They
shall make a sanctuary for Me then I will dwell in their midst. Exodus 25:8
When the
Lord said “I
will dwell in their midst”, the ministering angels asked “why
will You descend to
the lower level?”. The
Holy One blessed be He answered “By your lives, I shall do
as you
say, yet My glory will
fill the world”. Midrash
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The Midrash is difficult to
understand. Apparently, rather than accepting the angels’ comment, God chose,
as it were, to descend to earth.
My father explained that in essence
God answered the angels:
“through My sanctifying the People
of Israel, they will be raised to a higher level”. The Torah elevates Israel , and therefore, it is not God descending
to the lower level, rather Israel
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