26) In the Zohar, in Parashat Bereshit, page 34a, it is written: "The Lord is King, the Lord is King, the Lord shall reign forever and ever, the Lord shall reign above." The Lord is King: in the middle. The Lord shall reign below accordingly. The explanation of the Holy Temple is that "King" refers to the divine intentions.
The Lord is King is the long countenance. The Lord is King, the Father and Mother. The Lord shall reign, small and feminine accordingly. And in Parashat Beshalach, page 64a, regarding the verse "Is the Lord in our midst or not," if there is no difficulty in the Zohar, are the Israelites foolish, etc.? Rather, they wanted to understand the distinction between the Ancient Concealed One, called "Ain," and the Small Countenance, called "Havayah" (the name of God).
And because it is not written "Is the Lord in our midst or not," except as it is written "If you follow my teachings or not," the Israelites said: If this question is asked in one context, and if that question is asked in another context. And concerning this, immediately Amalek came, and the Maharal of Prague explained that the intention of the Zohar is that our ancestors sought to know who is their leader and performs all these miracles for them, whether it is the Holy One, called "Za" (Zeir Anpin) and "Havayah" (the name of God), or it is the Ancient One.
They conducted this investigation in order to serve Him in the appropriate manner, whether as Zeir Anpin in a different manner, or as the Ancient One in a different manner, because there is a distinction between one form of worship and another, and between one intention and another. They were uncertain about this until they heard the words, "I am the Lord your God," and then they knew that He is Zeir Anpin, as mentioned above.