“You shall be in charge of my palace and by your word shall all my people be sustained
Without you no one may raise his hand or his foot”!!
Kabbalistic derashah handwritten by the leading Kabbalist of Bavel, the living lion, Rabbeinu Yosef Chaim. The derashah deals with bringing Mashiach. The Ben Ish Chai reveals a sign for the timing of the End of Days! Aside from the important Kabbalistic topic with which this manuscript deals, there are also rare verses of blessing that are a huge segulah, and handwritten blessings by the leading sage of Bavel. [Baghdad, 19th century]
The Ben Ish Chai says as follows: “In the future, during the coming redemption – a redemption from the face of tumah , including also all the … it will be when people arrive raglin b’raglin – then Mashiach will come speedily in our days, amen. ” Later on, the Ben Ish Chai writes the passuk that is a segulah for power and government, with which Yosef was crowned as second to the King of Egypt “You shall be in charge of my palace and by your word shall all my people be sustained; without you no one may raise his hand or his foot!” This is followed with the Ben Ish Chai’s famous blessing” “May E-l Sha-dai assist us and protect us, and always help us, amen, may it be His will.”
All manuscripts by the Ben Ish Chai were used by Oriental Jews in general and Iraqi Jews in particular, as expert amulets, tried-and-true, for healing, livelihood and protection. This Kabbalistic manuscript in particular, as the Ben Ish Chai writes in it – in his own script – the segulah verse traditionally written in amulets designated for power and government: “You shall be in charge of my palace and by your word shall all my people be sustained w ithout you no one may raise his hand or his foot.”
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad .
[2] pp, 15×10 cm. Characteristic autographic script.
Very fine condition. Magnificent new binding, as befits this sacred manuscript.