Moses, Aaron and Samuel

Synopsis

Moses, Aaron and Samuel, we learn here, were three faithful prophets who served in priesthood. Zacharia and Jeremiah were also priests and prophets but did not merit the high supernal level of Aaron. We are reminded that Moses was able to call and God would answer him immediately. Samuel was similarly blessed, and, being very young, also merited the level of youth.

Relevance

We read here of the faithful prophets of a long ago time, and in doing so, we receive the gift of prophecy. Prophecy, viewed through the lens of Kabbalah, is understood as the ability to perceive the future consequences of our present deeds. Thus, as we reflect upon the names of the prophets, our spiritual awareness and foresight are magnified so that we have vision to always see the end in the beginning; this leads to courage to offer compassion to our friends and foes, and wisdom to refrain from intolerance.

In turn, we are granted a prophetic vision of our immediate future, It is blessed with global peace and tranquillity through a miraculously merciful redemption that exemplifies and honors the sanctity of the Zohar. And though many parallel universes exist, some with pain, others with compassion, it is this universe of peaceful redemption that now becomes our reality.

Aaron Adonai High Priest Jeremiah Merit Moses Priests Prophecy Prophets Samuel Sanctuary Zohar

404. HERE, THE BEGINNING OF THE ESSAY IS MISSING AND IT IS IN THE NEW ZOHAR, END OF TRUMAH PG. 43, WHERE IT IS SAID THAT AARON MERITED PRIESTHOOD AND PROPHECY AS NO OTHER PRIEST MERITED. AND HE ASKS, YET ZECHARIAH WAS A PRIEST AND A PROPHET, AS IT SAYS CONCERNING HIM, "SHALL PRIEST AND PROPHET BE SLAIN IN THE SANCTUARY OF ADONAI" (EICHAH 2:20)? HIS ANSWER IS WRITTEN HERE, It was for that time AND NOT FOR ALL GENERATIONS, as it is written, "And the spirit of Elohim came upon Zechariah... WHY DO YOU TRANSGRESS THE COMMANDMENT OF HASHEM?" (II Divrei Hayamim 24:20), MEANING ONLY TEMPORARILY. If you ask, What about Jeremiah, of whom it is written, "Before I formed you in the belly I knew you" (Yirmeyah 1:5)? SO WE SEE THAT HE WAS A PRIEST AND PROPHET, and so there are others, AND NOT ONLY AARON. HE ANSWERS, But they all did not merit prophecy and priesthood like Aaron, because Aaron merited supernal prophecy above all the other priests and he merited supernal priesthood above them all, BEING A HIGH PRIEST.

404. לְשַׁעֲתָא הֲוָה, דִּכְתִּיב וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים לָבְשָׁה אֶת זְכַרְיָה. וְא"ת, הָא יִרְמְיָהוּ, דִּכְתִּיב בֵּיהּ, בְּטֶרֶם אֱצָרְךָ בַבֶּטֶן יְדַעְתִּיךָ. וְהָא אַחֲרָנִין. אֶלָּא כֻּלְּהוּ לָא זָכוּ לִנְבוּאָה וְלִכְהוּנָה עִלָּאָה כְּאַהֲרֹן, דְּהָא אַהֲרֹן זָכָה בִּנְּבוּאָה עִלָּאָה, עַל כָּל שְׁאַר כַּהֲנֵי. זָכָה בִּכְהוּנָה עַל כֻּלְּהוּ.

Aaron Grades High Priest Lambs Moses Offering Prophecy Rain Samuel Seven

405. Moses merited prophecy and served in supernal priesthood, NAMELY, DURING THE SEVEN DAYS OF CONSECRATION AND SO ALSO Samuel merited them both, AS IT IS SAID ABOUT HIM, "AND SAMUEL TOOK A SUCKING LAMB, AND OFFERED IT FOR A BURNT OFFERING" (I SHMUEL 7:9). Just as Moses would call and the Holy One, blessed be He, would answer him immediately, it is also written of Samuel: "Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call to Hashem, that He shall send thunder and rain" (I Shmuel 12:17), yet he did not rise to such a high level as Moses. As Aaron served before the Holy One, blessed be He, Samuel also served before the Holy One, blessed be He, but did not ascend to highest service, TO BE A HIGH PRIEST, like Aaron.

