Part 1: The Sefirot are what came forth from the Space brought into being at the time of the Tzimtzum. As explained earlier (Opening 26), it is this Space or Place that gives existence to what exists, and anything not already rooted in it cannot come into being afterwards. Accordingly, before this Place existed, nothing could exist. After this Place was produced, the Sefirot came forth, emerging in accordance with the nature of the Place. The Place is such that nothing exists except the Residue, for that was all that was left when the Place came into being. As discussed earlier (Opening 27), everything that could be revealed was already included in the Residue. If so, the Sefirot come only from the Residue.