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Exodus 31:1-10
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The LORD said to Moses,
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"I have chosen Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
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I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, making him highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable in all trades.
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He's a master artist familiar with gold, silver, and bronze.
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He knows how to cut and set stones and how to work with wood. He's an expert in all trades.
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Also, I have appointed Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to help him. I have given every craftsman the skill necessary to make everything I have commanded you:
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the tent of meeting, the ark containing the words of my promise with the throne of mercy on it, and all the [other] furnishings for the tent,
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the table and the dishes, the pure [gold] lamp stand and all its utensils, the altar for incense,
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the altar for burnt offerings and all its accessories, the basin with its stand,
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the special clothes--the holy clothes for the priest Aaron and the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests,
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Exodus 31:1-10 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 31
In this chapter an account is given of the persons whom God had chosen, and qualified for the work of building the tabernacle, and all things relating to it, and for the direction and oversight thereof, Ex 31:1-6 and an enumeration is made of the several things that were to be wrought, some in one way, some in another, Ex 31:7-11 the law of the sabbath is repeated, and the violation of it made death, Ex 31:12-17 and the chapter is concluded with observing, that at the close of the above orders, two tables of stone, with the law written upon them by the finger of God, were given to Moses, Ex 31:18.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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