Welcome to the Garden/Orchard גן/פרדס that also leads to the Well[springs] of Knowledge
באר הטב דעת
"I have come to my garden, my sister, [my] bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice, I have eaten my sugar cane with my sugar, I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly (from the Well[springs]), beloved ones."
Song of Songs
5:1
שיר השירים
בָּ֣אתִי לְגַנִּי֘ אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּה֒ אָרִ֤יתִי מוֹרִי֙ עִם־בְּשָׂמִ֔י אָכַ֤לְתִּי יַעְרִי֙ עִם־דִּבְשִׁ֔י שָׁתִ֥יתִי יֵינִ֖י עִם־חֲלָבִ֑י אִכְל֣וּ רֵעִ֔ים שְׁת֥וּ וְשִׁכְר֖וּ דּוֹדִֽים:
Come now, to all whose Souls have awakened from their long sleep, and who now thirst for more! For those people, whose Souls are not ready, You can stop at this point now, and just simply open your mind and soul by just reading these verses above when your soul desires them.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE READY, "WELCOME"!
As it has already been stated, the gematria of Zion/ ציון and also the name Joseph/יוסף is 156. This is also the same gematria as the word "jealousy"/ קנאה, that is related to Zech. 1:14,
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר בִּי קְרָא לֵאמֹר כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת קִנֵּאתִי לִירוּשָׁלִַם וּלְצִיּוֹן קִנְאָה גְדוֹלָה:
"And the angel who was speaking to me said to me, "Proclaim, saying: 'So said the Lord of Hosts, I am jealous for Jerusalem, and for Zion-great jealousy." The last 2 words total in gematria 204, the same as the word "Righteous (person)" /צדיק, a further hint to Joseph the righteous/ יוסף הצדיק, who set the path and example for us to emulate - the level that we need to connect to which is the aspect of our "higher self".
This is the first level- what the first letter, the צ stands for in the word Zion / ציון. Without it, we would have just the word "Yavan" / יון, which is a mockery - an empty shell of beauty based on vanity, and intellect based on deduction and intellect of the human mind, without a connection to God. It is thus the power from G-d who gives to the צ, - the aspect of the "Righteous (person)" / צדיק, who infuses the aspect of true Holy "Wisdom, Intellect, and Knowledge / חכמה, בינה, ודעת, into the very fabric of the physical, that is interconnected with the spiritual.
With this understanding, we can begin to go deeper and see a glimpse to the secrets of the words from our verse "I am jealous for Jerusalem, and for Zion"/ קִנֵּאתִי לִירוּשָׁלִַם וּלְצִיּוֹן. The gematria of these words equal 1369! What is this קִנְאָה גְדוֹלָה, “great jealousy/zealousness" and how is it connected to Joseph / יוסף? We can learn the answer to this from the Arizal,(the famous Kabbalist Rabbi Yitzchak Luria) who explains the following in the section about the" Sota" in the book of "The Gate of the Verses"/שערי הפסוקים : “Know that Joseph manifested the sefira (divine emanation) of yesod, and that his numerical value is the same as that of "Tzion" [in Hebrew, "ציון" = 156], which signifies the yesod of malchut [the feminine], while Joseph / יוסף manifest the yesod of the male principle, which enters this aspect of "Zion" /ציון. Because Joseph was careful to guard his male organ when he was tested – the covenant between him and God, that "Abraham -Avraham" / אברהם first made, and he did not give in to sin, Joseph became the "Main Channel- Merkava / מרכבה to the Yesod of Z”A (Zair Anpin). It is this male aspect of Joseph, that is the true and only "fitting mate"/ זווג that can unite with the female, this being Malchut , by entering the aspect of the Yesod of her, which is Zion/ציון.
Now see further the secret of the letters that manifest the word Zion/ציון, the letters יון! The gematria is 66. This is a hint to the last sefirot of the partzuf Z”A – Yesod of Yesod / יסוד דיסוד. Thus, the word (written in Hebrew is) יסוד. Now see that the 2 middle letters סו of the word יסוד, equal 66 – the same as thr gematria of the word יון (pronounced in English as Yavan [which means Greek), and the two outer letters יד equal 14, the same as gematria as the name of [King] David which in Hebrew is דוד, he being the Merkava of the sefira of Malchut / מלכות. The Merkava of Yesod is Joseph/יוסף. These 2 are very much intertwined!
Now come and learn more how the numbers 3 and 6 are connected further. As the Arizal tells us and explains, 6 x 26 (Shem Havaya) equals 156 - both יוסף and ציון.
