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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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OLD TESTAMENT
All chapters Exodus 31
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“Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
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Verse 2. By name. I have fixed upon and taken into my service, as Isaiah 43:1.
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I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship,
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Verse 3. Spirit. “God, our master, causeth our genius to shew itself.” Senec. Ben. iv. 4.
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to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,
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Verse 4. Brass. Septuagint add, “and violet, and purple, and scarlet spun, and byssus twisted.”
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and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of workmanship.
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Verse 5. Marble and (or) precious stones. Marble was not used in the tabernacle. Calmet.
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Behold, I myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
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Verse 6. Wisdom. Good artists deserve this title, provided they make things of real use. Orig. hom. 22. Num.
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the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the mercy seat that is on it, all the furniture of the Tent,
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Verse 7. Vessels. Tables, curtains, and so forth Calmet.
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the table and its vessels, the pure lamp stand with all its vessels, the altar of incense,
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Verse 8. Table and (all) the. The Sam. copy retains the word col, “all,” as well as the Sam. Septuagint Syr. and Arab. versions, and one Hebrew MS. though the printed editions have rejected it. In a Chaldaic MS. it is also found. The omission, probably was occasioned by the custom of the Jews, who always fill up their lines with the initial letters of the next line; and as coliu followed, the transcriber supposed that col was in that predicament. Ken. dis. 2.—Most pure gold, always giving light, or kept clean. Calmet. 39:37.
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the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, the basin and its base,
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the finely worked garments—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons to minister in the priest’s office—
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the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
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Verse 13. Sabbath. Let not the workmen do any thing for the tabernacle on that day. Menochius.—God reiterates and insists particularly on this commandment, which begins with the word remember; because men are so apt to forget, or to transgress a precept, which seems to interfere with those worldly concerns and profits, which they love more than God and their own souls. Bible.
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You shall keep the Sabbath therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
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Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.
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Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
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It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’”
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When he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant, stone tablets, written with God’s finger.
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Verse 18. Testimony, to inform men of their duty.—Written, not by Moses, or by any man, but by God himself, or by an angel. Calmet. 34:1. Galatians 3:19. Calmet.
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