And the Days for Israel to Die Drew Near

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245) “And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt.” While he was alive, it was written, “Jacob,” and when he died it was written, “Israel,” as it is written, “And the days for Israel to die drew near.” But is the name Israel not more important than the name Jacob? It should have said “Israel” here because it does not say, “The day for Israel to die drew near” but rather, “The days.” But does one die during several days? One dies and passes away from the world in an hour, in an instant!

246) But when the Creator wishes to bring man’s spirit back to Him, all those days that he lived in this world are counted before Him and are taken into consideration. When the days to be accountable before Him come, the person dies and the Creator brings the person’s spirit back to Him. He brings back to Him the Hevel [breath fume and also vanity] that one breathes in and out.

247) Happy is a man whose days to die before the King come without shame, and not a single day among them is rejected to the outside because it is found that he committed some transgression on that day. This is why it writes “drawing near” in regards to the righteous, since the days draw near before the King without shame.

248) Woe unto the wicked, for nearing is not written about them. This is because how will his days draw near before the king when all his days are in transgressions of the world? Because of it, they do not draw near before the King and are not counted before him and will not be remembered above. Rather, they perish by themselves. It is written about them, “The way of the wicked is as darkness.”

249) And here it writes, “And the days for Israel … drew near.” Of course they drew near, without shame, in wholeness, in complete joy. This is why it is written, “The days of Israel” and not “The days of Jacob,” since the name Israel is more complete than Jacob. But it is written, “Jacob was a whole man.” Thus, is the name Jacob not whole, too? Indeed, the name Jacob is whole, too, but it is not whole at a high degree like Israel.

250) When a person’s days are counted before the King, there is a righteous whose days are counted and are far from the King, and there is a righteous whose days are counted and are near and close to the King, and do not draw far. They enter and draw near the King without shame. Happy are they, as it is written, “And the days for Israel to die drew near.”

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