Editing Nations of the World (section)

== Gentile Kingdoms ==
The king - being elevated above the people, is unique not only in his lofty personality, but also has spiritual powers and inspiration from above that assist him. Like the "minister of Eisav" or "minister of Yishmael" and of Mitzrayim etc.

The root of these matters is planted in the fact that in truth, only "to Hashem belongs kingship and He rules over nations," when Hashem clothes Himself in the sefira of Malchus - He is King of the world. But for Hashem's kingship to be realized in the world, the sefira of Malchus clothes itself in a king of flesh and blood, whose role is to actualize Hashem's kingship and crown Him in the world.

When the Beis HaMikdash existed, it was the king of Israel who was himself completely nullified to Hashem, accepting the yoke of Heaven, "and his aim and thought was to uplift the true religion and fill the world with righteousness" meaning, to crown Hashem over all the people. And he was a fitting vessel to express Hashem's kingship in the world through his personality.

But since we were exiled from our land, the "sukkah of David" fell - that is the kingdom of Israel which sheltered us - into the hands of gentile kingdoms, and Hashem's kingship went into exile, until a radiation of Hashem's kingship rests on the kingdom of kelipah - which is the gentile kingdoms.

Thus Hashem's kingship operates through the gentile kingdoms, and obviously this operation is in concealment and limitation.

From here stems the law that it is a mitzvah to run to see a king and make a blessing upon seeing him. For a Jewish king one blesses "Blessed are You Hashem who has shared of His glory with those who fear Him" (sharing from the essence). And for gentile kings we say: "who has given of His glory to flesh and blood" (some giving). Nevertheless, even to gentile kings is given of His glory - Hashem's kingship.

And all this is based on the fact that Hashem's kingship comes into action through kingship of flesh and blood.

But here is the place to emphasize the great difference between a "kingdom of kindness," which despite being from kelipah is from kelipas nogah and submits to Hashem's will, versus the "wicked kingdom," for whose destruction and uprooting we pray three times daily.

As we say in prayer: "May the wicked kingdom speedily be uprooted and broken and crushed" - this is the wicked kingdom of the three completely impure kelipos. And afterwards we add - "and humble," meaning the kingdom of kindness from kelipas nogah.

And when Hashem fulfills our request regarding the destruction of the wicked kingdom and humbling of the gentile kingdoms, we will merit the fulfillment of our wishes in the previous blessing: "Restore our judges as at first and our counselors as at the beginning etc. and reign over us You Hashem alone with kindness and mercy etc." Through the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach.