Further to our discussion of the Nekudim and what they comprise, we must explain what happened to them when they came into being and were negated.
The proposition consists of two parts. Part 1: This general foundation... This explains the way the light had to join with the vessels as required by the governmental order. Part 2: Accordingly, at first the light was not joined... This explains how the connection actually came about in accordance with this requirement.
Part 1: This general foundation had to receive its light... For all the details emerging from the first material were aspects of the Residue in the category of vessels. Afterwards they would have to receive their inner face or light (פנימיות, pnimiyut) in the category of the Line, as explained earlier (see Opening 27)....initially... For the first to emerge from the material was this (i.e. the category of vessels). Immediately after it came forth, it had to fulfill its purpose in accordance with the underlying mystery of this light....through the mystery of the Line joining with the Residue. For it has already been explained how on all levels the governmental order is established on the foundation of the Residue, and how the Line joins with it to rule over them in accordance with the nature of the Residue (see Opening 29).