It seems to me that Elohim and the light—talked about in the third section—are very similar concepts. I am proposing that “the Concealed One” created two layers of a garment, so that the people he created would understand. These garment are explained in two different ways…through Elohim, and through light.
Elohim is said to have been created by “the Concealed One.” They describe this “One” as “the Concealed One”, because it is something we can have no concept of—knowledge of it is concealed from us. This is why (I think) Elohim was created. It is a translation of a concept into terms we as humans can understand—it translates to the idea of God. This makes sense with the text’s reference to Elohim as a palace. The idea of God—Elohim—is the one way “the Concealed One” shows ‘himself’ to those ‘he’ has created. Elohim is a tribute to the “One”, ‘his’ palace on earth. Within this garment, we usually substitute the word “God” for Elohim, or the idea of God. We think we are talking about “the Concealed One”, the highest possible power, but we can really only talk about Elohim, because it is all we have knowledge of. Therefore, we are sometimes confused between God, “the Concealed One”, and God, “Elohim.”
The second layer of garment is the light. The light created is said to have been created by God. I interpret “God” in this instance (and in most instances) as our attempt to allude to “the Concealed One.” This light is knowledge of the concept of the “One,” or Elohim. Few have seen all the light. Only a handful of prophets have been priviledged to have all the knowledge of “the Concealed One” we as humans are capable of. A few rays of light—a few rays of knowledge of the idea of God—filter in here and there and continue to keep “the Concealed One’s” palace alive.
Here is a rudimentary image of this complicated system:
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