Midrash sobre Êxodo 38:22

Rabbi Yishmael asked Rabbi Akiva and said to him "seeing as you served Nahum, the man from Gamzu, twenty two years, [who teaches that] ach and raq are [hermeneutic tools for] dimunition (mi'ut) and et and gam are [tools for] expansion (ribuy) what is your opinion on the et written here; what is it?" and he said to him: "if it was said "in the beginning God created heavens and earth" we would say that the heavens and the earth are divinities." He said to him ""for this is no empty thing for you" (Deuteronomy 32:47) and if it seems empty to you, then it is because you do not know to interpret correctly when you are not careful with it "for it is your life" (Deuteronomy 32:47). When is it your life? When you are careful with it." But, et the heavens, [this et] expands to include the sun and moon and zodiac signs, and et the earth, [this et] expands to include the trees and grass and the Garden of Eden. Rabbi Tanchuma from Rav Huna said "And Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur from the tribe of Judah made what Moses commanded him" (Exodus 38:22), does it not say "et all which Hashem commanded Moses", even the words which he did not hear from the mouth of his master, he planned his judgment from what was spoken to Moses on Sinai. Rabbi Chonya in the name of Rabbi said ""The Torah of truth was from his mouth" (Malachi 2:6) these are the words which he heard from the mouth of his master". And the rabbis said "For Hashem will be your confidence" (Proverbs 3:26), even though you are confident in them, "He will guard your foot from being caught" (Proverbs 3:26)". Rabbi Dosai said "from erroneous decisions". Rabbi Abbahu said "from sin". Rabbi Levi said "from harm". Said Rabbi Avdimus "if you gave charity from your money, the Holy One, blessed be He, guards you from tariffs and from fines, from head-taxes and from forced contributions".

(Exod. 38:23:) AND WITH HIM (i.e., with Bezalel) WASOHOLIAB BEN AHISAMACH [OF THE TRIBE OF DAN]. <Here is> glory for himself, glory for his father, glory for his family, and glory for his tribe, because he came from it. (Lev. 24:11, concerning an unnamed blasphemer): AND THE NAME OF HIS MOTHER WAS SHELOMITH BAT DIBRI <OF THE TRIBE OF DAN>. <Here is> a disgrace for himself, a disgrace for his father, a disgrace for his mother, a disgrace for his family, <and> a disgrace for his tribe, because he came from it. (Josh. 7:1): ACHAN BEN CARMI BEN ZABDI BEN ZERAH, OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH. <Here is> a disgrace for himself, a disgrace for his father, a disgrace for his family, <and> a disgrace for his tribe, because he came from it. (Exod. 38:22:) NOW BEZALEL BEN URI BEN HUR [OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH]. <Here is> glory for himself, glory for his father, glory for his family, glory for his tribe because he came from it.

[Exod. 37:1:) THEN BEZALEL MADE.] Did Bezalel make them by himself, since it says each and every time: THEN BEZALEL MADE?⁴¹While these exact words only appear here in Exod. 37:1, similar wording does designate Bezalel as having made the altar (II Chron. 1:5) and all that Moses commanded (Exod. 38:22). It is simply because he put his whole heart into the work of the Tabernacle. Therefore, the Holy One did not deprive him of his reward, and proclaimed him on each occasion: THEN BEZALEL MADE. There is also a similar instance (in Ezra 10:15): ONLY JONATHAN BEN ASAHEL AND JAHZEIAH BEN TIKVAH REMAINED FOR THIS PURPOSE, WITH MESHULLAM AND SHABBETHAI THE LEVITES HELPING THEM. The text proclaims Jonathan because he put his heart into it. Here also <the name is proclaimed > (in Exod. 37:1): THEN BEZALEL MADE.

Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been seen (Exod. 9:18). Zabdi the son of Levi said: He made a mark upon the wall and told him that when the sun reached that mark tomorrow, the hail would fall. Such as hath not been seen implies that it would be a hail like none that had occurred previously, and would occur again only in the days to come, that is, in the time of Gog and Magog, as it is said: Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war (Job 38:23). It also says: And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; an overflowing shower and great hailstones (Exod. 38:22). And now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle (ibid. 9:19), on account of the plague of hail. He said to him: Wicked one, the Lord is righteous indeed.