KabbalaOnline.org "The Good of the Land "Divine Sustenance"
KabbalaOnline.org "The Good of the Land "Divine Sustenance" Divine Sustenance Chapter 3, Part 2 Advanced By Rabbi Nathan Schapira; translation & commentary by David Slavin « Previous Effect of Earthly Conduct (3:1) It is befitting to mention to all those who delve into this wisdom, that we shouldn't think to take literally the passage of the Zohar (II 17a) discussing the concept of, "the maid servant who inherits [the place of] her matron." ( Proverbs 30:23) . For the sheer intense holiness of G‑d precludes that even in Inner Sanctum of the realm of Beriya , that neither Angel nor Seraph [i.e. a type of celestial being] nor any creature can enter therein. Therefore one could never entertain the concept of the maidservant actually taking the place of her matron. Rather the true way to understand that passage is with the following introduction: The entire universe is run by supernal attributes, all of whom influence, an