Why God Came Laden With Blessings When the Tabernacle Rose

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Nasso 26:1

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

[(Numbers 7:1:) "And it came to pass on the day that Moses finished." Said Rabbi Berekhyah the Priest Berabbi:] Before the Tabernacle was erected, when Israel stood before Mount Sinai, the Holy One, blessed be He, gave them a hint and said to them: When I come to you, I come laden with blessings. Said Rabbi Berekhyah the Priest Berabbi: "Shall a mortal be more righteous than God?" (Job 4:17). Jacob, when he went to Pharaoh, did not depart from him until he had blessed him. And how did he bless him? He said to him: May the Nile rise to his foot. From where? As it is said, "And Jacob blessed Pharaoh" (Genesis 47:7). And I, when I come to you, I come laden with blessings. And where did He hint this to them at Sinai? As it is said, "An altar of earth you shall make for Me... I will come to you and bless you" (Exodus 20:24). And when He came to them, He blessed them, as it is said, "May [the Lord] bless you" (Numbers 6:24). When? On the day that the Tabernacle was erected, "And it came to pass on the day that Moses finished."

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