KabbalaOnline.org The Good of the Land "The Land and The Covenant"
KabbalaOnline.org The Good of the Land "The Land and The Covenant" The Land and The Covenant Chapter Three, Part 3 By Rabbi Nathan Schapira; translation & commentary by David Slavin « Previous Divine Sustenance (3:2) Next » Righteous, and in the Land (4:1) Behold, G‑d reveals his presence to us in two ways: First, when G‑d enclothes Himself in an attribute, such as the Shechina resting in our midst in disguise in 'gentile' clothing. In other words, as the ministering angels of the External Forces by means of their spreading out in the realm of the 'Ofanim' [ Asiya ]. Therefore one residing in Chutz LaAretz perceives the Creator's Godliness in that fashion [i.e. disguised]. Yet that form of perception of G‑d is called, "serving foreign gods", for he is receiving sustenance and perception of G‑d through those ministering angels. O...