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Curse Esau Isaac Jacob Serpent Throne

139. Come and behold, When Isaac said to Esau "and go out to the field, and catch me some venison (Heb. tzeidah)" (Beresheet 27:3), with a Hei, INSTEAD OF USING TZAYID, WITHOUT A HEI. This has already been explained. And Esau went HUNTING to be blessed by Isaac, who said to him "and bless you before Hashem" (Ibid. 7). It would have been well to say just "and I will bless you," but since he added "before Hashem," the Throne of Glory of the Holy One, blessed be He, then trembled and said, Could it be, that the serpent is freed from these curses, and Jacob remains subject to them?

139. תָּא חֲזֵי, בְּשַׁעְתָּא דַּאֲמַר יִצְחָק לְעֵשָׂו, וְצֵא הַשָּׁדֶה וְצוּדָה לִי צָיִדה, בְּה"א, וְאוֹקְמוּהָ, וּנְפַק עֵשָׂו, בְּגִין דְּיִתְבָּרֵךְ מִיִּצְחָק, דְּקָאֲמַר לֵיהּ, וַאֲבָרֶכְכָה לִפְנֵי יי', דְּאִלּוּ אֲמַר וַאֲבָרֶכְכָה, וְלָא יַתִּיר, יָאוֹת. כֵּיוָן דַּאֲמַר לִפְנֵי יי', בְּהַהִיא שַׁעְתָּא, אִזְדַּעְזַע כָּרְסֵי יְקָרָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אֲמָרָה, וּמַה דְּיִפּוֹק חִוְיָא מֵאִינוּן לְוָוטִין, וְיִשְׁתָּאַר יַעֲקֹב בְּהוֹ.

Esau Garden of Eden Gehenom (Hell) Hell (Gehenom) Isaac Jacob Michael (Angel) Shechinah Thought

140. At that time Michael came before Jacob with the Shechinah. Isaac knew that and saw that the Garden of Eden is with Jacob, so he blessed him. When Esau entered, Gehenom entered with him. Therefore, "And Isaac trembled very much" (Beresheet 27:33), because he had previously thought that Esau was not of that side. Therefore he said "AND HAVE BLESSED HIM? Moreover, he shall be blessed."

140. בְּהַהִיא שַׁעְתָּא, אִזְדַּמַּן מִיכָאֵל, וַאֲתָא קַמֵּיהּ דְּיַעֲקֹב, וּשְׁכִינְתָּא בַּהֲדֵיהּ, וְיָדַע יִצְחָק, וְחָמָא לְגַן עֵדֶן, בַּהֲדֵיהּ דְּיַעֲקֹב, וּבָרְכֵיהּ קַמֵּיהּ, וְכַד עָאל עֵשָׂו, עָאל בַּהֲדֵיהּ גֵּיהִנֹּם, וְעַל דָּא וַיֶּחֱרַד יִצְחָק חֲרָדָה גְדוֹלָה עַד מְאֹד, דְּחָשַׁב דְּלָא הֲוָה עֵשָׂו בְּהַהוּא סִטְרָא, פְּתַח וַאֲמַר, גַּם בָּרוּךְ יִהְיֶה.

Adam Beasts Blessing Curse Jacob Lips Serpent Tree

141. For that reason Jacob behaved with cunning and guile, and brought blessings on Jacob, who resembled Adam, that were taken from the serpent of the lying lips, who talked and acted deceitfully, in order to incite ADAM TO EAT FROM THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE and bring curses upon the world. For that reason, Jacob behaved with cunning and misled his father, so as to bring blessings upon the world and snatch from the serpent what he withheld from the world, THAT IS, THE BLESSINGS HE WITHHELD FROM THE WORLD. This was measure for measure, of which it is written, "For he loved cursing, and it came to him, and he delighted not in blessings, and it was far from him" (Tehilim 109:17). About him, the verse reads, "you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field" (Beresheet 3:14). He stayed accursed forever more, and Jacob came and took the blessings from him.

