Exodus 31:1-11

Oholiab and Bezalel

1 The LORD said to Moses,

2 "See, I have called by name ¹Bezalel the son of Uri, son of ²Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

3 and I have ³filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,

5 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft.

6 And behold, I have appointed with him ⁴Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men ⁵ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

7 ⁶the tent of meeting, and ⁷the ark of the testimony, and ⁸the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent,

8 ⁹the table and its utensils, and ¹⁰the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and ¹¹the altar of incense,

9 and ¹²the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and ¹³the basin and its stand,

10 and ¹⁴the finely worked garments,^[a] the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests,

11 and ¹⁵the anointing oil and the fragrant ¹⁶incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do."

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Exodus 31:1-11 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

Cross References 16

1. Exodus 35:30; Exodus 36:1; 1 Chronicles 2:20
2. Exodus 17:10, 12; Exodus 24:14
3. Exodus 35:31; [1 Kings 7:14]
4. Exodus 35:34
5. Exodus 28:3; Exodus 35:10, 35; Exodus 36:1
6. See Exodus 36:8-38
7. See Exodus 37:1-5
8. See Exodus 37:6-9
9. See Exodus 37:10-16
10. See Exodus 37:17-24
11. See Exodus 37:25-28
12. See Exodus 38:1-7
13. Exodus 38:8
14. Exodus 35:19; Exodus 39:1, 41
15. Exodus 30:25, 31; Exodus 37:29
16. Exodus 30:7, 34

Footnotes 1

[a]. Or garments for worship

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