטַטְרוֹן. דִּיּוּקְנָא דִּילֵיהּ, תְּכֵלֶת שֶׁבַּצִּיצִית.

Atzilut Beasts Body Children Colors Garments Head Metatron Prophets Shechinah Ten Throne Zeir Anpin

251. And for this reason the sages set the size for fringes and taught about a cloak (Talit) that a minor wears and which covers his head and most of his body. This is the same as was said about it: "and a little child shall lead them" (Yeshayah 11:6), WHICH ALLUDES TO METATRON, THAT IS CALLED 'A LITTLE CHILD.' He leads the four living creatures, and includes "The throne had six steps" (I Melachim 10:19), NAMELY, CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD, which are six. And since he is composed of ten, the ten Sfirot OF ZEIR ANPIN AND MALCHUT OF ATZILUT attire themselves in him, for they, too, are ten. And through him the Holy One, blessed be He, appears in His Shechinah to the prophets, for He is composed of ten Sfirot. And from the side of the Shechinah, WHICH METATRON SERVES AS GARMENT TO, which is the tenth SFIRAH and the blue of the fringes, METATRON ALSO appears as the blue of all colors, THAT IS TO SAY: ALL THE COLORS WERE INCLUDED IN THIS BLUE.

251. וּבְגִין דָּא, שִׁיעוּר הַצִּיצִית אוֹקְמוּהָ רַבָּנָן, טַלִית שֶׁהַקָטָן מִתְכַּסָה בָּהּ רֹאשׁוֹ וְרוּבּוֹ. וְהַאי אִיהוּ דְּאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ, וְנַעַר קָטֹן נוֹהֵג בָּם. וְהַאי אִיהוּ נוֹהֵג בְּד' חֵיוָן, דְּאִינּוּן ד,' וְאִיהוּ כָּלִיל שֵׁשׁ מַעֲלוֹת לַכִסֵּא, דְּאִינּוּן ו.' וּבְגִין דְּאִיהוּ כָּלִיל עֲשַׂר, מִתְלַבְּשִׁין בֵּיהּ עֲשַׂר סְפִירָאן, י.' וּבֵיהּ הֲוָה אִתְחֲזֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בִּשְׁכִינְתֵּיה, דְּאִיהִי כְּלִילָא מַעֲשַׂר סְפִירָאן, לִנְבִיאֵי. וּמִסִּטְרָא דִּשְׁכִינְתָּא דְּאִיהִי עֲשִׁירָאָה, תְּכֵלֶת שֶׁבַּצִּיצִית, אִיהוּ תְּכֵלֶת דְּכָל גַּוְונִין.

Bride Candles Flame Moses Shechinah Ten Tents

252. For it, MALCHUT THAT IS CALLED 'BLUE' (HEB. T'CHELET), is the perfection (Heb. tachlit) ending of the ten Sfirot, and in it "Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting finished (Heb. vatechel)" (Shemot 39:32), SINCE IT IS THE ENDING OF EVERYTHING. AND THE WORD T'CHELET is derived from 'finish (Heb. calh),' as it is written: "And it came to pass on the day that Moses finished (Heb. calot) setting up the tabernacle" (Bemidbar 7:1). And the sages interpreted 'calat' AS DERIVED FROM 'CALAH (LIT. 'BRIDE'). THIS IS WHY THE SHECHINAH IS CONSIDERED BLUE, and is the blue flame in a candle, which consumes the fatty parts of the burnt offerings.

252. דְּאִיהִי תַּכְלִית דְּי' סְפִירָאן. וּבֵיהּ וַתֵּכֶל כָּל עֲבוֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד. וְאִיהִי לָשׁוֹן כַּלָּה. הה"ד, וַיְהִי בְּיוֹם כַּלֹּת מֹשֶׁה לְהָקִים אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן. וְאוֹקְמוּהָ רַבָּנָן, כַּלַּת כְּתִיב, וְאִיהוּ תְּכֵלֶת דִּשְׁרָגָא, דְּאָכִיל תְּרָבִין וְעִלָּוָון.

