On Parashah “Va’eira” G-d sends the first seven plagues to Egypt. These seven:1.blood 2.frogs 3.lice 4. Wild animals 5. Pestilence 6.Boils 7. Hail are connected to our seven emotional attributes:1.Chesed(kindness)
2.Gevurah (Justice)
3.Tiferet (Compassion)
4.Netzach (Endurance)
5.Hod(Humility)
6.Yesod (Bonding)
7. Malchut (Kingship)
The first plague “Blood” is connected to the seventh sefirah “Malchut.”
This plague was the transformation of the cold waters of the Nile into hot blood. The Nile river represented the Egyptian G-d. All the wealth came from the river. In Egypt it never rains, their whole sustenance comes from the overflowing of the river.
In our day in society we sometimes forget that H”S is our ONE and ONLY. He is the ONE that provides our sustenance. We might become misguided and think “Ohhh it’s the economy, the Dow, my wonderful business, etc…”
This can make us cold and indifferent to the Emet “truth.” This plague had two intentions; for the Egyptians it was to recognize the One and Only G-d and for the Jews it was to transform their coldness and indifference towards anything Jewish into a fiery love for H”S.
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