Midrash sobre Jó 14:15
תִּ֭קְרָא וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ לְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ תִכְסֹֽף׃
Chamar-me-ias, e eu te responderia; almejarias a obra de tuas mãos.
Midrash Tanchuma
And thou shalt command the children of Israel (Exod. 27:20). Scripture states elsewhere in allusion to this verse: Thou wouldst call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldst have a desire to the work of Thy hand (Job 14:15). The congregation of Israel said to the Holy One, blessed be He, Master of the Universe: You will call, and I will respond. Whatever You decree, I will fulfill, but with reference to Thou wouldst have a desire to the work of Thy hand, is there a man who actually desires to perform the work of His hand? The word desire can only be understood as in the verse, Now that thou have surely gone, for thou sore longest after thy father’s house (Gen. 31:30). Hence, Thou wouldst have a desire to the work of Thy hand means that You longed for the assistance of man in the work of Your hand. For though You bear the entire world, as is written: I have made and I will bear; yea I will carry and will deliver (Isa. 46:4), yet You did command the sons of Kohath to bear Your glory (the ark), as is said: But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the holy things belongs unto them (Num. 7:9). Hence, Thou wouldst have a desire to work of Thy hand. You feed the entire world, yet You did command me to offer sacrifices: My food which is presented unto Me (ibid. 28:2). You are a light to the whole world, yet Thou didst enjoin us to burn a lamp continually. By Your light, we see light, yet You tell us to light a lamp.
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Vayikra Rabbah
"Command the Children of Israel" (Leviticus 24:2). This is [the understanding of] that which is written (Job 4:15), "You would call and I would answer You," as you would say (Isaiah 58:9), "Then, when you call, the Lord will answer." "You would long for your handiwork" (Job 4:15) - Your soul desires the work of Your hands, as you would say (Genesis 31:1), "because you were longing." Job said in front of the Holy One, blessed be He, "Master of the world, the higher beings and the lower beings are in Your control, and [yet] You long for the work of Your hands? Rather, oversee the work of Your hands. This is [the understanding of] "Command the Children of Israel" (Leviticus 24:2).
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