Shemot: Chapter 51

"And the children of Yisrael sighed"

Synopsis

From the discourse on the title verse, we learn that this refers to the supernal children of Yisrael above. Rabbi Elazar then describes the nature of the punishment that the ministers of the other nations receive when God Judges them. We learn that they are made to pass through the River of Fire, the fire that defeats fire, where they lose their power and positions to ministers of other nations, who rule in their place.

Relevance

Our cries and laments ascend into Heaven, returning an equal measure of Light that forever soothes our sorrows and heals our troubles. The energy flowing from this mystical text painlessly burns away all our negative characteristics. This energy reaches into the Upper Worlds to banish the root of all evil at its very source. This generates love, respect, and unity between Yisrael and all the nations of the world.

Angels Form

350. "And the children of Yisrael sighed" (Shemot 2:23). HE ASKS, It is not written 'they sighed' with a reflexive form, WHICH WOULD SIGNIFY THAT THEY SIGHED BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN TROUBLES, but rather with a transitive form, WHICH CAN BE CONSTRUED TO MEAN THAT THEY POSSIBLY SIGHED BECAUSE OF THE TROUBLES OF OTHERS. HE ANSWERS, That is to say they sighed from above, that the sighing was for them from above, MEANING THAT THE ANGELS SIGHED FOR THE CHILDREN OF YISRAEL.

350. וַיֵּאָנְחוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיִּתְאַנְּחוּ לָא כְּתִיב, אֶלָּא וַיֵּאָנְחוּ, כְּלוֹמַר, נִתְאַנְּחוּ לוֹ לְמַעְלָה שֶׁהָאֲנָחָה הָיְתָה בִּשְׁבִילָם לְמַעְלָה.

Angels Zohar

351. Rabbi B'rechyah said, THE PASSAGE, "THE CHILDREN OF YISRAEL SIGHED," refers to the children of Yisrael above, MEANING THE ANGELS. THE CONCLUSION OF THE PASSAGE, "FROM THE LABOR" IS TO TEACH ABOUT who are the children of Yisrael IN THIS PASSAGE. Those who are called, "those who serve," are those who are of the supernal service; NAMELY THE MINISTERING ANGELS. THEREFORE, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DEDUCE THIS FROM THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT WRITTEN WITH A REFLEXIVE VERB AS THE WORDS OF THE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH. "And their cry rose up to the Elohim" TEACHES US that until that hour their cry did not rise up before Him.

351. ר' בְּרֶכְיָה אָמַר, בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דִּלְעֵילָּא הֲווֹ, וּמַאן אִינּוּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. אִינּוּן דְּאִתְקְרוּן בְּנֵי פּוּלְחָנָא. כְּלוֹמַר, אוֹתָם שֶׁהֵם מִן הָעֲבוֹדָה שֶׁל מַעְלָה. וַתַּעַל שַׁוְעָתָם אֶל הָאֱלֹהִים, שֶׁעַד אוֹתָהּ שָׁעָה לָא עָלְתָה שַׁוְעָתָם לְפָנָיו.

Angels Fire River of Fire (Dinur) Rivers

352. Rabbi Yitzchak said, When the Holy One, blessed be He, punishes the company of supernal ministers, NAMELY THE MINISTERING ANGELS, AND THE MINISTERS OF THE SEVENTY NATIONS, what is the nature of that punishment? Rabbi Elazar said, He has them pass through the Dinur River, and depose them from their positions, and appoints different ministers of the other nations. He said to him, But it is written, "The flames of fire His ministers" (Tehilim 104:4). THUS, HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THEM IF THEY PASS THROUGH THE RIVER OF FIRE? He said to him, There is fire that is stronger than fire, and there is fire that rejects fire. THEREFORE, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE OF FIRE, THE FIRE OF THE RIVER OF FIRE IS STRONGER. AND THERE, PUNISHMENT IS DONE TO THE FIERY ANGELS.

352. א"ר יִצְחָק כַּד עָבֵיד קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא דִּינָא בְּפָמַלְיָיא שֶׁל מַעְלָה, הַהוּא דִּינָא מַאי הֲוֵי. אָמַר רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, מַעְבַּר לְהוּ בְּהַהוּא נְהַר דִּינוּר, וְאַעְבַּר לוֹן מִשּׁוּלְטָנֵיהוֹן, וּמָנֵי שׁוּלְטָנִין אַחֲרָנִין דִּשְׁאַר עַמִּין. א"ל וְהָא כְּתִיב מְשָׁרְתָיו אֵשׁ לוֹהֵט. א"ל, אִית אֶשָּׁא קַשְׁיָא מֵאֶשָּׁא, וְאִית אֶשָּׁא דְּדַחְיָא אֶשָּׁא.

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