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The Ramchal’s comments regarding the Splitting of the Sea of Reeds (Otzros HaRamchal, Beshalach). In that episode, we find the Egyptians rapidly pressing in on B’nei Yisrael. With nowhere to turn and their backs to the sea, B’nei Yisrael cried out in utter desperation to the Almighty. He replies to Moshe (Shemos 14:15), Why do you cry out to Me? Speak to B’nei Yisrael and they shall journey forth!
The Ramchal explains that the Jewish People were under the stewardship of the Divine configuration of the Seven Lower-tiered Sefirot. As such, they were vulnerable to the quality of Judgment. Under these conditions, the nation did not merit redemption. As our Sages state (Zohar Parshas Beshalach 170b): “The Ministering Angel of Egypt petitioned before the Almighty, ‘[In what way are the Israelites better than the Egyptians that they should be saved? After all,] these are idolaters and those are idolaters?!’”
In response, the Almighty enabled access to a different, more sublime system, wherein the attribute of Judgment is irrelevant and inoperable. This higher system, comprising the three Sefirot of Keter (Crown), Chochmah (Wisdom), and Binah (Understanding), and it’s pure compassion and mercy, with no severity or strictness whatsoever.
"And this is why the verse states: And they shall journey forth!; meaning, “[They should transport themselves] to a different Divine configuration.” In other words, at that moment, Israel existed under the default jurisdiction of the Seven Lower-tiered Sefirot. However, [in order to merit redemption] they needed to ‘travel’ from their place and ascend in merit and cleanliness to the guardianship of the Upper Configuration of the Sefirot. There, they would obtain the power to be redeemed. Indeed, it was upon this that the Redemption depends, as is known through the Secret underlying the verse (Zecharia 14:7): And there shall be one day that is known to HaShem.
Thus, at the time HaKadosh Baruch Hu wants to redeem us, He commands, “Journey in your Divine configuration,” i.e., “Raise yourselves up from the lower strata of Sefirot to your root in the upper ones!” And this is the esoteric teaching underlying the Prophet Zecharia’s statement, “And there shall be one day that is known to HaShem.” Meaning that the time of the Final Redemption – when the Almighty will once again command us “Journey forth!” and the entire nation will do so perforce – is known only to Him!"
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