141. בְּגִין כָּךְ, אִזְדַּמַּן יַעֲקֹב, בְּחָכְמְתָא וּבַעֲקִימוּ דְּאַיְיתֵי בִּרְכָאן עֲלֵיהּ דְּיַעֲקֹב, דְּאִיהוּ כְּגַוְונָא דְאָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן, וְאִתְנְטָלוּ מֵהַהוּא חִוְיָא דְאִיהוּ שְׂפַת שָׁקֶר. דְּכַמָּה שִׁקְרָא אֲמַר, וְכַמָּה מִלֵּי דְשִׁקְרָא עֲבַד, בְּגִין לְאַטְעָאָה וּלְאַיְיתָאָה לְוָוטִין עַל עַלְמָא, בְּגִין כָּךְ, אֲתָא יַעֲקֹב בְּחָכְמָה, וְאַטְעֵי לַאֲבוּי, בְּגִין לְאַיְיתָאָה בִּרְכָאן עַל עַלְמָא, וּלְנָטְלָא מִנֵּיהּ, מַה דְּמָנַע מֵעַלְמָא, וּמִדָּה לָקֳבֵל מִדָּה הֲוָה, וְע"ד כְּתִיב וַיֶּאֱהַב קְלָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵהוּ וְלֹא חָפֵץ בִּבְרָכָה וַתִּרְחַק מִמֶּנּוּ. עֲלֵיהּ כְּתִיב, אָרוּר אַתָּה מִכָּל הַבְּהֵמָה וּמִכָּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה. וְאִשְׁתָּאַר בֵּיהּ לְדָרֵי דָרִין, וַאֲתָא יַעֲקֹב וּנְטֵיל מִנֵּיהּ בִּרְכָאן.

Adam Arrows Blessing Curse David Evil Jacob Serpent

142. From the time of Adam, Jacob was destined to take from the serpent all these blessings, and the serpent was to remain accursed, NEVER to be released from them. And David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, asked, "What shall be given to you? Or what shall be done to you, you false tongue? Sharp arrows of the mighty" (Tehilim 120:3-4). What causes this evil serpent to bring curses upon the world, when he is, as they said, a serpent that bites and kills, but draws no pleasure from it?

142. וּמִן יוֹמוֹי דְּאָדָם, אִזְדַּמַּן יַעֲקֹב, לְנַטְלָא מֵהַהוּא חִיוְיָא, כָּל הַנֵּי בִּרְכָאן, וְאִשְׁתָּאַר אִיהוּ בִּלְוָוטִין, וְלָא נְפַק מִנַּיְיהוּ. וְדָוִד אֲמַר בְּרוּחַ קוּדְשָׁא, מַה יִּתֵּן לְךָ וּמַה יּוֹסִיף לָךְ לָשׁוֹן רְמִיָּה חִצֵּי גִבּוֹר שְׁנוּנִים. מַה אִיכְפַּת לֵיהּ לְהַהוּא חִוְיָא בִישָׁא, דְּאַיְיתֵי לְוָוטִין עַל עַלְמָא, כְּמָה דַּאֲמָרוּ, נָחָשׁ נוֹשֵׁךְ וּמֵמִית, וְלֵית לֵיהּ הֲנָאָה מִנֵּיהּ.

Adam Arrows Blessing Esau Evil Hatred Jacob Serpent

143. "...False tongue." For the serpent deceived Adam and his wife and brought evil on him and the world. Then came Jacob, who took the blessings that were his own. "Sharp arrows of the mighty" refers to Esau, who harbored hatred toward Jacob on account of the blessings, as it is written, "and Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing" (Beresheet 27:41).

143. לָשׁוֹן רְמִיָּה: דְרָמֵי לֵיהּ לְאָדָם וּלְאִתְּתֵיהּ, וְאַיְיתֵי בִּישָׁא עֲלֵיהּ, וְעַל עַלְמָא. לְבָתַר אֲתָא יַעֲקֹב, וּנְטֵיל מִדִּילֵיהּ כָּל אִינוּן בִּרְכָאן. חִצֵּי גִבּוֹר שְׁנוּנִים, דָּא עֵשָׂו דְּנָטַר דְּבָבוּ לְיַעֲקֹב, עַל אִינוּן בִּרְכָאן, כְּדָּבָר אֲחֵר וַיִּשְׂטֹם עֵשָׂו אֶת יַעֲקֹב עַל הַבְּרָכָה וגו'.

Bread Dew Earth Heaven Metatron Nukva Wine Zeir Anpin

144. "Therefore the Elohim gives you of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth" (Beresheet 27:28)-- NAMELY, from above and below, ZEIR ANPIN AND NUKVA, joined together, AS HEAVEN IS ZEIR ANPIN AND THE EARTH IS THE NUKVA. "...And plenty of corn and wine" (Ibid.) has already been explained. It is similar to the verse, "yet I have not seen a just man forsaken, and his seed begging bread" (Tehilim 37:25). Come and behold, "I have been young, and now am old" (Ibid.). This verse was said by the minister of the world, NAMELY, METATRON. And therefore he said "and plenty of corn and wine."