The Arizal explains, “156 is also 3 x 52 (three times the numerical value of the 52-Name [Ban (full spelling of the Name of God as יוד-הה-וו-הה)]) that are given from the yesod of Zeir Anpin to the yesod of Nukva. This is why the numerical value of both Joseph and Zion is 3 x 52, as is mentioned in connection to Psalm 25 which begins, "To Dovid, Unto You, O G‑d, I lift up my soul." As is explained there, [these three 52-Names] are manifestations of Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshama."
The Arizal also explains,"There are five states of "chesed" / חסד and five states of "gevura" / גבורה [that descend from Imma into Zeir Anpin], which are manifest as ten names "Havayah". The five states of "gevura" / גבורה [descend] into malchut [of Zeir Anpin], while the five states of "chesed" / חסד [descend] into [the five sub-sefirot] from chesed to "Hod" / הוד. All these five issue [to Nukva] via yesod [of Zeir Anpin]. [Yesod, however,] has its own Name Havayah. Thus, there are [in yesod] five name Havayah's [manifesting the five states of "chesed" / חסד that enter Zeir Anpin] and one of its own, giving six. Their combined numerical value is thus 156."
These 6 parallel the 6 understandings of what Zion / ציון is related to as written before.
Now see that the numbers 3 and 6 are very significant regarding the aspect of Zion / ציון, as it is connected to "Yesod " / יסוד and Joseph / יוסף. Now see further that 3 plus 6 equals 9, Thus, there are great secrets to Creation - The Universe and beyond, that are connected to the numbers 369!
Now see that it is only the Sefira of "Yesod " / יסוד that can be designated to be related to all these three numbers 3,6, and 9. It is 3 as related to its order beginning the lower triad of Z”A, as being the 3rd when counting from the Sephirot from "Netzach, Hod, and Yesod / נצח, הוד, יסוד. It is 6 as related to its order beginning the first triad of Z”A, as being the 6th when counting from "Chessed, Gevurah, Tiferet, Netzach, Hod, Yesod" / חסד,גבורה, תפארת, נצח, הוד, יסוד. It is 9 as related to its order beginning the counting from the first Sefira of A”A - Arich Anpin / ארך אנפין , as being the 9th when counting from "Keter, Chochma, Bina, Chessed, Gevurah, Tiferet, Netzach, Hod, Yesod" / כתר, חכמה, בינה, חסד, גבורה, תפארת, נצח, הוד, יסוד. The purpose of "Yesod"/ יסוד is to bring all the "light – Shefa" /שפע from the upper Sefirot (thus it becomes the aspect of the light that can be transmitted from the Sefira of "Bina" / בינה) in order to give it into the Sefira of "Malchut / מלכות (which is the כלי to receive the light-"Shefa" /שפע) by coupling with it (thus, the aspect of male and female united). This is the secret of the Atbash gematria of the 2 sefirot together "Yesod & Malchut" / יסוד מלכות which equals 369.
Understanding this, we can now begin to understand the connection between these 2 mountains, and their relationship with each other. Mount Zion/הר ציון where King David's tomb is, represents the Sefira of Yesod/ יסוד, the "Main Channel" / מרכבה of Joseph/ יוסף, from where all the Spiritual abundance of God/ the שפע comes down from the upper Sefirot. It is from there that it flows to the place of Mount Zion which is the Temple Mount/ ציון - הר הבית, which is the aspect of the Sefira Malchut (Kingdom)/ מלכות which is the מרכבה of [King] David/דוד.
Now see and understand that the gematria of the words "Like the dew on [Mount] Hermon" / כְּטַל חֶרְמוֹן equals "Messiah" / המשיח, which is also the same as the words "in/on Mount Zion / בהר ציון! Only these two can become one, as they are true soulmates with each other! When they are not properly united, then there is great jealousy/ zealousness! This is the interlocking from all that is above and all that is below! This concept and its connection, is the same between God, who is as a Groom/חתן, and the Children of Israel, who are as God's Bride/כלה!
This is connected to the aspect of The Messiah the son of Joseph/ משיח בן יוסף and The Messiah the son of King David/משיח בן דוד!
Step 3 (Optional)
Go Deeper!
Come My "Beloved" and Walk in the Garden/Orchard גן/פרדס
THE SECRETS TO CREATION
THE UNIVERSE & BEYOND!
