“ And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, ”
Curious works, cunning work - Works of skill. Compare Exodus 30:4 .
Exodus 35:30 to Exodus 36:7 P s. The Craftsmen and their Supplies. The first paragraph (to Exodus 36:1 ) describes the call of Bezalel and Oholiab ( cf. Exodus 31:2 ff.). The second ( Exodu...
And to devise. This "and" is omitted in Septuagint and in silver. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6), to emphasise the items in verses: Exodus 35:32 ; Exodus 35:33 .
And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; No JFB commentary on these verses.
An Account of the Construction of the Tabernacle and its Furniture This section is an almost verbal repetition of Exodus 25-31, describing the carrying out of the commands in those Chapter s by Mo...
BEZALEEL AND AHOLIAB SET OVER THE WORK. (30-35) This passage is the sequel to Exodus 31:1-6 , where Bezaleel and Aholiab were designated for their respective offices, and follows closely the orde...
CHAPTER XXXV. THE CONCLUSION. Exodus 35:1-35 - Exodus 40:1-38 . The remainder of the narrative sets forth in terms almost identical with the directions already given, the manner in which t...
Wise-hearted Workers for the Tabernacle Exodus 35:30-35 ; Exodus 36:1-8 “What were the driving motives of this marvelous outburst of generosity? They remembered that Jehovah had brought them f...
This and the four following Chapter s contain the account of the actual building of the Tabernacle. At the very commencement the Sabbath obligation was again declared. The people were then called on...
Were not these builders of the tabernacle, so especially called, appointed, and qualified, to the work, types of the laborers in the New Testament Church? Eph_2:20; Eph_1:17-18.
Exodus 35:31
And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, Ver. 32. And to devise curious works. ] "This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and...
THE FREE WILL OFFERING (vs.1-29) It is only in verse 4 to 29 that God asks and receives a free will offering from Israel, and it may seem strange that verses 2 and 3 previously insist once more o...
30 And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the L ORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; 31 And he hath filled him with the spirit...
No text from Poole on this verse.
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 35:30-35 GENIUS No more instructive chapter on human genius has ever been written than this. It tells us what genius is. It traces it to its origin. It...
The six last Chapter s of this book are chiefly a repetition of what the Lord had commanded Moses. Hence the substance of them has been anticipated. REFLECTIONS. God who commanded his sanctuary...
To devise curious works. Bezaleel; or, invention, art, and religion Religion may not despise art and inventive power. It should absorb everything that can give pure joy and assist devotion. The...
EXPOSITION THE APPOINTMENT OF BEZALEEL AND AHOLIAB TO SUPERINTEND THE WORK . Though, in some real sense, "learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians," still Moses was probably...
The Master Artisans