144. וְיִתֶּן לְךָ הָאֱלֹהִים מִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם וּמִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ, הָא מִלְּעֵילָא וּמִתַּתָּא בְּחִבּוּרָא חָדָא. וְרוֹב דָּגָן וְתִירוֹשׁ, הָא אוֹקְמוהָ, אֲבָל כְּדִכְתִיב וְלֹא רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעוֹ מְבַקֵּשׁ לָחֶם. תָּא חֲזֵי, נַעַר הָיִיתִי וגו' וְאוֹקְמוּהָ, הַאי קְרָא שָׂרוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם אֲמָרוֹ וכו'. וּבְגִין כָּךְ אֲמַר וְרוֹב דָּגָן וְתִרוֹשׁ.

Earth Jerusalem Messiah, The Solomon

145. "Let peoples serve you" (Beresheet 27:29). THIS WAS when king Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, as it is written, "And all the kings of the earth...brought every man his present" (II Divrei Hayamim 9:23-24). "...and nations bow down to you" at the advent of Messiah, according to the verse, "And may all Kings fall down before him." Rabbi Yehuda said, all this will occur with the coming of the King Messiah, as written, "And may all kings fall down before him; all nations serve him" (Tehilim 72:11).

145. יַעַבְדוּךָ עַמִּים בְּזִמְנָא דְשַׁלִּיט שְׁלֹמֹה מַלְכָּא בִּירוּשְׁלֵם, דִּכְתִיב וְכָל מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ וגו' מְבִיעִים אִישׁ מִנְחָתוֹ וגו'. וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ לְאוּמִּים, בְּזִמְנָא דְיֵיתֵי מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא, דִּכְתִיב וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לוֹ כָל מְלָכִים. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אֲמַר, כֹּלָּא בְּזִמְנָא דְּיֵיתֵי מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא, כְּדִכְתִיב וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לוֹ כָל מְלָכִים כָּל גּוֹיִם יַעַבְדוּהוּ.

Blessing Correction (Tikun) David Faith Hebrew Letters Messiah, The Repentance Sin Tikun (Correction) Torah

146. "Be lord over your brethren" (Beresheet 27:29). HE ASKS, WHY DOES SCRIPTURE USE Heveh (be), instead of the more accepted Heyeh or Tih'yeh? HE ANSWERS, This is a supernal mystery of faith, for these letters, HEI-VAV-HEI are mysteries of faith. The upper Hei above IS BINAH, Vav in the middle IS TIFERET, and the last Hei IS MALCHUT. Therefore he said "Heveh (be) a lord over your brethren," rule over them, and govern them BY THE POWER OF THESE LETTERS, when king David will appear. Rabbi Yosi said that all that will happen when Messiah will come, THAT IS, ALL THESE BLESSINGS ALLUDE TO THE TIME OF THE END OF CORRECTION AND AFTER THE ADVENT OF MESSIAH, AND NOT BEFORE. For AS LONG AS Yisrael transgress the words of the Torah, then, IT IS WRITTEN, "You shall break his yoke from off your neck" (Ibid. 40). THEREFORE, BLESSINGS WILL PREVAIL ONLY AFTER THE ADVENT OF MESSIAH, WHEN THEY WILL REPENT AND SIN NO MORE.

146. הֱוֵה גְבִיר לְאַחֶיךָ, הֱוֵה, וְלָא אֲמַר הֱיֵה, אוֹ תִהְיֶה. אֶלָּא דָּא רָזָא עִלָּאָה דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, דְּאִלֵּין אַתְוָון אִנּוּן רָזֵי דִמְהֵימְנוּתָא, ה' לְעֵילָא, וא"ו בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, ה' לְבָתַר. וּבְגִין כָּךְ אֲמַר, הֱוֵה גְבִיר לְאַחֶיךָ, לְשַׁלְּטָאָה עֲלַיְיהוּ, וּלְרַדָּאָה לוֹן, בְּזִמְנָא דַּאֲתָא דָוִד מַלְכָּא. רִבִּי יוֹסֵי אֲמַר, כֹּלָּא אִיהוּ בְּזִמְנָא דְיֵיתֵי מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא, דְּהָא בְּגִין דַּעֲבָרוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל פִּתְגָּמֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, כְּדֵין וּפָרַקְתָּ עֻלּוֹ מֵעַל צַוּארֶךָ.

Blessing Esau Isaac Jacob

147. "Therefore the Elohim give you" (Beresheet 27:28). Rabbi Yosi said that all these blessings on the side of Jacob's portion were his, and he took his own. And Isaac wanted to bestow the blessings THAT BELONGED TO JACOB upon Esau. Therefore, the Holy One, blessed be He, caused them to revert to Jacob, that he may take that which is his own.

