G-d revealed Himself to Avraham immediately after his bris, but no words were spoken between them. The purpose of this revelation was not to deliver a message to Avraham, rather, it was to initiate an entirely new, elevated level of G-dliness into the creation.
In this context, there are four levels of divinity that are revealed to the creation. The first was accessible to Avraham before his bris, the second only after his circumcision. A third, even higher revelation of divity occurred when the Torah was given to the Jewish People. The fourth, highest level of revelation will come with the arrival of Moshiach.
According to the Kabbalists, these four levels correspond to G-d’s divine energies which are projected through different aspects (internal and external) of His holy names.
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