Aliya Summary: Moshe announces G‑d's choice of Bezalel and Oholiav to
serve as foremen of the Tabernacle construction project, and he
transfers to them all the donated materials. The people, however,
continued donating generously, until the craftspeople report to Moshe
that they have more than enough materials to complete their task,
causing Moshe to issue a proclamation requesting everyone to cease
donating materials. The craftspeople began their work. The tapestries
which covered the Tabernacle were assembled, and the craftspeople
construct the Tabernacle wall panels, their sockets, the curtains which
covered the entrance to the sanctuary and which separated the Holy of
Holies from the rest of the sanctuary, the Ark, and the Showbread Table.
When
G-d commanded Moshe about the Mishkan, He first commanded the making of
the Aron, Shulchan, and Menora. Then, the roofing layers - the Mishkan,
the Ohel, and the Orot. Only then were the wall boards and foundation
sockets brought into the picture. In the carrying out of the commands, a
more "practical" plan was followed. The structure and then the
furnishings. But how can Moshe and Bezalel deviate from the commands of
G-d? You can't just do whatever you want in this kind of thing.
Commentaries say that Moshe and Bezalel requested and received
permission from G-d to take the more human, practical approach.
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