Midrasch zu Könige I 6:37

Another interpretation (of Exod. 19:1:) ON THE NEW MOON (bahodesh), <THE THIRD ONE >. Ba hodesh (understood as two words) < means > THE NEW MOON HAS COME.³⁵PRK 12:18. R. Abbin said: When the Holy One appeared to Moses on Sinai, he said to him (in Exod. 3:12): WHEN YOU HAVE BROUGHT {THIS} [THE] PEOPLE OUT OF EGYPT, YOU SHALL SERVE <GOD ON THIS MOUNTAIN>. Now Moses was eagerly waiting and saying: When is this designated time coming? However, when [the designated time] did arrive, the Holy One said, THE NEW MOON HAS COME, <namely the one> that you have been eagerly awaiting. It does not say (in Exod. 19:1): "In the third moon," even as it says (in I Kings 6:37): THE MOON OF ZIV, (in vs. 38:) THE MOON OF BUL, <or> (as in 8:2) THE MOON OF ETHANIM. Rather it says (here in Exod. 19:1): ON THE [THIRD] NEW MOON (rt.: HDSh).³⁶PRK 12:19; cf. Matthew 22:1–14 // Luke 14:15–24. R. Judah b. R. Shallum the Levite said: The Holy One said to them: I am making a renewal (rt.: HDSh) of things and renewing (rt.: HDSh) you. To what is the matter comparable? To a king who had a son. When he reached his maturity, his father wanted to have him marry; but he did not have a new argentaria³⁷The word may be Latin (argentaria) or Greek (argentarion) and denotes a chest of silver or silver table service, but in this context the word seems to denote table appointments generally. {i.e., court}. The king said: This is not the honor due my son, to have him marry {in an old court} [it should read: with an old argentaria]; yet if I wait until I provide him with a new one, I shall delay my son's happiness. What did the king do? He brought smiths and artisans to polish vessels of copper. He brought skilled workers to carve designs on vessels of wood. [<Thus> the king was able to have his son marry with an old argentaria which appeared to be new (rt.: HDSh).] So too, when Israel went forth out of Egypt, the blind, the deaf, and the lame were among them. The Holy One said: [The Torah, all of it, is complete, as stated (in Ps. 19:8 [7]): THE TORAH OF THE LORD IS PERFECT.] Shall I give it to this generation when there are deformities among them? Shall I wait until their children arise? Shall I delay the joy of Torah? What did the Holy One do? He healed them. Then he gave them the Torah. But where is it shown [that he healed them]? Whoever was blind saw, as stated (in Exod. 20:15 [18]): NOW ALL THE PEOPLE SAW THE THUNDERINGS…. Whoever was deaf was made to hear, as stated (in Exod. 24:7): ALL THAT THE LORD HAS SPOKEN WE WILL CARRY OUT AND OBEY (literally: HEAR). Whoever was lame was made whole, as stated (in Exod. 19:17): AND THEY STOOD AT THE FOOT OF THE MOUNTAIN. Ergo: I will establish (rt.: HDSh) a renewal of things (rt.: HDSh) for you.