Daily Zohar # 3835 – Bo – God heard their groaning

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Zohar Bo
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#121
Rabbi Shimon wept, raised his voice, and sighed. He said, think about the number of times that the Holy One Blessed be He praised himself concerning the Exodus from Egypt (יציאת מצרים).
Deuteronomy 5:6
“אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים עַל פָּנָיַ.”
“‘I am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”
Deuteronomy 16:1
“שָׁמוֹר אֶת חֹדֶשׁ הָאָבִיב וְעָשִׂיתָ פֶּסַח לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי בְּחֹדֶשׁ הָאָבִיב הוֹצִיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מִמִּצְרַיִם לָיְלָה.”
“Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to the LORD your God, for in the month of Abib, the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.”
Deuteronomy 5:14
“וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיֹּצִאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מִשָּׁם בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה עַל כֵּן צִוְּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת.”
“but the seventh day is the Sabbath of YHVH, your God. In it, you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.”
Exodus 13:3
“וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל הָעָם זָכוֹר אֶת הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר יְצָאתֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים כִּי בְּחֹזֶק יָד הוֹצִיא יְהֹוָה אֶתְכֶם מִזֶּה וְלֹא יֵאָכֵל חָמֵץ.”
“And Moses said to the people: “Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out of this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.”

The Torah mentions the Exodus fifty times.

#122
We learned that there are ten crowns, that is, sefirot, in the Klipot below, as in the levels of Holiness above. They are all obscured by three Klipot, represented by Pharaoh’s firstborn, the firstborn of the slave, and the firstborn of cattle (Exodus 12:29). These three made connections to make Israel never come out of bondage.

#123
Exodus 2:24
“וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת נַאֲקָתָם וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת בְּרִיתוֹ אֶת אַבְרָהָם אֶת יִצְחָק וְאֶת יַעֲקֹב.”
“So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.”
The patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, created three strong connections to the pure system. Their connection was used to break the three levels of Klipot that kept the children of Israel in bondage in Egypt.

Lesson;
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob made for us a solid connection to the Light of the upper Sefirot, which is freedom, peace, and fulfillment.
Our prayers make connections to the patriarchs as a bridge to Binah and above. They support the highest point of connection in our prayers, the Amida, which is the silent connection at the world of Atzilut. This connection opens with mentioning the names of the patriarchs;
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵֽאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ, אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם, אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק, וֵֽאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב. הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא, אֵל עֶלְיוֹן, גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים, קוֹנֵה הַכֹּל, וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵּי אָבוֹת, וּמֵבִיא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי בְנֵיהֶם לְמַֽעַן שְׁמוֹ בְּאַֽהֲבָה: מֶֽלֶךְ עוֹזֵר וּמוֹשִֽׁיעַ וּמָגֵן: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יַהַוַהַ, מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם:

Translation:
Blessed are YHVH, our God, & God of our fathers, God of Avraham (Chokmah), God of Isaac (Binah) & God of Jacob (Da’at). The great (Chessed, refers to Abraham, Right), the mighty (Gevurah, Left) & the awesome God (Tiferet, Center). Exalted God. Who bestows good kindness. He possesses everything & recalls the kindness of the patriarchs. And brings the redeemer to their children’s children, for His Name’s sake, with love. King, helper, savior & shield, blessed is YHVH, Shield of Avraham.

Usually, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent Chessed, Gevurah, and Tiferet, but when we ascend to the world of Atzilut with their support, they bond with the upper three Sefirot. Abraham, Chessed connect to Chokmah on the Right column, Isaac, Gevurah to Binah on the Left column, and Jacob, Tiferet to Da’at at the center column.
It’s like plugging a power cord into its power source.
The first blessing of the Amida ends with ‘Shield of Abraham.’ The word ‘shield’ is ‘מגן,’ representing the initials of the three great angels, Michael, Gabriel, and Nuriel, that give us protection from above.

This first blessing has 42 words to indicate the connection to the 42 letters of creation, known as Ana B’Choach.

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