147. וְיִתֶּן לְךָ הָאֱלֹהִים רִבִּי יוֹסֵי אֲמַר, כָּל הַנֵּי בִּרְכָאן, מִסִּטְרָא דְּחוּלָקֵיהּ דְּיַעֲקֹב הֲווֹ, וּמִדִּילֵיהּ נָטַל, וְאִלֵּין בִּרְכָאן, הֲוָה קָא בָּעֵי יִצְחָק לְבָרְכָא לֵיהּ לְעֵשָׂו, וּבְגִין כָּךְ עֲבַד קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְגָרַם לֵיהּ לְיַעֲקֹב, לְנַטְלָא מִדִּילֵיהּ.

Atonement Blessing Bread Correction (Tikun) Curse Dew Earth Esau Face Fruit Ground Heaven Jacob Merit Messiah, The Serpent Sin Tikun (Correction) Tree Wine

148. Come and behold, Of the time when the serpent brought curses upon the world, and the land was accursed, it is written, "And to the man he said, Because you have hearkened to the voice of your wife...cursed is the ground for your sake" (Beresheet 3:17), for it will not produce fruit nor vegetation in a proper measure. Correspondingly JACOB WAS GIVEN BLESSINGS FOR THE TIME AFTER THE ADVENT OF MESSIAH, WHEN THE SIN OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE WILL HAVE BEEN ATONED FOR, "...and the fatness of the earth" MEANS THAT THE EARTH WILL BE WHOLE AGAIN; AGAINST THE CURSE "in sorrow shall you eat of it" (Ibid.), HE WAS BLESSED "of the dew of heaven"; CORRESPONDING TO THE CURSE "thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to you," HE WAS BLESSED accordingly with "plenty of corn and wine." In opposition to THE CURSE "in the sweat of your face shall you eat bread," HE WAS BLESSED, AS IT IS WRITTEN, "let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you," for they will cultivate the land and till the field, as it is written, "and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers" (Yeshayah 61:5). Jacob took it all measure for measure, EACH BLESSING CORRESPONDING TO ONE CURSE OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE, and of his own he took. The Holy One, blessed be He, caused Jacob to receive these blessings and cleave to his place and portion, while Esau cleaved to his own place and portion. RABBI YOSI SUPPORTS WHAT WAS SAID, THAT THE BLESSINGS WERE VALID FOR THE END OF CORRECTION, BY SAYING THAT THEN WILL THE SIN OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE BE ATONED FOR, AND IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO MERIT A BLESSING INSTEAD OF A CURSE, WHICH WAS NOT TRUE BEFORE ATONING FOR THE SIN OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE.

148. תָּא חֲזֵי, בְּשַׁעְתָּא דְהַהוּא נָחָשׁ, אַיְיתֵי לְוָוטִין עַל עַלְמָא, וְאִתְלַטְיָא אַרְעָא, מַה כְּתִיב, וּלְאָדָם אָמַר כִּי שָׁמַעְתָּ לְקוֹל אִשְׁתְּךָ וגו', אֲרוּרָה הָאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ וגו', דְּלָא תְּהֵא עָבְדָא פֵּירִין וְאִיבִּין כִּדְקָא יָאוֹת, לָקֳבֵל דָּא, וּמִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ. בְּעִצָּבוֹן תֹּאכֲלֶנָּה, לָקֳבֵל דָּא מִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם. וְקוֹץ וְדַרְדַּר תַּצְמִיחַ לָךְ, לָקֳבֵל דָּא, וְרוֹב דָּגָן וְתִירוֹשׁ. בְּזֵעַת אַפֶּךָ תֹּאכַל לֶחֶם, לָקֳבֵל דָּא, יַעַבְדוּךָ עַמִּים וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ לְאוּמִּים, דְּאִינוּן יַעַבְדוּן אַרְעָא, וְיִפְלְחוּן בְּחַקְלָא, כְּדָּבָר אֲחֵר וּבְנֵי נֵכָר אִכָּרֵיכֶם וְכוֹרְמֵיכֶם. וְכֹלָּא נָטַל יַעֲקֹב, דָּא לָקֳבֵל דָּא, וּמִדִּילֵיהּ נָטַל. וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא גָּרֵים לֵיהּ לְיַעֲקֹב, דְּיִטֹּל הַנֵּי בִּרְכָאן, לְאִתְדַּבְּקָא בְּאַתְרֵיהּ וְחוּלָקֵיהּ, וְעֵשָׂו לְאִתְדַּבְּקָא בְּאַתְרֵיהּ וְחוּלָקֵיהּ.