The idea of religion and religious observance being or belonging to a select few goes against the belief system expressed in the Torah. The Torah cannot be said to be simply a tool for the Jewish people if it is going to be described as a blueprint for the entire creation. There has always been two acceptable pathways to serving the Creator, but before they can be presented an observation on how the reality we live in appears to work needs to be discussed.
There is a constant give/receiver relationship embedded throughout reality. Examples of this reside in male/female, teacher/student, and water/earth relationships. There are many more and this form of relationship also categorizes the relationship of G-d and humanity as well as Israel and the nations. Clearly G-d is the giver and humanity is the receiver. The supernal Torah is the blueprint in which the Creator en-wraps his essence, imparting it upon the world at large. The Creator implanted in the world two distinct paths. One path began after the flood and imparted to the remainder of humanity led by Noach and his family. To Noach and his descendants the Creator formed a covenant or pact binding them to 7 mitzvot or channels to rebuild the world and continue its spiritual and physical growth. These mitzvot can be seen as containers or spiritual enablers. They allow the world we live in to be refined to the point where it can contain the G-dliness it was designed for. The 7 mitzvot are:
| 1. Believe in one G-D , Do not worship idols | |
| 2.Respect G-D and praise Him , Do not blaspheme | |
| 3.Respect human life , Do not commit murder | |
| 4.Respect the rights of others and their property , Do not steal | |
| 5.Respect the sanctity of the family, do not commit incest or adultery | |
| 6.Respect all living creatures , Do not eat the flesh taken from a living animal | |
| 7.Establish courts of Justice , Pursue Justice |
The second path began with Avraham Avinu (Abraham) and was cemented at Mount Sinai with a covenant between the Creator and the People of Israel. There they were given instructions of a different sort. 613 mitzvot serve as channels to draw and maintain G-d consciousness in this world. Later the Sanhedrin, the word for the official body of representation in ancient Israel added 7 more mitzvot numbering the total to 620. Using gematria which is a number system based on Hebrew, 620=keter (כתר) the Hebrew word for “Crown.” The kingship of the Creator is revealed through the actions of the Nation of Israel does. Of course when these action are in opposition to the G-d consciousness the Creator’s kingship is hidden, but when these mitzvot or channels are fully implemented then the Creator’s presence and kingship are truly revealed for the whole creation to experience. The Nation of Israel and the nations of the world both on different, but harmonious paths form the necessary giver/receiver relationship.
The current transition from one world to the next is likened to a flood by the sages. Instead of a physical flood, the flood that is now being experience is one of atheism, nihilism, and sexual promiscuity. This flood is one of confusion whose outcome has produced sleep-a sort of lonely trance seemingly without end. Yet we know the Hebrew word for “confusion” is bilbul (בילבול) and this shares the same root as the hebrew word for “flood” which is mobul(מבול). Just like the 7 mitzvot of Noach prepared the rest of the nations of humanity to receive the G-d consciousness contained in the Torah given to the Nation of Israel at Mount Sinai, so to as the present nations of the world return to the path left for Noach and his descendants, they will be better receivers of the supernal Torah as the Nation of Israel returns to its true path by returning the keter or crown of the Creator to its designated place–our world.
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