Daily Zohar # 4950 – Beresheet – For whom Elokim are close to him

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Zohar Beresheet
Continued from previous DZ
#346
Rabbi Yossi said: This is what is written, ‘אֲשֶׁר לוֹ אֱלֹהִים קְרוֹבִים אֵלָיו’—’ For whom Elokim are close to him’ (Deuteronomy 4:7). He asks: Why is it written קְרוֹבִים (kerovim, close ones, plural), when it should have said קרוב (karov, close, singular)? He answers: There is the supernal Elokim, which is Binah; the Elokim of the fear of Isaac, which is Gevurah of Zeir Anpin (Z” A), also called by the name Elokim; and the final Elokim, which is the Nukva of Z” A (Malchut), also called Elokim. For the name Elokim of Binah extends and shines upon Gevurah and upon Malchut. For this reason, it is said kerovim in the plural. And there are many Gevurot called by the name Elokim, which are the secret of the 120 permutations of Elokim, which are combinations that emerge from one Elokim, which is Binah. And all of them are one. This means that all these names of Elokim are one, meaning they are all an extension from the supernal Elokim, which is Binah.

Notes:
This Zohar passage addresses the plural term קרובים (kerovim, close ones) in relation to Elokim, identifying three levels of Elokim: Binah (supernal Elokim), Gevurah of Z” A (פחד יצחק, The fear of Isaac), and Nukva (Malchut, final Elokim). Binah’s name Elokim extends to Gevurah and Malchut through 120 permutations (צרופים, tzerufim), unifying all as an extension of Binah. The passage connects to prior sections on ברא Bara Elokim (Binah’s emergence), Et HaShamayim (Z” A and Nukva’s zivug), and Nukva as Resheet, emphasizing Binah’s role in Creation. 

#347
“בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ” (Genesis 1:1)—’Beresheet hints at Keter and Chokhmah. ברא, Bara hints at Chokhmah. Elokim hints at Binah. Et (the first Et) hints at Gedulah (same as Chessed) and Gevurah. The heavens (הַשָּׁמַיִם, HaShamayim) is Tiferet. And Et (the second Et) hints at Netzach, Hod, and Yesod. The earth, (הָאָרֶץ, HaAretz) hints at Malchut.
Notes:
This Zohar passage provides a concise mapping of Genesis 1:1 to the ten sefirot, interpreting each term as a stage in the emanation of the sefirot of Atzilut. It connects to prior sections on Beresheet (large ב, Bet, ma’amar, Utterance), ברא, Bara Elokim (Binah’s emergence), Et HaShamayim (Z” A and Nukva’s zivug), and Elokim’s permutations, emphasizing the sefirotic structure of Creation. 

#348
“וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי אוֹר” (Genesis 1:3)—’And Elokim said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.’ This is the light (אור, Ohr) that the Holy One, Blessed be He, created at the beginning, and it is the light of the eyes (אור עיניים). This is the light that the Holy One, Blessed be He, showed to Adam, and he saw with it from one end of the world to the other. This is the light that the Holy One, Blessed be He, showed to David. He praised it, saying about it, ‘מָה רַב טוּבְךָ אֲשֶׁר צָפַנְתָּ לִירֵאֶיךָ’—’ How great is Your goodness, which You have concealed for those who fear (see) You’ (Psalms 31:20). This is the light that the Holy One, Blessed be He, showed to Moses, and he saw with it from Gilead to Dan, meaning all the Land of Israel.

Notes:
This Zohar passage interprets Genesis 1:3, identifying the אור, Ohr (Light) as the light of the eyes, the illumination of Chokhmah, created first and revealed to Adam (cosmic vision), David (spiritual praise), and Moses (Land of Israel). It connects to prior sections on Bereshit’s sefirotic mapping (Keter to Malchut), Bara Elokim (Binah’s emergence), Et HaShamayim (Z” A and Nukva’s zivug), and Elokim’s permutations, emphasizing Chokhmah’s role in Creation. Below, I integrate Tzimtzum, hitkalelut, prior sections, and the Adam/Eve parallel, encouraging study throughout.

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