Editing Ingathering of the Exiles (section)

==== Instructions in Divine Service from All Approaches ====
From both opinions the Rebbe teaches an instruction in divine service: The building of the Beis HaMikdash symbolizes the work of turning physical things into a sanctuary for Hashem, and the ingathering of exiles symbolizes a person's dealing with himself, gathering his powers for divine service. The order of placing the ingathering of exiles before the building of the Beis HaMikdash symbolizes the necessity for a person to work on himself before beginning to deal with correcting matters of the world - "Adorn yourself and then adorn others"; and the order of placing the building of the Beis HaMikdash before the ingathering of exiles symbolizes a special order, that sometimes one must deal with correcting the world even before working on oneself.