1. How many days of work are there? (if you think this is obvious then ask God why He emphasized it in the Torah?)
A: 6 Days.
2. Which melacha is singled out?
A: Kindling a fire.
3. List three contributions to the mishkan.
A: Shulchan, Menorah, Kiyoor
4. וכל חכם לב בכם יבאו ויעשו... – seems strange. Why?
A: ?????
5. Who were the two people tasked with building the mishkan?
A: Betzalel and Ahaliav
6. Moshe announced to the people not to bring any more donations. Why?
A: B/c they had enough work for all the work. Meaning they had an extraordinarily amount of people helping out which enabled them to get the work done quickly and efficiently.
7. What area of the mishkan is built first and what area of the mishkan is built later? (vessels inside or the structure holding it) Why?
A: At first, portions of the vessels were collected. The structure of the Mishkan was built first. It doesn’t make sense to say that the vessels of the mishkan were built first even before the mishkan itself was built.
Correction: Number 3 A: Gold, Silver, Copper, Turquoise
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ReplyDeleteEli, thanks again. #3 = Why would Moshe use the phraseology "Wise-Hearted" or "?חכם לב" How could one be wise in the heart? Did he mean wise-minded? The general diction in Moshe's wording seems awry. Perhaps he did it intentionally to convey the message that God wants only the best-minded and best-hearted to work on the holy Tabernacle. Just a suggestion. See Malbim's interpretation.
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