Egypt Ezekiel Fear Fire Flame Gehenom (Hell) Grades Hell (Gehenom) Horses Light Likenesses Other Side Sapphire Seas Stone Strength Throne Water Waters

253. And about her, NAMELY ABOUT THE LIGHT of CHOCHMAH IN HER, THAT IS CALLED 'BLUE,' Ezekiel said: "The likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone" (Yechezkel 1:26); and the virtue of this stone is that, whoever receives it, the fire of Gehenom has no control over him, and there is no flame in the world that can damage it, nor any type of metal, FOR IF ONE HITS THIS SAPPHIRE STONE WITH A HAMMER, THE HAMMER WILL BREAK BUT THE STONE WILL BE UNDAMAGED, AS THE SAGES SAID. Water all the more cannot harm it. THUS, for whoever inherits it the verse "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you" (Yeshayah 43:2) will be upheld, and all the upper and lower beings of the Other Side are fearful of him. It was also for the blue of the sea that it was said: "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you," for with this special attribute, THE BLUE LIGHT OF MALCHUT THAT IS CALLED 'SAPPHIRE STONE,' "the horse and his rider has He thrown into the sea" (Shemot 15:1), for it is the minister appointed over Egypt WHO DROWNED IN THE SEA BY MEANS OF THIS BLUE LIGHT.

253. וְעָלֵיהּ אָמַר יְחֶזְקֵאל דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה אֶבֶן סַפִּיר דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא. סְגוּלָה דְּהַאי אֶבֶן, מַאן דְּיָרִית לָהּ, לָא שַׁלְטָא נוּרָא דְּגֵיהִנָּם עָלֵיהּ. לֵית נוּרָא בְּעָלְמָא מְקַלְקֵל לָהּ, וְלָא כָּל מִינֵי מַתְּכוֹת. כָּל שֶׁכֵּן מַיָּא, דְּלָא מַזִּיקוּ לָהּ. מַאן דְּיָרִית לָהּ, אִתְקַיָּים בֵּיהּ כִּי תַעֲבוֹר בַּמַּיִם אִתְּךָ אָנִי וְגוֹ.' וְכָל עִלָּאִין וְתַתָּאִין דְּסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא דַּחֲלִין מִנֵּיהּ. תְּכֵלֶת דְּיַמָּא בְּגִינֵיהּ אִתְּמַר, כִּי תַעֲבוֹר בַּמַּיִם אִתְּךָ אָנִי. דְּבִסְגּוּלָה דָּא, סוּס וְרוֹכְבוֹ רָמָה בַיָּם, דָּא מְמָנָא דְּמִצְרַיִם.

Colors Fear Fire Firmaments Gehenom (Hell) Hell (Gehenom) Other Side Seas

Adonai Colors Darkness Daughter Hebrew Letters Judgment Mercy Morning Sapphire Sh'ma Yisrael Stone Tetragrammaton Throne Unity White Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH) Zeir Anpin

255. And this blue is Judgment, FOR THE NAME OF MALCHUT IS 'ADONAI,' THE LETTERS OF WHICH CAN BE REARRANGED AS DINA (ENG. 'LAW'), and this is the inner meaning of the saying that the law of the kingdom is indeed the law. The Talit (prayer-shawl) has two colors: white and blue, and in respect to these two colors it is said: "And there was under his feet a kind of paved work of sapphire stone" (Shemot 24:10). Livnat (Eng. 'paved work') is the white (Eng. 'lavan') of the sapphire, because the sapphire is composed of two colors, which are Mercy and Judgment, namely white, WHICH IS MERCY, and black, from which comes the darkness of the blue. And the sages hinted at THESE two colors when they asked: 'From what time in the morning may the Sh'ma Yisrael be recited? As soon as one can distinguish between blue and white.' For the daughter of the King, WHICH IS MALCHUT, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF the recital of the Sh'ma, which is the unity of the Holy One, blessed be He, is composed of these two colors, WHITE AND BLUE, which are Yud Hei Vav Hei Adonai. YUD HEI VAV HEI IS THE SECRET OF WHITE, WHILE ADONAI IS THE SECRET OF BLUE, SO THERE ARE BOTH Mercy and Judgment. Similarly, the Holy One, blessed be He, WHO IS ZEIR ANPIN, is composed of two colors, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF Yud Hei Vav Hei Adonai, being Mercy and Judgment, namely the Throne of Mercy and the Throne of Judgment.

