When was the mishkan built

According to this understanding, then, Moshe ascended Mount Sinai in order to receive the first tablets and the commandments in parashat Mishpatim ; then Bnei Yisrael sinned in worshipping the calf and Moshe broke the tablets; Moshe then ascended the mountain to plead with God and there he received the command to build the Mishkan ; then he descended and commanded Am Yisrael to build the Mishkan , as he had been commanded while atop the mountain.

According to Ramban, on the other hand, the command concerning the building of the Mishkan was given at the place where it appears in the Torah — during Moshe's first ascent, in parashat Teruma. According to this view, Moshe ascended the mountain in order to receive the first set of tablets, and commandments in parashat Mishpatim , and the command to build the Mishkan. Then Bnei Yisrael sinned in worshipping the calf and Moshe broke the tablets, following which he went back up the mountain to pray to God on behalf of the nation, and then descended and commanded Bnei Yisrael with regard to the Mishkan.

Thus far, the debate does indeed seem to be a purely exegetical question. But we must ask ourselves what causes Rashi to insist that the order of events differs from the chronological order of the parashot.

At first glance, the advantage of Rashi's view would seem to concern the selection of the Leviim. We learn of their selection only in parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei , and according to Rashi this special choice was made only after the sin of the golden calf, i.

According to Ramban's view, the Leviim had been chosen by God to serve in the Mikdash from the outset. Although this detail seems to make little difference, it is decisive in molding two completely different views of Am Yisrael and of what changed in the wake of the golden calf.

According to Rashi, originally all of Bnei Yisrael were meant to have been God's servants and to enjoy the splendor of His Presence: literally a "kingdom of priests and a holy nation. Ten Rules for Effective Communication. A Successful Mindset for Dating. Secrets of the Cave of the Patriarchs.

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Several pasukim later, Hashem reveals that there will be other individuals who will assist in the building of the Mishkan. And, I, behold, I have put with him Oholiab son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, and into the heart of all who are wise of heart I have put wisdom, and they shall do all that I have commanded you?

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