The refutation of these ideas held by later Kabbalists, who were influenced by the ideas of the author of the Zohar, can be clarified by what our Sages (Razal) said (Shabbat 88a): Rabbi Akiva said, "When Moses ascended to receive the Torah, the ministering angels said before the Holy One, blessed be He, 'What is a human being doing among us?'" He replied to them, "To receive the Torah, come and see," until the Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moses, "Reply to them."
Moses feared and said, "What if they burn me with the breath of their mouths?" He said to him, "Grasp onto the throne of My glory and respond to them." And the Holy One, blessed be He, revealed the radiance of His Divine Presence upon him and said before Him, "Master of the Universe, what is written in the Torah that You are giving to them?" He said to them, "I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt."
He said to them, "Did you descend to Egypt? Were you enslaved to Pharaoh? Why do you need the Torah?" According to the teachings of the new Kabbalists, if even the Father, Mother, Ze'ir Anpin, and Nukva were enslaved to Pharaoh (who is the Other Side), how much more so the angels?
It is also clarified there in the teachings of the Chassidim that Ze'ir Anpin suffered greatly in a great exile, like a fetus in its mother's womb! And their words contradict each other. For they said that Ze'ir Anpin gives the Torah, and it is he who said, "I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt." And here it is saying that the Holy One, blessed be He, who is Ze'ir Anpin, brought our ancestors, who are the Father, Mother, and Ze'ir Anpin, out of Egypt in distress and exile?
And do not be puzzled by what the Sages said that the Divine Presence was with them in their exile in Egypt. They were exiled to Babylon, and the Divine Presence was with them, as it is stated, "I am with him in distress" (Psalms 91:15). All of this is in accordance with the statement in Exodus 18:23: "For I do not desire the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live." Furthermore, it can be said that it is seemingly necessary to fulfill His promise to us even in exile.
Moreover, even when they are in the land of their enemies, they are not despised or completely destroyed, and so forth. The divine providence has clung to us in exile, so that our enemies do not annihilate us completely. And furthermore, it is known from the words of our Sages that there is no existence of any other deity in the world whatsoever. And the Torah only speaks according to the mindset of the people.