Just noticed this morning during Megillah reading an interesting observation, that may connect to the mishkan that we are in the middle of discussing in our weekly parsha readings.
The Megillah starts off discussing the party of King Achashverosh and all the lavish ornaments and utensils that were used to celebrate. This reminds us of the Mishkan with all the ornaments and utensils that were being used to worship G-D. In fact, the Megillah goes our of its way to mention the utensils that were captured from the mikdash that were used at this elaborate party of Achashverosh.
Another similar event in the Megillah, is the death of Vashti at the party of Achashverosh which reminds us of the death of the sons of Aaron; who also died during the inauguration and celebration of the chanukat hamishkan. The major difference between the stories, is that the death of the sons of Aaron was a true tragedy vs the death of Vashtin actually put into motion, the eventual salvation of the Jewish people from the hands of Haman.
One last interesting note, in this weeks parsha, Moshe’s name is not mentioned; in the Megillah, G-D’s name is also not mentioned.
המבין יבין....:)
Shabbat Shalom :)
