Another matter: “See, the Lord has called by name” – that is what is written: “Behold I created the smith” (Isaiah 54:16) – this is Betzalel. “Who fans the coal flame” (Isaiah 54:16) – Israel sinned with fire, as it is stated: “I cast it in the fire, and this calf emerged” (Exodus 32:24); Betzalel came and healed the wound. This is analogous to a doctor’s apprentice who placed a bandage on a certain wound and it healed, and they were lauding him. His mentor said to them: ‘Laud me, for I taught him.’ So too, everyone was saying that Betzalel with his wisdom and his understanding crafted the Tabernacle. The Holy One blessed be He said: It is I who created him and taught him, as it is stated: “Behold I created the smith.” That is why Moses said: “See, the Lord has called by name.”
Betzalel and the Lawgiver of Behold
Shemot Rabbah 48:5