Yom Shevi'i Shalom,
There are a lot of speculations on whether the idea of pluralism originated from Jewish Scripture or Pagan's sources. As I am not a scholar, I am not going to do an in-depth analysis of this matter but to 'blog' about it. Well, this is what bloggers do, write something that originate from your mind.
The problem with dividing HaShem is that, this is going against the very foundation of the whole universe, as you will see later. This is as nonsense as attributing to HaShem various attributes (as noted by Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon in his Dalalat al-Hairin). Puzzling indeed is his commentary and is not the Ten Sephiroth a division of the Godhead (Heaven Forbid!)?
Not at all as you see, all of the above are only valid if we divide HaShem into Ten Attributes in accordance to the Ten Sephiroth. This is to say that G-d consists of Love, Strength, Crown, etc. However, this is idolatrous. Why? As Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon argued, how do we divide an Infinite HaShem? The most famous of all argument is that, how does One become truly Omnipotent if there is actually Ten-in-one? Ask yourself one very simple question; suppose we have ten 'partitions' of HaShem Coexisting together (Heaven Forbid!) and actually there is Ten in One, how do we fit in the picture, in the realm of non-physicality, that we can partition this and that saying 'X occupies the same SPACE as B or C occupies more SPACE than D?' No we can't because space does not exist in a realm of non-physicality. Only a physical being can feel and occupies space. This is the properties of matter and HaShem is no matter!
So what are the Ten Sephiroth? Honestly, I do not truly understand it as I am not yet a Gentile Qabalist. I am just a common Noachide with a very limited knowledge of HaShem. According to Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, there is only one way to describe HaShem in 'division' without actually dividing Him i.e. through action. We know that HaShem Possesses Mercy and He, also, Possesses Justice and Strength. These are the basis of the Ten Sephiroth or the Partzufim, where G-d is described (not divided) by His Action because Action will not affect the True Essence of HaShem and by doing so, eliminate the possibility of ascribing anything less than equivalent to the Almighty.
There is another one that I think the most important of all. One excruciatingly important point; there is no other existence that is real besides HaShem. A very similar saying indeed for the Buddhist. Buddha mentioned this before that 'Everything is only an illusion' but he missed by one point i.e. everything is an illusion Created by G-d. There is no real existence beyond Him. This point coincides with the Torah as the Torah reiterates that G-d Created us out of Nothing. Basically, we are no more better than 'nothing' and G-d is the Only True Existence!
Well, it might be really scary now if you don't get me. Think of it this way; does HaShem Have a body? No He Doesn't! The reason is thus, physicality is a limiting factor. G-d is Omnipotent and by this, there is actually no more we can argue with. We live inside HaShem and HaShem Desires to Dwell among His Creation. G-d is Love because we know that G-d Creates this world because He Loves us and He Desires to do Good.
May The Mashiach Arrive Speedily in Our Day!
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