255. וְהַאי תְּכֵלֶת אִיהוּ דִּין. דִּינָא אֲדֹנָ"י. דִּינָא דְּמַלְכוּתָא דִּינָא וּתְרֵין גַּוְונִין רְשִׁימִין בְּטַלִית, חַד חִוָּור, וְחַד תְּכֵלֶת. וְעַל תְּרֵין גַּוְונִין אִלֵּין אִתְּמַר, וְתַחַת רַגְלָיו כְּמַעֲשֵׂה לִבְנַת הַסַּפִּיר. לִבְנַת, לוֹבֶן דְּסַפִּיר. דְּאִיהוּ כָּלִיל בִּתְרֵין גַּוְונִין, רַחֲמֵי וְדִינָא, חִוָּור וְאוּכָם. אוּכָמוּ דִּתְכֵלֶת. וְעַל תְּרֵין גַּוְונִין, רְמִיזוּ רַבָּנָן, מֵאֵימָתַי קוֹרִין אֶת שְׁמַע בְּשַׁחֲרִית, מִשֶּׁיַּכִּיר בֵּין תְּכֵלֶת לְלָבָן. לְמֶהֱוֵי בְּרַתָּא דְּמַלְכָּא, ק"ש, יִחוּדָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, כָּלִיל מִתְּרֵין גַּוְונִין אִלֵּין, דְּאִינּוּן יְדֹוָ"ד אֲדֹנָ"י, רַחֲמֵי וְדִינָא. כְּגַוְונָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא כָּלִיל ב' גַּוְונִין, יְהֹוָ"ה אֲדֹנָ"י לְמֶהֱוֵי רַחֲמֵי וְדִינָא, כִּסֵּא דִּין וְכִסֵּא רַחֲמִים.

Beasts Corners Ezekiel Garments Lights Likenesses Sapphire Seventy-Two Stone Thirteen Throne

256. "The likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone" (Yechezkel 1:26): HE ASKS, IF THE SAPPHIRE STONE IS THE BLUE OF THE FRINGES, what, then, is "the likeness of a throne?" HE ANSWERS THAT it corresponds to the throne that has 72 bridges, NAMELY 72 LIGHTS FROM THE NAME OF 72. So should a person be noted for the 72 knots and links in his fringes, corresponding to the 72 bridges of the throne. These are the eighteen knots and links on each side OF THE FOUR CORNERS OF HIS GARMENT, THAT IS, FIVE KNOTS AND THIRTEEN LINKS, AND FOUR TIMES EIGHTEEN IS 72. For the throne which is Hei, NAMELY MALCHUT, is on each corner, in the four living creatures of the throne, and they are four, PARALLEL TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF HIS RAIMENT.

256. כְּמַרְאֵה אֶבֶן סַפִּיר דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא. מַאי דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא. אֶלָּא לָקֳבֵל כֻּרְסְיָיא, דְּאִית לֵיהּ ע"ב גְּשָׁרִים. דִּיְהֵא ב"נ רָשִׁים בְּע"ב קְשָׁרִים, וְחוּלְיָין דְּצִיצִית, לָקֳבֵל ע"ב גְּשָׁרִים דְּכֻרְסְיָיא. דְּאִינּוּן ח"י קְשָׁרִים, וְחוּלְיָין לְכָל סִטְרָא. דְּכֻרְסְיָיא דְּאִיהוּ ה,' לְכָל סִטְרָא בְּד' חֵיוָן דְּכֻרְסְיָיא, דְּאִינּוּן ד.'

