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Ramban on Numbers 7:13/רמב"ן על במדבר ז׳:י״ג
אסֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן לְמִנְחָה – חָנְכוּ הַנְּשִׂיאִים אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בְּכָל הַמִּינִין הַקְּרֵבִים עָלָיו, עַל כֵּן הֵבִיאוּ מִנְחָה וּקְטֹרֶת וְעוֹלָה וְחַטָּאת וּשְׁלָמִים. וְהַקְּטֹרֶת וְהַחַטָּאת הוֹרָאַת שָׁעָה, שֶׁאֵינָם בָּאִים בִּנְדָבָה, אֲבָל לְהַשְׁלִים בַּחֲנֻכָּה כָּל הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת נַעֲשָׂה כֵן, כִּי אֵין יִשְׂרָאֵל מַקְרִיבִים זוּלָתִי אֵלּוּ הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת בִּלְבַד, כִּי הַחַטָּאת וְהָאָשָׁם דָּבָר אֶחָד וְשֵׁם אֶחָד הוּא וְתוֹרָה אַחַת לָהֶם. וְהִנֵּה הַשֵּׁם הַנִּכְבָּד הִסְכִּים עַל דַּעַת הַנְּשִׂיאִים וְצִוָּה "נָשִׂיא אֶחָד לַיּוֹם יַקְרִיבוּ" (במדבר ז׳:י״א), וּלְפִיכָךְ יִתָּכֵן שֶׁהִיא מִצְוָה לְדוֹרוֹת שֶׁיַּחְנְכוּ לְעוֹלָם בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וּלְכָךְ עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹה חֲנֻכַּת הַבַּיִת, דִּכְתִיב "וַיַּחְנְכוּ אֶת בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל הָעָם" (דהי״ב ז ה), וְכֵן אַנְשֵׁי כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה עָשׂוּ חֲנֻכָּה דִּכְתִיב "וַעֲבַדוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּא וְלֵוָאֵי וּשְׁאָר בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא חֲנֻכַּת בֵּית אֱלָהָא" וְגוֹ' (עזרא ו טז), וְכֵן לִימוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בִּיחֶזְקֵאל "שִׁבְעַת יָמִים יְכַפְּרוּ אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְטִהֲרוּ אֹתוֹ וּמִלְאוּ יָדָיו. וִיכַלּוּ אֶת הַיָּמִים וְהָיָה בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי וָהָלְאָה יַעֲשׂוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֶת עוֹלוֹתֵיכֶם וְאֶת שַׁלְמֵיכֶם" (מג כו כז), וְהִיא חֲנֻכָּה לַמִּזְבֵּחַ בַּמִּלּוּאִים. וְהִנֵּה תִּהְיֶה עִנְיַן זוֹ הַמִּצְוָה כְּעִנְיַן פָּרָשַׁת טְמֵאִים בְּפֶסַח (להלן ט) וּפָרָשַׁת בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף (להלן לו) שֶׁהִסְכִּימָה דַּעְתָּם לְדַעַת הָעֶלְיוֹנָה וְנִצְטַוִּינוּ בָהֶם לְדוֹרוֹת:
1FINE FLOUR (MINGLED) WITH OIL FOR A MEAL-OFFERING. The princes dedicated the altar with all the kinds of offerings that can be brought upon it. Therefore they brought a meal-offering, incense, a burnt-offering, a sin-offering, and a peace-offering. Now the incense and the sin-offering were [permitted to be brought by] a special temporary decree, since they cannot usually be brought as freewill offerings. But [this exception was made] in order to complete the dedication with all kinds of offerings, for no other offerings can be brought in Israel except for these offerings [mentioned here], the sin-offering and the guilt-offering being the same thing and having the same name, and there is one law for them.185. Hence although no guilt-offering was brought as part of the dedication-offerings, it may yet be said that all kinds of offerings were brought on these days of dedication, since the sin-offering was brought.Now the Glorious G-d186 agreed to the intention of the princes and commanded, they shall present their offering, each prince on his day.187 Therefore it is possible that this is a commandment for all generations, that the Sanctuary and the altar should always be dedicated [with special offerings upon their completion]. It is for this reason that Solomon made a dedication of the House [of G-d], as it is written, So the king and all the people dedicated the House of G-d.188 Similarly the men of the Great Assembly dedicated [the Second Temple], as it is written, And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of captivity, kept the dedication of this House of G-d with joy.189 And so [will it be also] in the days of the Messiah, as it is said in the Book of Ezekiel, Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so shall they consecrate it. And when they have accomplished the days, it shall be that upon the eighth day, and forward, the priests shall make your burnt-offerings upon the altar, and your peace-offerings,190 this being the dedication of the altar with offerings to consecrate it. Thus the subject of this commandment is similar to that of the section about the impure people on Passover,191 and the section concerning the sons of Joseph,192, Chapter 36. See also in Seder Korach, Note 67. whose opinion coincided with the opinion on High, and which we were commanded to observe in all subsequent generations.Beha’alothcha