Daily Zohar # 4745 – Miketz – Blessing resides in concealment

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Zohar Miketz
Continued from previous DZ
#203
From where do we know this? From Hezekiah. Hezekiah sinned by revealing the secrets of the Holy One, Blessed be He, to the idolatrous nations, which he was not supposed to reveal. The Holy One, Blessed be He, sent Isaiah to him and said: “הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים וְנִשָּׂא כָּל אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵיתְךָ וַאֲשֶׁר אָצְרוּ אֲבֹתֶיךָ עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה בָּבֶלָה לֹא יִוָּתֵר דָּבָר אָמַר ה'”—“Behold, days are coming when everything in your palace and everything your forefathers have stored up until today will be carried off to Babylon; nothing will be left, says Hashem” (Isaiah 39:6).
#204
Come and see how much harm that sin caused by revealing what was concealed. Once revealed, a place of dominion was given to the other side—the Sitra Achra, which was not supposed to have dominion over it. This is why blessing only rests in a place of concealment. It was explained that anything that remains concealed draws blessing upon it. But once it is revealed, it gives room for the other side to dominate and take control over it.
Notes:
Blessing resides in concealment. Revealing sacred matters can empower the negative side, disrupting the flow of Hashem’s favor and protection.
#205
And it was explained, “כָּל מְכַבְּדֶיהָ הִזִּילוּהָ כִּי רָאוּ עֶרְוָתָהּ” “But all her honored ones despised her” (Lamentation 1:8) —this refers to the kingdom of Babylon, because from there a gift was sent to Jerusalem, as it is written: “בָּעֵת הַהִוא שָׁלַח מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן בֶּן בַּלְאֲדָן מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל סְפָרִים וּמִנְחָה אֶל חִזְקִיָּהוּ וַיִּשְׁמַע כִּי חָלָה וַיֶּחֱזָק.” “At that time Merodach-baladan… sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah” (Isaiah 39:1).

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