Daily Zohar # 5253 – Beresheet – They thought they could
Daily Zohar 5253
Hebrew translation:
469. בֹּא רְאֵה, כָּל הַנְּטִיעוֹת הָיוּ נִסְתָּרִים רְשׁוּמִים דַּקִּיקִים בְּמָקוֹם אֶחָד. אַחַר כָּךְ עָקַר אוֹתָם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וְשָׁתַל אוֹתָם בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר וְהִתְקַיְּמוּ.
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Zohar Beresheet
Continued from previous DZ
#468
Our rabbis of blessed memory said: At the time that the Holy One, blessed be He, created Adam, He created him in the Garden of Eden and commanded him concerning seven commandments (as above, #259). He sinned with the Tree of Knowledge and was driven out from the Garden of Eden. Two angels of heaven, Aza and Azael, said before the Holy One, blessed be He, If we were on earth, we would be righteous.
The Holy One, blessed be He, said to them, Can you overcome the evil inclination that rules on earth? They said before Him, We can. Immediately the Holy One, blessed be He, cast them from heaven to earth, and this is what it says, “הַנְּפִלִים…” “the Nephilim…” (Genesis 6:4). It is written “the mighty ones…” (Genesis 6:4). And at the time that they went down to earth the evil inclination entered into them, as it is said, “וַיִּקְחוּ לָהֶם נָשִׁים” “and they took for themselves wives…” (Genesis 6:2). They sinned and were uprooted from their holiness.
Notes:
Aza and Azael claimed they would remain righteous if placed on earth. Once they descended, the evil inclination entered them; they took wives, sinned, and lost their holiness. This is the secret of the Nephilim.
#469
Come and see, all the plantings, which are the sefirot of Zeir Anpin and Nukva, were closed and fine impressions in one place, that is in the place of Malchut. Afterward the Holy One, blessed be He, uprooted them from there and sent them to another place, that is, into Binah, and then they were established. That is, they attained their Mochin.
Notes:
The sefirot of Zeir Anpin and Nukva first existed only as fine impressions within Malchut. When they were transplanted into Binah, they received their Mochin and became established.
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