Derasha on Ki Sisa 32:16

Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 32:16

The Complete Passuk

וְהַלֻּחֹת מַעֲשֵׂה אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה וְהַמִּכְתָּב מִכְתַּב אֱלֹהִים הוּא חָרוּת עַל־הַלֻּחֹת׃

Chabad.org — English + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to classical source on this unit (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text of Chazal
מַעֲשֵׂה אֱלֹהִים — מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי שָׁמַיִם.

English: “The work of God” — the work of Heaven’s hands.

Type of Learning

Derash on the tablets as the work of God.

What Is Learned

The tablets themselves were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved upon the tablets.