The Creator, the Torah, and Israel

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297) It is written, “This is the ordinance of the Passover: no foreigner is to eat of it,” and it is written, “But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.” It is also written, “A temporary resident and a hired servant shall not eat of it.” And like the Passover, which is only meat to eat, and because it was implied in a holy matter, as it is written, “And the Lord shall pass over the door,” it is forbidden to let all those eat of it until they have been circumcised. The Torah, which is the holy of holies, the upper name of the Creator, is even more forbidden to teach them.

298) It is forbidden to teach idol-worshippers Torah, as it is written, “He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel. He has not done so to any nation.” It is written, “He declares His words to Jacob.” So why is it written, “His statutes and His ordinances to Israel”? Is it not double meaning? Happy are Israel, for that high and holy part, the Creator planted it in them, as it is written, “For I am giving you a good lesson,” to you and not to idol worshipping nations.

299) Because the Torah is hidden, sublime and honorable, for it is His very name, hence all of it is concealed and revealed, and there is secret in it, and literal. For this reason, Israel are in two degrees, concealed and revealed. Three degrees connect to one another: the Creator, the Torah, and Israel. Each of which is a degree atop a degree, concealed and revealed. This is the meaning of what is written, “Declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.” These are two degrees, Jacob and Israel, one revealed, Jacob, and one concealed, Israel.

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