Beasts Children Corners Gabriel (Angel) Garments Hundred Metatron Michael (Angel) Refael (Angel) Thirteen Throne Tzitzit

257. And the six steps of the throne, which are Vav (= 6), which is Metatron, which includes four living creatures, as it is said: "and a little child shall lead them" (Yeshayah 11:6), they being Michael, Gabriel, Nuriel and Raphael. And Metatron is "The throne had six steps" (I Melachim 10:19), WHICH ARE CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD, EACH OF WHICH IS COMPOSED OF A HUNDRED, totaling six hundred in all. Tzitzit (Eng. 'fringes'), WHEN WRITTEN OUT FULL, with two Yud's, has the numerical value OF SIX HUNDRED. And if THE WORD TZITZIT is written in the abbreviated SPELLING, with one Yud omitted, then the Chirik IS LIKE A YUD AND makes up for its omission. And on each side of the four corners of his garment there is a fringe WITH THE NUMERICAL EQUIVALENT OF 600, which, together with the thirteen links, makes 613.

257. וְשִׁית דַּרְגִּין דְּכֻרְסְיָיא, דְּאִינּוּן ו,' וְדָא מְטַטְרוֹן, אִיהוּ כָּלִיל ד' חֵיוָון. הה"ד וְנַעַר קָטֹן נוֹהֵג בָּם. וְאִינּוּן מִיכָאֵל גַּבְרִיאֵל נוּרִיאֵל רְפָאֵל. מְטַטְרוֹן שֵׁשׁ מַעֲלוֹת לַכִסֵּא, דְּסַלְּקִין שִׁית מְאָה, צִיצִית בִּתְרֵין יוֹדִי"ן. וְאִי חָסֵר יוֹד, הָא חִירִק בְּאַתְרֵיהּ, הָכִי סַלְּקָא. בְּכָל סִטְרָא בְּד' כַּנְפֵי, צִיצִית וּתְלַת עֲשַׂר חֻלְיָין דְּצִיצִית, אִינּוּן תרי"ג.

Angels Beasts Camp Chayah Corners Face Garments Hebrew Letters Metatron Moses Seventy-Two Throne

258. In addition, "The throne had six steps:" IS VAV, AND with the inner meaning OF ITS BEING SPELLED OUT IN FULL, is Vav Aleph Vav; its numerical value being 13. AND THIS VAV ALEPH VAV is hinted at in three words OF THE COMBINATION OF 72 WORDS INCLUDED IN THE THREE VERSES: "And the angel Elohim, who went before the camp of Yisrael, (Heb. vayisa) removed...and it came between...(Heb. vayavo). And Moses stretched out...(Heb. vayet)" (Shemot 14:19-21). And these THREE WORDS are Vahu - Vav Hei Vav, Ani - Aleph Nun Yud, Vahu - Vav Hei Vav, THE INITIAL LETTERS OF WHICH ARE: VAV, ALEPH, VAV. AND THERE ARE Hei (= 5) knots ON THE FRINGE, namely Hei on each side OF THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE GARMENT. AND THE FULL SPELLING OF HEI, WHICH IS Aleph, is the garment itself, WHICH IS one for all of them. And with the letter Hei THAT IS JOINED WITH THE VAV ALEPH VAV, THAT AMOUNTS TO 13, the total comes to chai (= 18), which is the Tet Tet (nine + nine = eighteen) OF METATRON. AND EIGHTEEN, CHAI, HINTS AT CHAYAH, A LIVING CREATURE, one living creature on each side OF THE FOUR CORNERS, AND WHICH IS comprised of four living creatures, FOR THE FOUR CORNERS COMPRISE EACH OTHER, each living creature having four countenances and four wings, making A TOTAL OF 32 countenances and wings, all of which are dependent on the FOURTH OF THE FOUR living creatures that is THE FACE OF a man, NAMELY A MAN WEARING FRINGES.

258. וְעוֹד. שֵׁשׁ מַעֲלוֹת לַכִסֵּא, בְּרָזָא דָּא וָא"ו, סָלִיק לְחֻשְׁבָּן י"ג, דְּאִתְרְמִיז בִּתְלַת תֵּיבִין, וַיִּסַּע וַיָּבֹא וַיֵּט. דְּאִינּוּן וָהוּ אֲנִי וָהוּ. חָמֵשׁ קִשְׁרִין, ה' לְכָל סִטְרָא. א' טָלִית חַד לְכֻלְּהוּ. וּבְאָת ה' אִשְׁתְּלִים ח"י. דְּאִינּוּן ט"ט. לְמֶהֱוֵי חַיָּה לְכָל סִטְרָא. כָּלִיל ד' חַיוֹת. וּלְכָל חַיָּה, אַרְבַּע אַנְפִּין, וְאַרְבַּע גַּדְפִּין, אִינּוּן ל"ב אַנְפִּין וְגַדְפִּין. וְאִינּוּן תַּלְיָין מֵחַיָּה דְּאִיהוּ אָדָם.

