Parshat P'kudei
In 39:43 after Moshe sees that the jews had done as Hashem had commanded, the passuk says, "And Moshe blessed them".
Rashi tells us what the blessing was. He says that Moshe blessed them that the shechina should dwell in their handiwork.
Why is that such a great bracha that it gets mention? I would think they would want a blessing like Hashem should make you successful or grabnt you long life, or good health or wealth or many other things. Here they created a house for Hashem and the blessing to them is that Hashem should live in it. Isn't that just a result of their work?
I think it is because seeing the shechina rest in their handiwork means they were successful. The mishkan was not just a building and if they built it according to specs it would be fine. The mishkan needed to be built according to specs but also with the right intentions and motivations. The fact that Hashem would rest his shechina in the mishkan means they had done everything properly, not just the physical construction. It is defining a sense of accomplishment which can then be built on for the future.
Blessing them in this fashion was a great blessing. If the blessing would come true, it would give them the greatest sense of accomplishment possible.
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Thursday, March 15, 2007
they did what He said
Parshat P'kudei
After they make all the various items for the mishkan, the passuk tells us in 39:42-43 that they did as told. The passuk says, "According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work. 43 And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it. And Moses blessed them."
They did the work as Hashem told them, then Moshe saw that they did the work as Hashem had told them and then what Hashem had commanded them to do they had done it.
Why does it have to tell us twice that they did what Hashem said? We got the point already, we need to separate that they did what Hashem said and then have Moshe acknowledge it too?
I would like to suggest and differentiate that the first time it says they had done what Hashem commanded, it was relaying the personal sense of accomplishment. They finished the work and they had done it properly. Something to be proud of!
The second time when it was Moshe seeing they had done according to Hashem's commandments, it is different. Moshe was their supervisor. Their manager. He performed his inspection of their work and found it successful and that they had performed admirably. Not only did he see that they completed their tasks, but he then blessed them.
Moshe was being a good manager. Complimenting those he is responsible for, and motivating them for the future tasks.
After they make all the various items for the mishkan, the passuk tells us in 39:42-43 that they did as told. The passuk says, "According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work. 43 And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it. And Moses blessed them."
They did the work as Hashem told them, then Moshe saw that they did the work as Hashem had told them and then what Hashem had commanded them to do they had done it.
Why does it have to tell us twice that they did what Hashem said? We got the point already, we need to separate that they did what Hashem said and then have Moshe acknowledge it too?
I would like to suggest and differentiate that the first time it says they had done what Hashem commanded, it was relaying the personal sense of accomplishment. They finished the work and they had done it properly. Something to be proud of!
The second time when it was Moshe seeing they had done according to Hashem's commandments, it is different. Moshe was their supervisor. Their manager. He performed his inspection of their work and found it successful and that they had performed admirably. Not only did he see that they completed their tasks, but he then blessed them.
Moshe was being a good manager. Complimenting those he is responsible for, and motivating them for the future tasks.
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