against you and I burned scores of you with My little finger. Now
again ye commence strife with the faithful one of My house, whom
I have bidden to come up here to receive the Torah and carry it
down to My chosen children Israel, although you know that if
Israel did not receive the Torah, you would no longer be permitted
to dwell in heaven." When Hadarniel heard this, he said quickly to
the Lord: "O Lord of the world! It is manifest and clear to Thee,
that I was not aware he came hither with Thy permission, but since
I now know it, I will be his messenger and go before him as a
disciple before his master." Hadarniel hereupon, in a humble
attitude, ran before Moses as a disciple before his master, until he
reached the fire of Sandalfon, when he spoke to Moses, saying:
"Go, turn about, for I may not stay in this spot, or the fire of
Sandalfon will scorch me."

This angel towers above his fellows by so great height, that it
would take five hundred years to cross over it. He stands behind
the Divine Throne and binds garlands for his Lord. Sandalfon does
not know the abiding spot of the Lord either, so that he might set
the crown on His head, but he charms the crown, so that it rises of
its own accord until it reposes on the head of the Lord. As soon as
Sandalfon bids the crown rise, the hosts on high tremble and
shake, the holy animals burst into paeans, the holy Seraphim roar
like lions and say: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, the whole
earth is full of His glory." When the crown has reached the Throne
of Glory, the wheels of the Throne are instantly set in motion, the
foundations of its footstool tremble, and all the heavens are seized
with trembling and horror. As soon as the crown now passes the
Throne of Glory, to settle upon its place, all the heavenly hosts
open their mouths, saying: "Praised be the glory of the Eternal