Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 31

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Exodus 31 . 1 , Bezaleel and Aholiab are appointed and qualified for the work of the tabernacle; Exodus 31 . 12 , The observation of the sabbath is again commanded; Exodus 31 . 18 , Moses receives the two tables.

Exodus 31:1

Then the LORD said to Moses,

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Exodus 31:2

"See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

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Exodus 31:3

And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

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Ruach Elohim , rather , "a spirit of God;" which is a usual Hebraism , signifying "an excellent spirit;" or , as we should now say , "a distinguished genius for the work he had to perform." No man , by course of reading or study , ever acquired a genius of any kind . we call it natural , and say it was born with the man . Moses teaches us to consider it divine. The prophet Isaiah

  • Isaiah 28:24-29 pointedly refers to this sort of teaching as coming from God , even in the most common and less difficult arts of life. Dark as the heathens were , yet they acknowledged that all talents and the seeds of all arts came from God

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Exodus 31:4

to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,

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Exodus 31:5

to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.

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Exodus 31:6

Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:

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Exodus 31:7

the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

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furniture Heb. vessels

Exodus 31:8

the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

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Exodus 31:9

the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand—

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Exodus 31:10

as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,

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Exodus 31:11

in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you."

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Exodus 31:12

And the LORD said to Moses,

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Exodus 31:13

"Tell the Israelites, 'Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

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Exodus 31:14

Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.

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Exodus 31:15

For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

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holy Heb. holiness

Exodus 31:16

The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.

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Exodus 31:17

It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.'"

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God , in condescension to human weakness , applies to himself here what belongs to man; though it may refer to the delight and satisfaction with which he contemplated the completion of all his works , and pronounced them very good

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Exodus 31:18

When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web7 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions John 1:17 → Exodus 31:18, 2 Corinthians 3:3 → Exodus 31:18, Colossians 1:9 → Exodus 31:3
Echoes Colossians 1:10 → Exodus 31:3
Trajectories
Sabbath (Rest in Christ), Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, Wisdom Instruction (Torah Pedagogy)
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