Daily Zohar # 1543 – Korach – Incense
Hebrew translation:
14. וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל פְּנֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵל אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂר. בֹּא וּרְאֵה, מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן מָסְרוּ עַצְמָם לְמִיתָה, בַּמֶּה? מִשּׁוּם שֶׁכָּתוּב וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל פְּנֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵל אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת. רוּחֹת כָּתוּב חָסֵר וָא”ו. וּמִשּׁוּם זֶה עֵץ הַמָּוֶת הוּא, וּבְכָל מָקוֹם נְפִילַת אַפַּיִם לְאוֹתוֹ מָקוֹם. וְעַל זֶה אֵל אֱלֹהֵי, אֵל – זֶהוּ שֶׁכָּתוּב (תהלים ז) וְאֵל זֹעֵם בְּכָל יוֹם. אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת – שֶׁהוּא מְקוֹם צְרוֹר נִשְׁמוֹת הָעוֹלָם, וְכָל הַנְּשָׁמוֹת לְשָׁם עוֹלוֹת, וּמִשָּׁם בָּאוֹת. (שָׁם נִרְאוֹת).
15. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה פָּתַח, (איוב לד) שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹדְעִים הַאֲזִינוּ לִי. פָּסוּק זֶה אֱלִיהוּא אֲמָרוֹ. בֹּא וּרְאֵה מַה כָּתוּב, (שם לב) וּבִשְׁלֹשֶׁת רֵעָיו חָרָה אַפּוֹ עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹא מָצְאוּ מַעֲנֶה וְגוֹ’. שֶׁהֲרֵי הֵם הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים דְּבָרִים, וְאִיּוֹב לֹא הָיָה מִתְנַחֵם עֲלֵיהֶם. מִכָּאן לָמַדְנוּ, מִי שֶׁנִּכְנָס לְנַחֵם אֶת הָאָבֵל, צָרִיךְ לְיַסֵּד דְּבָרִים בַּתְּחִלָּה, שֶׁהֲרֵי חֲבֵרָיו שֶׁל אִיּוֹב הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶת, אֲבָל לְנַחֲמוֹ לֹא, מִשּׁוּם שֶׁצָּרִיךְ דְבָרִים שֶׁהוּא יוֹדֶה עֲלֵיהֶם (בְּדֶרֶךְ אֱמֶת), וְאָז יְקַבֵּל עָלָיו אֶת הַדִּין וְיוֹדֶה לַמֶּלֶךְ הַקָּדוֹשׁ עָלָיו. מַה כָּתוּב? וֶאֱלִיהוּא חִכָּה אֶת אִיּוֹב בִּדְבָרִים וְגוֹ’. שֶׁהוֹדָה אַחַר כָּךְ לַקָּדוֹשׁ-בָּרוּךְ-הוּא וְקִבֵּל עָלָיו דִּין שָׁמַיִם.
Zohar Korach
The Zohar tells us that when Korach and his people came to Moses with their complaints, Moses and Aaron were ready to give their lives. The spiritual corruption was so great and they expected death as a form of higher correction.
Korach and his people wanted to have part in the priesthood. Moses and Aaron didn’t deny them immediately and invited them for a test the next morning. Korach and his people would bring fire-pans with incense to the Holy Tabernacle. They brought 250 fire-pans while Moses and Aaron brought one fire-pan each. The test was to see who had the higher spiritual connection to the Light and would be able to serve in the Holy.
The Zohar asks why incense and why doing it the next morning. The Zohar explains that the incense has the power to connect all the spiritual levels and the morning is the time of Chessed when the high priest makes his higher connections.
Because they were not from the right column, the outcome was negative and the earth swallowed them.
After this event the people came to Moses and Aaron complaining for their action of killing Korach and his people. This created another level of negativity because they created another level of separation between Moses and Aaron and themselves. A plague started and people began to die. Moses sent Aaron with the fire-pan and incense into the people and the plague stopped.
Numbers 17:12
“וַיִּקַּח אַהֲרֹן כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מֹשֶׁה, וַיָּרָץ אֶל-תּוֹךְ הַקָּהָל, וְהִנֵּה הֵחֵל הַנֶּגֶף, בָּעָם; וַיִּתֵּן, אֶת-הַקְּטֹרֶת, וַיְכַפֵּר, עַל-הָעָם”
“And Aaron took as Moses spoke, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people; and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.”
Use this link to read more about the incense and the tool to protect us from negativity. https://dailyzohar.com/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%AA-the-eleven-incense-spices/
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