Prophesy of Ezekiel/יחזקל, Chap. 37
Now behold how this is connected to the famous Chapter in Ezekiel יחזקל 37:16-17
וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם קַח־לְךָ֙ עֵ֣ץ אֶחָ֔ד וּכְתֹ֚ב עָלָיו֙ לִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וְלִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חֲבֵרָ֑יו וּלְקַח֙ עֵ֣ץ אֶחָ֔ד וּכְת֣וֹב עָלָ֗יו לְיוֹסֵף֙ עֵ֣ץ אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְכָל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חֲבֵרָֽיו:
וְקָרַ֨ב אֹתָ֜ם אֶחָ֧ד אֶל־אֶחָ֛ד לְךָ֖ לְעֵ֣ץ אֶחָ֑ד וְהָי֥וּ לַֽאֲחָדִ֖ים בְּיָדֶֽךָ
" And you, son of man, take for yourself one stick and write upon it, 'For Judah and for the children of Israel his companions'; and take one stick and write upon it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.
And bring them close, one to the other into one stick, and they shall be one in your hand."
From the second verse, see that the words וְהָי֥וּ לַֽאֲחָדִ֖ים בְּיָדֶֽךָ “and they shall be one in your hand” equal the gematria of 156, Zion/ ציון! This is the great unifying power of Zion/ ציון and how we can all make this a reality by connecting to this power through these teachings, prayers, and kavanot!
Now behold the Secrets in Ezekiel Verse יחזקל 37:19
דַּבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם כֹּֽה־אָמַר֘ אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִה֒ הִנֵּה֩ אֲנִ֨י לֹקֵ֜חַ אֶת־עֵ֚ץ יוֹסֵף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיַד־אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְשִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חֲבֵרָ֑יו וְנָֽתַתִּי֩ אוֹתָ֨ם עָלָ֜יו אֶת־עֵ֣ץ יְהוּדָ֗ה וַֽעֲשִׂיתִם֙ לְעֵ֣ץ אֶחָ֔ד וְהָי֥וּ אֶחָ֖ד בְּיָדִֽי:
" Say to them, So says the Lord God: Behold I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel his companions, and I will place them with him with the stick of Judah, and I will make them into one stick, and they shall become one in My hand."
The gematria of the words "and they shall become one in My hand" - וְהָי֥וּ אֶחָ֖ד בְּיָדִֽי - equal 66! This is a further hint to the secrets from the Arizal about these numbers and their deeper meanings, as discussed above! The gematria mispar musafi of the words "and I will make them into one stick, and they shall become one in My hand" - וַֽעֲשִׂיתִם֙ לְעֵ֣ץ אֶחָ֔ד וְהָי֥וּ אֶחָ֖ד בְּיָדִֽי -, equal 1,118!
The Gematria of 1,118 is the same as the words and Proclamation in the Torah, Deut. 6:4 דברים
שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יְהֹוָ֥ה | אֶחָֽד
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God; the Lord is One"
See now the secrets and hints about Zion/ציון from this next verse
Prophesy of Isaiah 52:2
(ישיהו נב, ב)
הִתְנַֽעֲרִ֧י מֵֽעָפָ֛ר ק֥וּמִי שְׁבִ֖י יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הִֽתְפַּתְּחִי֙ מוֹסְרֵ֣י צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ שְׁבִיָּ֖ה בַּת־צִיּֽוֹן:
" Shake yourselves from the dust, arise, sit down, O Jerusalem; free yourself of the bands of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion."
See now the secrets and hints about Zion/ציון from this verse!
What causes us to "arise" - ק֥וּמִי is connecting to the fire/passion and Jealousy /קנאה of Joseph / יוסף, which is the aspect of Zion / ציון of Yesod of the level of the Partzuf of Zair Anpin/ יסוד דז"א, which also is connected to physical place of Mount Zion/ הר ציון where there is the Tomb of David/ קבר דוד. Thus, the gematria of the word "arise"- ק֥וּמִי- equals 156. Once this connection is made, it is time to connect also to the aspect of Zion/ציון of the Yesod of Malchut/ יסוד דמלכות, which also is connected to physical place of Mount Zion /הר ציון , the place of the Temple Mount-The Holy Temple of the Lord/ בית המקדש. When this occurs, then the aspect of “sit down”- שְׁבִ֖י -begins the next stage and process, as Rashi says, “sit down” means to sit down on a throne” – the throne of the Kingdom of the House of [King] David/ מלכות בית דוד. This is the time that peace will flow like a river throughout the whole earth!
Thus, the gematria of the word “sit down”- שְׁבִ֖י -equals 312, which is twice the value of 156, indicating the unification of the meaning and deeper aspects of these two holy mountains – Zion/ ציון x 2, and the union of Yesod/ יסוד with Malchut/ מלכות, which is Joseph/ יוסף with [King] David/ דוד, this being the aspect of the Messiah, descendant of Joseph/משיח בן יוסף with the Messiah, descendant of [King] David/ משיח בן דוד!
For those who want to continue.., I now Welcome You to the WELL in the middle of the Garden
