Friday, March 20, 2009

24 Adar (Vayakel-Pekudei)

In Shemos 35,30 it says "Reuh karah Hashem beshem Betzalel ben Uri ben Chur lemateh Yehuda" (see that Hashem has. The Midrash Tanchumah (Vayakhel 4) says that Betzalel was promoted since he was descended from Chur who gave up his life for Hashem by the Eigel Hazahav trying to stop them from making it. Its a mashal to a king who has an officer who gets killed for protecting the king. The king then says "I swear, I will promote your descendants". Why wait until Betzalel? Should have given Uri the ability instead of his son, Betzalel! There's no reason to wait until Chur's grandson!

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