SABBATH IN HEAVEN

Before the world was created, there was none to praise God and
know Him. Therefore He created the angels and the holy Hayyot,
the heavens and their host, and Adam as well. They all were to
praise and glorify their Creator. During the week of creation,
however, there was no suitable time to proclaim the splendor and
praise of the Lord. Only on the Sabbath, when all creation
rested, the beings on earth and in heaven, all together, broke
into song and adoration when God ascended His throne and sate
upon it.[100] It was the Throne of Joy upon which He sate, and He
had all the angels pass before Him--the angel of the water, the
angel of the rivers, the angel of the mountains, the angel of the
hills, the angel of the abysses, the angel of the deserts, the
angel of the sun, the angel of the moon, the angel of the

 
Chapters | Home | Hanukah.com
Previous | Next page 208