405. מֹשֶׁה זָכָה בִּנְּבוּאָה, וְשִׁמֵּשׁ בִּכְהוּנָה עִלָּאָה. שְׁמוּאֵל זָכָה בְּתַרְוַויְיהוּ. מַה מֹשֶׁה הֲוָה קָרֵי, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אָתִיב לֵיהּ מִיַּד. אוּף שְׁמוּאֵל כְּתִיב בֵּיהּ, הֲלֹא קְצִיר חִטִּים הַיּוֹם אֶקְרָא אֶל יְיָ' וְיִתֵּן קוֹלוֹת וְגוֹ.' אֲבָל לָא סָלִיק לְדַרְגָּא עִלָּאָה כְּמֹשֶׁה. מַה אַהֲרֹן הֲוָה מְשַׁמֵּשׁ בִּכְהוּנָה גַּבֵּי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אוּף שְׁמוּאֵל הֲוָה מְשַׁמֵּשׁ קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אֲבָל לָא סָלִיק בְּשִׁמוּשָׁא עִלָּאָה כְּאַהֲרֹן.

Aaron Anatot Children Eli Jeremiah Moses Priests Prophets Samuel Seven

406. The theory is this, There were three who were faithful prophets and served in priesthood, Moses is one, Aaron is one, and Samuel is one. If you say that Samuel did not continue in priesthood but there was another who served in priesthood, who is Jeremiah, WHO WAS A PRIEST, it is not so, for it is written, "Of the priests who were in Anatot" (Yirmeyah 1:1). He was of the priests but he did not serve IN THE PRIESTHOOD. But Samuel served in the days of Eli, AS IT IS WRITTEN, "AND THE CHILD SAMUEL MINISTERED TO HASHEM BEFORE ELI" (I SHMUEL 3:1) and Moses SERVED one time, namely all the seven days of consecration.

406. וּמִלָּה הָכִי הוּא. תְּלָתָא אִינּוּן דַּהֲווֹ נְבִיאֵי מְהֵימְנֵי, וְשִׁמְּשׁוּ בִּכְהוּנָה. חַד מֹשֶׁה, וְחַד אַהֲרֹן, וְחַד שְׁמוּאֵל. וְאִי תֵּימָא שְׁמוּאֵל לֹא מָשִׁיךְ בִּכְהוּנָה, אֶלָּא אַחֲרָא הֲוָה דְּשִׁמֵּשׁ בִּכְהוּנָה, וּמַנּוּ יִרְמְיָהוּ. לָאו הָכִי, דְּהָא כְּתִיב, מִן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר בַּעֲנָתוֹת. מִן הַכֹּהֲנִים הֲוָה, אֲבָל לָא שִׁמֵּשׁ. וּשְׁמוּאֵל בְּיוֹמֵי דְּעֵלִי שִׁמֵּשׁ. וּמֹשֶׁה זִמְנָא חֲדָא, כָּל אִינּוּן ז' יְמֵי מִלּוּאִים.

Aaron Cherubim (Cherubs) Children Face Grades Mochin Moses Samuel

407. שְׁמוּאֵל זָכָה לְנַעַר, דִּכְתִּיב וְהַנַעַר נָעַר. וּשְׁמוּאֵל מְשָׁרֵת. וּבְגִין דְּקַיְּימָא בְּהַאי דַּרְגָּא, וַדַּאי אִיהוּ כְּמֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן. מַאן דְּנָטִיל לְהַאי נַעַר, וְזָכֵי בֵּיהּ, זָכֵי בְּאִינּוּן דַּרְגִּין עִלָּאִין, דְּקַיְימִן בְּהוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן.