Daily Zohar 3689
Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -3689

Hebrew translation:

286. בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁאָמַר אוֹתוֹ רָשָׁע וַהֲשִׁבֹתִי אֶתְכֶם דָּבָר כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר ה’, מִיָּד הִזְדַּעְזְעוּ אוֹתָם שֶׁל מוֹאָב לַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְיָשְׁבוּ שָׁם. וְאוֹתָם שֶׁל מִדְיָן לֹא חָשְׁשׁוּ לָזֶה כְּלוּם וְהָלְכוּ לָהֶם, וְנֶעֶנְשׁוּ אַחַר כָּךְ. וְעַל זֶה, וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׂרֵי מוֹאָב עִם בִּלְעָם. בְּאוֹתוֹ הַלַּיְלָה אוֹתוֹ רָשָׁע לָחַשׁ לְחָשִׁים וְעָשָׂה בִקְסָמִים, וְהִמְשִׁיךְ עֲלֵיהֶם רוּחַ מִלְמָעְלָה. מִיָּד – וַיָּבֹא אֱלֹהִים אֶל בִּלְעָם, אֱלֹהִים סְתָם, דַּרְגָּתוֹ מִצַּד אַחֵר שֶׁל הַשְּׂמֹאל.
287. וַיֹּאמֶר מִי הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה עִמָּךְ. דַּרְגָּתוֹ מִצַּד הַשְּׂמֹאל הָיְתָה, שֶׁהִצְטָרֵךְ לִשְׁאֹל. וְאַף עַל גַּב שֶׁהַחֲבֵרִים הִתְעוֹרְרוּ בָזֶה בְּגָוֶן אַחֵר, וְהֵם אָמְרוּ שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא (עָשָׂה בוֹ) נִסָּה אוֹתוֹ בִּדְבָרָיו. שְׁלֹשָׁה הָיוּ; אֶחָד חִזְקִיָּה, וְאֶחָד יְחֶזְקֵאל, וְאֶחָד בִּלְעָם. שְׁנַיִם לֹא עָמְדוּ כָרָאוּי, וְאֶחָד עָמַד, וּמִיהוּ? יְחֶזְקֵאל, שֶׁכָּתוּב (יחזקאל לז) הֲתִחְיֶינָה הָעֲצָמוֹת הָאֵלֶּה. וְהוּא שָׁב וְאָמַר, וַיֹּאמֶר ה’ אֱלֹהִים אַתָּה יָדָעְתָּ. חִזְקִיָּה אָמַר, (מלכים-ב כ) מֵאֶרֶץ רְחוֹקָה בָּאוּ [אֵלַי] מִבָּבֶל. בִּלְעָם אָמַר, בָּלָק בֶּן צִפּוֹר מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב שָׁלַח אֵלַי. חָשׁוּב אֲנִי בְּעֵינֵי מְלָכִים וְשַׁלִּיטִים. וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שָׁאַל אוֹתוֹ לְהַטְעוֹתוֹ, שֶׁכָּתוּב (איוב יב) מַשְׂגִּיא לַגּוֹיִם וַיְאַבְּדֵם, וּפֵרְשׁוּהָ.

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Zohar Balak
Continued from previous DZ
#286
The people of Moab were shook by the ability of Balaam to connect to God, and they waited that night for that revelation. The people of Midian left, and later, they got punished for that. During the night, Balaam was doing his witchcraft and whispers to summon the forces from above.
Numbers 22:9
“וַיָּבֹא אֱלֹהִים אֶל בִּלְעָם וַיֹּאמֶר מִי הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה עִמָּךְ.”
“Then God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”
The Zohar explains that the ‘God’ that appeared to Balaam was a ‘God’ from the left side on the level of Balaam.
#287
“Who are these men with you?” This question was supposed to come from Balaam’s God from the other side that doesn’t know the answer. Here the Holy One, Blessed be He tests Balaam with the question. Balaam had a big ego, and to show his importance, he replied (Numbers 22:10), “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me.”
The Holy One, Blessed be He, put three people on a similar test. They were King Chizkiya, the prophet Ezekiel, and Balaam.
King Chezkiya was asked and gave his own answer. (Isaiah 39:3) “וַיָּבֹא יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא אֶל הַמֶּלֶךְ חִזְקִיָּהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מָה אָמְרוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה וּמֵאַיִן יָבֹאוּ אֵלֶיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר חִזְקִיָּהוּ מֵאֶרֶץ רְחוֹקָה בָּאוּ אֵלַי מִבָּבֶל.”
“Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” So Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far country, from Babylon.”

Ezekiel 37:3
“וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי בֶּן אָדָם הֲתִחְיֶינָה הָעֲצָמוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וָאֹמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה אַתָּה יָדָעְתָּ.”
“And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O YHVH GOD, You know.”
Only Ezekiel passed the test because he was humble and avoided answering any question coming from God. He knew that since Hashem knew everything, who could answer his questions.
Job 12:23
“מַשְׂגִּיא לַגּוֹיִם וַיְאַבְּדֵם שֹׁטֵחַ לַגּוֹיִם וַיַּנְחֵם.”
“He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations and guides them.”
This verse tells us that Hashem lets nations reach greatness, but at the same time, he can destroy them.

Lesson;
Many people with ‘strength’ in this world are under the illusion that they have power. The verse above from Job tells us that Hashem puts everyone to the test and can take away their control instantly.

Leaders of nations and people in high positions with authority over others fall into the other side’s hands. They believe that the power they have is theirs to keep and use as they wish. The greater level of control they have, the more evil they inflict on people.

The world is now under the control of evil forces. Most people are under the ‘spell’ of the evil side, and they are unaware of their evil plan to take away any little freedom they have and enslave them. The evil side wants to take over their life force and use it to prolong their lives. It is worse than the slavery the children of Israel experienced in Egypt. The sages tell us that Pharaoh slaughtered 150 children in the morning and 150 in the evening to wash his body with their blood. The adults used to do all the work for Pharaoh.
The Pharaohs of this world control our health, our food, and everything else. The people of the world practically work for them (China model).
We protect ourselves from evil by opening our eyes to see their evil and disconnect from it. We keep a strong faith and certainty that Hashem can and will remove them from the world.
This is our test, and it would be good to remember, “He makes nations great and destroys them.” Hashem raises them so we all can see and experience their evil before they are destroyed.

Good days are coming, but before that, we are experiencing a period of darkness as they try to impose their final hold on our lives (Pandemic?!). They won’t let go of their power quickly, and only Hashem can free us.

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