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The Throne and the Crown
 


... like the king who had a Throne. Sometimes he carried it in his arm and sometimes on his head.

(The students) asked (the master): "Why?"

He replied: "because it was beautiful and he was hesitant to sit on it."

They asked: "And where did he put it?"

He replied: "On his head.... " (Bahir 25)

 


You said "His Throne?" But we have said that this is the crown (Keter) of the Blessed Holy one.

Thus we have said, "With 3 crowns are Israel crowned: The priestly Crown, the Royal crown is above it but the Crown of Torah is above them both."

Architect's Note : The priestly Crown is largest, the 1st in plan. The Royal Crown is 2nd and the Torah tiara is third.



To what can this be compared? To the king who has a fragrant vessel that he loved greatly. Sometimes he lends it to his son to sit with him. Sometimes it is called his throne, because in his arm he carries it like an amulet, a kind of cup. (Bahir 101)

Israel is the Crown of G-D, but they seem here also to be his Throne ... G-D "is enthroned in the praises of Israel." (Ps 22:4)

He dwelt in the tabernacle they made for him, seated upon the cherubim. In fact the tabernacle itself is once depicted as G-D’s crown ...


Ladder Crowns

 



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