Atzilut Beasts Boards Corners Creation Gabriel (Angel) Likenesses Metatron Michael (Angel) Refael (Angel) Thirteen Zeir Anpin

259. And these, THE FRINGES, are 32 in number, AS EXPLAINED ABOVE, as is the numerical value of Yud-Vav-Dalet, Hei-Aleph, Hei-Aleph, their complement being Vav Aleph Vav, namely thirteen links of each of the four corners. And the Vav Aleph Vav unites with all the four living creatures OF THE FOUR CORNERS, and completes THE NAME YUD-VAV-DALET, HEI- ALEPH, VAV-ALEPH-VAV, HEI-ALEPH above IN ZEIR ANPIN and MALCHUT OF ATZILUT, and completes it below IN THE LIVING CREATURES. For the purpose of the Central Column, which is Metatron, is to complete above like Tiferet OF ATZILUT, for METATRON'S name is as that of his Master, TIFERET, in whose image and according to whose likeness he was created. For he, METATRON, includes all the grades downwards from above, SINCE TIFERET AND MALCHUT OF ATZILUT ARE ATTIRED IN HIM, and also upwards from below, NAMELY INCLUDING ALL FOUR OF THE HOLY LIVING CREATURES, MICHAEL, GABRIEL, NURIEL, RAPHAEL and is attached to the center, as it is said: "And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end" (Shemot 26:28).

259. וְאִינּוּן ל"ב, כְּחוּשְׁבַּן יוֹ"ד הֵ"א הֵ"א. שְׁלִימוּ דִּלְהוֹן, וָא"ו. תְּלֵיסַר חוּלְיָין בְּכָל ד' כַּנְפֵי, וְהַוָא"ו מִתְיַיחֵד עִם כָּל אַרְבַּע חַיוֹת, וְאַשְׁלִים לְעֵילָּא, אַשְׁלִים לְתַתָּא. עַמּוּדָא דְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא אִיהוּ מְטַטְרוֹן, לְאַשְׁלְמָא לְעֵילָּא, כְּגַוְונָא דְּתִפְאֶרֶת, שְׁמֵיהּ כְּשֵׁם רַבֵּיהּ. בְּצַלְמוֹ כִּדְמוּתוֹ אִתְבְּרֵי. דְּאִיהוּ כָּלִיל כָּל דַּרְגִּין, מֵעֵילָּא לְתַתָּא, וּמִתַּתָּא לְעֵילָּא. וְאִיהוּ אָחִיד בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא. הה"ד, וְהַבְּרִיחַ הַתִּיכוֹן בְּתוֹךְ הַקְּרָשִׁים מַבְרִיחַ מִן הַקָּצֶה אֶל הַקָּצֶה.

Adonai Beasts Eagle Lion Metatron Moses Ox Tetragrammaton Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH) Zeir Anpin

260. And he, METATRON, is made up of the four countenances and the four wings of each of the living creatures above IN MALE AND FEMALE, which are Yud-Aleph-Hei-Dalet-Vav-Nun-Hei-Yud, NAMELY THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO NAMES: YUD HEI VAV HEI AND ADONAI, WHICH ARE ZEIR ANPIN AND MALCHUT. "Then (Heb. az) sang Moses" (Shemot 15:1), FOR ZEIR ANPIN, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF MOSES, has in each of his living creatures four countenances and four wings, WHICH HAVE THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF THE WORD AZ (= 8). In like manner, there is az in a lion, az in an ox, az in an eagle, az in a man, making up 32 wings and countenances, four times az.

