Rabbi Avin said: The attributes of the Holy One blessed be He are not like the attributes of a king of flesh and blood. When a king of flesh and blood enters a province, after the residents of that province laud him and honor him, then he performs all their needs for them. He builds them communal buildings and performs deeds to facilitate their comfort in the province. But the Holy One blessed be He is not like that; rather, before Israel crafted the Tabernacle, the Holy One blessed be He gave them the blessing first, just as it is stated: “May the Lord bless you and protect you” (Numbers 6:24), and then: “It was on the day that [Moses] concluded…”