A Coin of Fire from Beneath the Throne of Glory

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Ki Tisa 7:1

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

"This they shall give" (Exodus 21:13). Rabbi Meir said: The Holy One, blessed be He, took something like a coin of fire from beneath the Throne of Glory and showed it to Moses, and He said to Moses, "This they shall give." Moses said, "Who can give such a thing?" The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him, "Everyone who passed through the sea." A half-shekel.

Themes

Divine ThroneFireKingsMerkavahEgypt

Biblical References

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