| 2. Now, when the Indwelling Presence of _HaShem_ - יהו״ה was below, the heavens and earth were as one, as indicated by the verse, _Genesis 2:1_ “And the heavens and the earth and all their hosts were finished-_Vayechulu-_וי**כל**ו.” That is, they were “intermingled-_Nishtaklelu_-נשת**כל**לו,” (_Midrash Esther Rabba 7:11) ”_, satiated and filled with each other, in that all the channels and sources acted in a manner of perfect completion, thus affecting a drawing down of influence from Above to below. It thus is understood that _HaShem_-יהו״ה, blessed is S/He, fills the worlds from Above to below, as hinted in the verse, _Isaiah 66:1_ “Thus said _HaShem_-יהו״ה: The heavens are My throne and the earth is My footrest.” We thus find that _HaShem_-יהו״ה, blessed is S/He, dwelt in equal harmony amongst the upper and lower beings. | ב. וּבִהְיוֹת הַשְּׁכִינָה לְמַטָּה נִמְצְאוּ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ אֲחָדִים, וְזֶהוּ לָשׁוֹן וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל צְבָאָם (בְּרֵאשִׁית ב, א), שֶׁנִּשְׁתַּכְלְלוּ אֵלּוּ מֵאֵלּוּ וְנִתְמַלְּאוּ אֵלּוּ מֵאֵלּוּ, וְהָיוּ הַצִּנּוֹרוֹת וְהַמְּקוֹרוֹת פּוֹעֲלִים בִּשְׁלֵמוּתָם וְנִמְשָׁכִים מִלְּמַעְלָה לְמַטָּה. נִמְצָא י"י יִתְבָּרַךְ מְמַלֵּא מִלְּמַעְלָה לְמַטָּה, וְסִימָנֶיךָ: הַשָּׁמַיִם כִּסְאִי וְהָאָרֶץ הֲדֹם רַגְלָי (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ סוּ, א). נִמְצָא שי"י יִתְבָּרַךְ הָיָה שָׁרוּי בְּמִצּוּעַ שָׁוֶה בֵּין הָעֶלְיוֹנִים וּבֵין הַתַּחְתּוֹנִים.<br> | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |