Another matter, “I have called by name Betzalel” is not written here, but rather, “see, I have called.” You find that when Moses ascended On High, the Holy One blessed be He showed him all the vessels of the Tabernacle and said to him: ‘Craft in such and such a manner: “you shall craft a candelabrum” (Exodus 25:31); “you shall craft a table” (Exodus 25:23); “you shall craft an altar” (Exodus 30:1), and so for all the crafting of the Tabernacle.
Moses readied to descend [Mount Sinai] under the impression that he would be crafting it. The Holy One blessed be He called him and said to him: ‘Moses, I have made you king; it is not the way of a king to craft anything, but rather, he decrees and others craft. You, too, do not have license to craft anything, but rather, say to them and they will craft it.’ But He did not say to whom he should say.3God did not tell Moses at that time who would actually craft the Tabernacle and its vessels.
Moses said: ‘To whom shall I say?’ He said to him: ‘I will show you.’ What did the Holy One blessed be He do? He brought him the book of Adam the first man, and showed him all the generations that are destined to stand from Genesis until the revival of the dead, each generation and its kings, each generation and its leaders, each generation and its prophets.
He said to him: ‘Each and every one I appointed from that time.4From the time of creation, each of those individuals was destined for the role he would play in his generation. Likewise, I appointed Betzalel from that time.’ That is, “see, I have called by name Betzalel.”