Another matter: “He called to Moses” – what is written previous to this matter? It is the portion of the Tabernacle, “as the Lord commanded Moses.”14This phrase appears frequently in Exodus chapter 39, the passage describing the construction of the Tabernacle (see, e.g., Exodus 39:1, 7, 21). This is analogous to a king who commanded his servant and said to him: ‘Build me a palace.’ On each and every item that he built, he would write the king’s name.
He would build walls and write the king’s name on them. He would put up pillars and write the king’s name on them. He would install the ceiling beams and write the king’s name on them. Sometime later, the king entered the palace.
On each and every item at which he would look, he would find his name written on it. He said: My servant accorded me all this honor, and I am inside and he is outside? He called him so that he would enter into its innermost chambers. So too, when the Holy One blessed be He said to Moses: ‘Craft Me a Tabernacle,’ regarding each and every item he would construct, he would write: “As the Lord commanded Moses.”
The Holy One blessed be He said: Moses accorded Me all this honor, and I am inside and he is outside? That is why it is stated: “He called to Moses.