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MAN meets GOD THRU TEMPLE/TORAH |
EXAMPLE: Ex38-21c The TEMPLE is the place GOd & Jew MEET
EXAMPLE: Ex25-16a The TEMPLE/ARK is the place GOd/JEW MEET
EXAMPLE: Ex25-40a The TEMPLE/ARK is the place God/Jew Meet
RASHI RULE USED:
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-Rashi here explains THE MEANING of a word.
-More specifically Rashi explains the meaning of an IDIOM.
Rashi confirms this meaning using
-the technique of OVERALL STRUCTURE
by which Rashi infers meaning by looking at the sequence of
paragraphs comprising a chapter.
THE RASHI
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There are really two Rashis here.
FIRST:
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Rashi aligns several verses which state
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE--WHAT WAS PLACED IN ARk
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Dt10-02 I will write the 10 Commandments;PLACE THEM IN ARK
Ex25-16 PLACE the AYDUTH in the ark
Ex25-40 Moses placed the AYDUTH in the ark
Ex25-21 Place the AYDUTH in the ark
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1 verse states the TEN COMMANDMENTS were placed in
the ark; other verses state the AYDUTH was placed in
the ark, The simplest way of taking this is that
the TEN COMMMANDMENTS is called AYDUTH*10
Rashi here infers meaning by ALIGING several verses.
SECOND:
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Ex38-21 calls the whole TEMPLE AYDUTH.
Rashis explanation that AYDUTH means MEET is supported
by 2 verses:
Ex25-21:22 states that
Place the ark cover on the ark...AND I WILL
MEET WITH YOU THERE (Y-A-D) and PROPHETICALLY
speak to you there
The second proof comes from the list of PARAGRAPHS in
Ex35 thru Ex40. These paragraphs (presented in the list
below) clearly show that the building of the temple was
climaxed by God revealing Himself there.
Thus AYDUTH means PROPHETIC MEETING. Both the TEMPLE &
TORAH (10 COMMANDMENTS) in particular enabled PROPHETIC
ENCOUNTERS between God and Israel*11 *12
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PARAGRAPH TOPIC |
| Ex35-04 |
Ex35-29 |
Donations for TEmple |
| Ex35-30 |
Ex36-07 |
Craftsman for temple |
| Ex36-08 |
Ex38-20 |
Construction of Temple Utensils |
| Ex38-21 |
Ex38-31 |
Accounting of Metals in Temple construction |
| Ex39-01 |
Ex39-32 |
Accounting of Materials in Priestly garments |
| Ex39-33 |
Ex39-43 |
Review of Utensils and Garments by Moses |
| Ex40-01 |
Ex40-16 |
Order by God to construct the Temple |
| Ex40-17 |
Ex40-33 |
Moses Implements this order of God |
| Ex40-34 |
Ex40-38 |
God Reveals Himself |
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COMMENTS |
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*10 Some opinions hold that AYDUTH means Torah. But the
literal reading of 1K8-9 agrees with our interpretation
See http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ex25-16b.htm for more detail
*11 A popular approach states that Y-A-D means WITNESS
Thus the TORAH/TEN COMMANDMENTS is a witness that
God gave Prophetic commandments to Israel. Rashis
explanation that it means TESTIMONY seems however,
more natural
*12 Rashi mentions on Ex38-21c that since the Golden
calf sin has been forgiven the Jews can now MEET
with God. Rashi also mentions in Ex38-21c that the
Torah & Temple are WITNESSES that the sin of the
Golden calf had been forgiven.
This does NOT mean that Rashi thought that Y-A-D means
WITNESS. Rather the PRIMARY meaning of Y-A-D is MEETING.
This is proved by the explicit Torah statement that the
purpose of the Temple & Ark is God prophetically
MEETING with Israel (Ex25-21:22, Lv01-01). Rashi simply
mentions the DOUBLE PUN that Y-A-D also has a NUANCE of
WITNESS. Such double puns are common in Rashi.
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