Daily Zohar # 4819 – Vayikra – Blessing and sweetness or judgment

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Zohar Vayikra
Continued from previous DZ
#196
Come and see: it is written: “חַלֹּת מַצֹּת” “Challot Matzot” (unleavened loaves), spelled defectively, missing a Vav (ו), as we have already learned. “בְּלוּלֹת בַּשֶּׁמֶן וּרְקִיקֵי מַצּוֹת מְשֻׁחִים בַּשָּׁמֶן” “Mixed with oil and wafers of matzah anointed with oil”—What does this allude to? Rabbi Shimon said: These are a sweetening (מיתוק, mituk) of the flame of the turning sword, as it is written: “לַהַט הַחֶרֶב הַמִּתְהַפֶּכֶת” “The flaming sword that turns every way…” (Genesis 3:24) because all of them, that is, those from the aspect of the flaming turning sword, were appointed over the paths of people—specifically, over those who transgress the commandments of the Torah. Therefore, all is fine flour mixed with oil to draw down the anointing oil from the supernal place,
From Supernal Aba (מאבא עלאה)—downward, so that all will be blessed together with that holy anointing oil, which is the Divine flow of abundance from Aba.
#197
And this is the meaning of “יַיִן לַנֶּסֶךְ” “wine for the libation” that is brought—it is drawn from Ima (Mother, Binah). We have already established that it is a quarter of a hin (רביעית ההין), which corresponds to the measure of Malchut, which is called “a quarter of a hin.” And there is one place, which is Malchut, that is called “מזבח” “the altar,”
And it is filled with wine, oil, and water for libation. And we have already explained: Water symbolizes Chassadim, which are drawn from the River, which is Binah, to water the Garden, which is Malchut, and all its plantings—that is, all her levels and branches. Therefore, there are waters of holiness, and there are wicked waters belonging to the Sitra Achra (Other Side). Similarly, with wine—there is a place where it is good, and there is a place where wine brings punishment, which is judgment (Din).

Notes:
The libations of wine, oil, and water on the altar (Malchut) represent spiritual flows from higher Sefirot. both water and wine have dual potentials: They can bring blessing or judgment, depending on the channel (holy or impure) from which they flow. This teaches that even Divine energies can become positive or destructive, depending on the vessel (person, action, or context) that receives them. This section highlights the sensitivity of spiritual work—to ensure that all flows of Divine energy are aligned with holiness so that they manifest as blessing and sweetness to remove judgments, not as judgment and punishment.

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