529. I Will Give You My Blessing
“What is the connection between Shmita [remission every 7th year] and Mt. Sinai?” Answer: Shmita is called Malchut, which should be for the sake of the Creator, meaning not to receive anything. In this regard, a question arises, “If you say, ‘What will we eat on the seventh year,’” meaning if we do not want anything in return for the labor in Torah and Mitzvot [commandments], from where will there be nourishment? It is written about this, “And I will give you My blessing.”
We should ask why it is written, “If you say, ‘What will we eat on the seventh year?’” if we accept the Malchut above reason, meaning that we get no provision from this, that it sustains us, but rather everything is for the sake of the Creator. The answer is that the Creator will send the blessing. This is called a “miracle,” and we do not rely on miracles, meaning that this, too, is an answer above reason.
By nature, if we work on sustenance, we can obtain sustenance. But if a person works on things that we are told explicitly that there is no payment for the work, from where will they take provision?
It therefore follows that one must not provide answers that come from the intellect in regard to provision, but only believe in the Creator, as it is written, “And will command My blessing on the sixth year,” which is regarded as Yesod Tzadik [righteous], namely a giver.
In other words, if you work on accepting the kingdom of heaven without reward, called “only in order to bestow,” this will be a unification with the Sefira Yesod, and Yesod will bestow upon Malchut. By taking upon yourselves the matter of Shmita, meaning accepting the kingdom of heaven without demanding from the earth, meaning Malchut, to yield fruit, by this you can be rewarded with the light of Torah.
This is the meaning of “And you shall observe My statutes and … you will live securely on the land.” That is, dwelling on Malchut will be secured, namely in complete wholeness.