Midrash sa Mga Bilang 27:20: Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition), Midrash Tehillim, Bamidbar Rabbah & Sifrei Bamidbar

R. Juda b. Nachmeni, the interpreter of Resh Lakish, lectured: "Whoever gazes upon the three following things, his eyes will grow weak, viz.: upon the rainbow, at the prince, and at the priests. Upon the rainbow, as it is written (Ez. 1, 28) Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain … this was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. At the prince, because it is written (Num. 27, 20) And thou shalt put some of thy greatness upon him. At the priests, refers to the time when the Temple was in existence, and the priests stood upon their platform, blessing Israel in the Tetragrammaton."

Rabba, in the name of R. Jochanan, said again: "The Holy One, praised be He! will make seven canopies (Chupas) for each and every righteous, as it is said (Is. 4, 5) And then will the Lord create upon every dwelling of Mount Zion, and upon her places of assembly, a cloud and smoke by day, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over the glory shall be a covering (Chupa). We infer from this that the Holy One, praised be He! will make a Chupa for each and every righteous according to his dignity." But why smoke for a Chupa? R. Chanina said: "Each one who looks with an angry eye upon the scholars in this world, will his eyes be filled with smoke in the future world." And why fire [in the Chupa]? R. Chanina said: "Infer from this that each of the upright will be burned by the Chupa of his neighbor." O for that shame! O for that disgrace! This is similar to the following passage (Num. 27, 20) And thou shalt put some of thy greatness upon him. But not all of it. The elder of that generation used to say: The appearance of Moses was like the sun and the appearance of Joshua like the moon. O for that shame! O for that disgrace!

"When we advance with good blessings, Rabbi Yehuda says, the blessings of Moses, which are called good, as it says, 'And she saw that he was good' (Exodus 2:2). The Rabbis say, the blessings of the Torah, as it says, 'For I give you good instruction; do not forsake my Torah' (Proverbs 4:2). Chayim asked you: Rabbi Yochanan said, God asked three people in Psalm, 'Ask me and I will grant it to you,' etc. Why were they agitated? Rabbi Berachya said, even those who descended to the Pit, they were still alive. They are Korach and his congregation, Ahithophel, and Doeg. 'Great is His glory in Your deliverance' (Psalms 21:6), 'The splendor of the disciple' (Pirkei Avot 6:3), as it is said, 'And You placed Your splendor upon him' (Psalms 21:6). Your splendor, but not all of Your splendor. And where was it given to Joshua? Rabbi Yehudah said, it was given to him at the Jordan. In the case of Moses, it is written, 'And they were afraid to come near him' (Exodus 34:30), and in the case of Joshua, it is written, 'And they were afraid of him as they were afraid of Moses' (Joshua 4:14)."