260. וְאִיהוּ כָּלִיל ד' אַנְפִּין, וְאַרְבַּע גַּדְפִּין דְּכָל חַיָּה וְחַיָּה דִּלְעֵילָּא, דְּאִינּוּן, יְאֲדַדוֹנָהִי. אָז יָשִׁיר מֹשֶׁה. בְּכָל חַיָּה אַרְבַּע אַנְפִּין, וְאַרְבַּע גַּדְפִּין, כְּגַוְונָא דָּא. א"ז בְּאַרְיֵה. א"ז בְּשׁוֹר. א"ז בַּנֶשֶׁר. א"ז בָּאָדָם. דְּאִינּוּן ל"ב אַנְפִּין וְגַדְפִּין, בְּחוּשְׁבַּן א"ז ד' זִמְנִין.

Adonai Amidah (Standing Prayer) Atonement Blessing Garments Gold Hebrew Letters Lips Prayer Priests Righteous Standing Prayer (Amidah) Tetragrammaton White Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH)

261. And these four countenances are THE FOUR LETTERS OF Yud Hei Vav Hei, and the four wings ARE THE FOUR LETTERS OF Adonai, that stand for the four garments of gold, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF ADONAI, and the four garments of white, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF YUD HEI VAV HEI, the priest wore to make atonement for Yisrael. And they stand for "Adonai, open my lips" (Tehilim 51:17), WHICH IS SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE AMIDAH PRAYER. And the prayer ITSELF has in each of the eighteen blessings Yud Hei Vav Hei at the end. Thus Yud Hei Vav Hei occurs eighteen times, which makes a total of 72 letters, which is the same as the numerical value of "And (they) were finished (Heb. vaychulu)" (Beresheet 2:1). AND THIS IS THE SECRET OF YESOD, WHICH IS CALLED 'KOL' (ENG. 'ALL'), FOR EIGHTEEN YUD HEI VAV HEI are included in the Righteous that lives forever, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF "VAYCHULU."

261. וְאִינּוּן ד' אַנְפִּין: יְדֹוָ"ד. אַרְבַּע גַּדְפִּין: אֲדֹנָי. לָקֳבֵל ד' בִּגְדֵי זָהָב, וְאַרְבַּע בִּגְדֵי לָבָן, דְּלָבִישׁ כַּהֲנָא לְכַפְּרָא עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל. לָקֳבֵל, אֲדֹנָי שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח. וּצְלוֹתָא. דִּתְפִלָּה יְדֹוָ"ד, בַּחֲתִימָה ח"י בִּרְכָאן דִּצְלוֹתָא. וְתִמְנֵי סָרֵי זִמְנִין יְדֹוָ"ד, אִית בְּהוֹן ע"ב אַתְוָון, בְּחוּשְׁבַּן וַיְכֻלּוּ, דִּכְלִילָן בְּצַדִּיק חַ"י עָלְמִין.

Adam Adonai Beasts Directions Hebrew Letters Tetragrammaton Thirteen Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH)

262. And EACH ONE OF the four living creatures CONTAINS Yud Hei Vav Hei Adonai, namely a total of eight LETTERS on each direction, that is, a total of 32 letters. And there are thirteen letters IN THE INITIALS OF THE THREE WORDS, Vav-Hei-Vav, Aleph-Nun-Yud, Vav-Hei-Vav, WHICH ARE VAV-ALEPH-VAV, HAVING THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF THIRTEEN. And it is thirteen, since the upper and lower beings are included in this Vav-Aleph- Vav, AS EXPLAINED ABOVE, complete man, which is the Central Column. FOR THE 32 LETTERS OF YUD HEI VAV HEI AND ADONAI ON EACH SIDE, TOGETHER WITH THE THIRTEEN OF THE VAV ALEPH VAV, COME TO 45, THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF ADAM (ENG. 'MAN').

262. וּבְאַרְבַּע חִיוָן, יְדֹוָ"ד אֲדֹנָי. תִּמְנֵי לְכָל סִטְרָא, אִינּוּן ל"ב אַתְוָון, וי"ג אַתְוָון, דְּאִשְׁתְּכָחוּ מִן וָה"וּ אֲנִי וָה"וּ, הָא תְּלַת עֲשַׂר, דִּכְלִילָן עֵילָּא וְתַתָּא. בְּהוֹן אִשְׁתְּלִים אָדָם, דְּאִיהוּ מ"ה, עַמּוּדָא דְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא.