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Kabbalah explains how all elements of Creation were rectified via Temple sacrifices
Divine sparks from the shattered vessels of the world of Tohu
are embedded within all aspects and facets of reality in all the lower worlds. Sacrificial service
in the Holy Temple released these sparks from their
existential entrapment in anti-spirituality and allowed them to ascend back to their source,
spiritualizing reality in the process.
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An individual is required to offer a guilt-offering if he swore to do or not do something and then
forgot about his oath and transgressed it. The word for "oath" is "shavua",
which grammatically is the passive form of the word for "seven" [in Hebrew, "sheva"].
Thus, a person taking an oath can be considered to have "seventh-ed" himself. The mystical interpretation of an oath is a manipulation of the name Havayah using seven letters, providing sustenance for the Seven Kings, the seven lower sefirot of the world of Tohu. |
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Kabbalah teaches that Temple offerings are meant to sweeten the world.
It was prohibited to bring any leavened substance (chametz) or honey as an offering upon the
altar. The Ari teaches that whatever is associated with severe judgment
must not be burned on the altar in order not to arouse these divine attributes.
Each substance has its particular spiritual root: chametz
is associated with immature judgment, whereas honey is associated with mature
judgment.
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One can choose to which chariot's influence he submits himself.
The "Divine Chariot" is borne by four celestial beings. The kosher domesticated animals of this world are derived from the face
of the ox in the Chariot; the permitted wild animals are derived from the face
of the lion; the permitted birds are derived from the face of the eagle. The
animal soul of man descends from the human face of the Chariot.
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