“ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, ”
The penal law of the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2-3 . In the fourth commandment the injunction to observe the seventh day is addressed to the conscience of the people (see Exodus 20:8 note): in this pla...
These two Chapter s form an appendix to Exodus 25-29. The golden incense altar finds no place in Exodus 25 or Exodus 26:33-36 or Leviticus 16 (where the annual rite of Exodus 30:10 is ignored). I...
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep. The reason for the fresh inculcation of the fourth commandment at this particular period was, that the great ardour an...
The Appointment of Bezaleel and Aholiab. The Keeping of the Sabbath 2. By name ] indicating a very special call: cp. Exodus 33:12 ; Isaiah 43:1 ; Isaiah 45:1 ; Isaiah 45:3-4 ; John 10:3 . B...
THE LAW OF THE SABBATH DECLARED ANEW UNDER A PENAL SANCTION. (12-17) The worship of the tabernacle was so closely connected with Sabbatical observance ( Leviticus 19:30 ), that no surprise can be...
CHAPTER XXXI. BEZALEEL AND AHOLIAB. Exodus 31:1-18 . Next after this marking off so sharply of the holy from the profane, this consecration of men to special service, this protection of sacr...
Wise Workmen for the Tabernacle Exodus 31:1-18 Whenever there is special work to be done God will find and endow the men who are to do it. “I have called,… I have filled,… I have appointed,” et...
It should be borne in mind that in a certain way, these people were necessarily vulgarized by centuries of slavery and almost certainly devoid of that artistic ability which would enable them to cons...
Some have thought, that the repeating the commandment respecting the sabbath in this place, was with this intention; lest the children of Israel should suppose, that while building the tabernacle, wh...
SABBATH KEEPING ‘And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily My Sabbaths ye shall keep,’ etc. Exodus 31:12-13 From the moment in which...
And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... After he had described to him the place of worship, and appointed the priests that should minister in it, and ordered the making of all things appertaining to it,...
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Ver. 12. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. ] See on Exodus 31:1 .
GOD'S CHOICE OF WORKMAN (vs.1-11) God now announced whom He Himself has called to do the work in building the tabernacle, men who could be depended on to fully follow God's instructions. No one w...
The Observance of the Sabbath. B. C. 1491. 12 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying,...
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The Sign of the Sabbath ( Exodus 31:12-17 ). The final response and mark of loyalty and worship is found in the newly established Sabbath ( Exodus 16:23 ; Exodus 16:25-26 ; Exodus 16:29 ; Exodu...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 31:14 . Ye shall keep the Sabbath = Ushemartem eth hashahabbath]. The verb shamar = to keep, implies the idea of guarding, watching over with tenderness and fidelity. (C...
Exodus 31:12-13 From the moment in which He created man, God required that one day in seven should be consecrated to Himself; and however this requisition may have formed the basis for much that i...
Exodus 31:3 . I have filled him with the Spirit of God. How just to ascribe the glory to God for the powers of genius, seeing he has assuredly disposed the minds of men to the arts and sciences, a...
Bezaleel and Aholiab. The calling of these two craftsmen for the work of the sanctuary, and the statement concerning Bezaleel that Jehovah had "filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and...
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,