How God Shares His Royal Glory With Those Who Fear Him

Another interpretation: "Who is this King of glory?" (Psalms 24:8, 10). Who is this King who has shared glory with those who fear Him? "The LORD of hosts" and so forth. How so? A king of flesh and blood, none may sit upon his throne; yet the Holy One, blessed be He, seated Solomon upon His throne, as it is said, "And Solomon sat upon the throne of the LORD" (I Chronicles 29:23). A king of flesh and blood, none may ride upon his horse; yet the Holy One, blessed be He, mounted Elijah upon His horse. And what is the horse of the Holy One, blessed be He? The whirlwind and the storm, as it is said, "The LORD, His way is in the whirlwind and in the storm" and so forth (Nahum 1:3). A king of flesh and blood, none may make use of his scepter; yet Moses made use of the scepter of the Holy One, blessed be He, as it is said, "And Moses took the rod of God in his hand" (Exodus 4:20). A king of flesh and blood, none may wear his crown; yet the Holy One, blessed be He, gave crowns to the King Messiah, as it is said, "You set upon his head a crown of fine gold" (Psalms 21:4). A king of flesh and blood, none may wear his garment; yet Israel wore the garment of the Holy One, blessed be He, namely strength, as it is said, "Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD" (Isaiah 51:9); and He gave it to Israel, as it is said, "The LORD will give strength to His people" (Psalms 29:11). A king of flesh and blood, none may be called by his title, such as Caesar Augustus or Basileus; and if a person calls another by one of them, he has no life. Know this for yourself, that no man calls his fellow "Augustus So-and-so." But the Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moses: Behold, I have made you like Myself, a god to Pharaoh, as it is said, "See, I have made you a god to Pharaoh" (Exodus 7:1). Thus, "Who is this King of glory?", the One who shared His glory with those who fear Him.