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I have called by name . God "calls by name" only those whom he appoints to some high office, as Moses ( Exodus 3:4 ; Exodus 33:12 ), Cyrus ( Isaiah 45:3 , Isaiah 45:4 ), and here Bezaleel and Aholiab. He honours us highly in even condescending to "know us by name," still more in "calling" us. Bezaleel is traced to Judah in Chronicles through five ancestors—Uri, Hur, Caleb, Hezron, and Pharez, Judah's son by Tamar. The genealogy, though less contracted than most of those in Exodus,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:3

The Spirit of God . There is no article in the Hebrew, any more than in Genesis 1:1 ; and some would therefore translate "a Divine Spirit"; but no change is needed. Ruakh elohim contains in itself the idea of singularity, since God has but one Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the medium of communication whereby God the Father bestows all gifts upon us. In wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge . By the first of these terms is meant the power to invent and originate; by the second... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:3-6

Artistic excellence. I. ITS FOUNDATION A NATURAL GIFT . God singled out from the mass of the people such as were "wise hearted." A natural foundation was necessary for his spirit to work upon. It is generally allowed, in the case of a poet, that " nascitur, non fit ." But the same is true of all art-genius. Every artist, be he poet, painter, sculptor, musician, or mere designer of furniture, requires to have a something implanted within him from the first, out of which his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:4-5

The result of these gifts would be to enable him—1. To devise cunning works — i.e; to design everything excellently; and 2. To work in all manner of workmanship — i.e; to carry out his designs with success. It has been said that "as everything that had to be done was prescribed in strict and precise detail, there was to be no exercise of original powers of invention nor of taste" (Cook); but this was scarcely so. The forms of the cherubim, the patterns to be woven into the stuffs, or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:5

In cutting of stones — i.e; "in Genesis-curling." The fabric of the tabernacle was entirely of metal, cloth, and wood. In carving of timber . Rather "cutting." The word is the same as that used of the stones. And no ornamental "carving" of the woodwork was prescribed. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 31:1-11

Exodus 35:30-35. This solemn call of Bezaleel and Aholiab is full of instruction. Their work was to be only that of handicraftsmen. Still it was Yahweh Himself who called them by name to their tasks, and the powers which they were now called upon to exercise in their respective crafts, were declared to have been given them by the Holy Spirit. Thus is every effort of skill, every sort of well-ordered labor, when directed to a right end, brought into the very highest sphere of association.There... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 31:1-2

Exodus 31:1-2. See, I have called Bezaleel The grandson of Hur, probably that Hur who had helped to hold up Moses’s hands, chap. 17., and was at this time in commission with Aaron for the government of the people in the absence of Moses. Aholiab, of the tribe of Dan, is appointed next to Bezaleel, and partner with him. Hiram, who was the head workman in the building of Solomon’s temple, was also of the tribe of Dan, 2 Chronicles 2:14. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 31:3

Exodus 31:3. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God And, Exodus 31:6, In the hearts of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom. Skill in common employments is the gift of God; it is he that puts even this wisdom into the inward parts, Job 38:36. He teacheth the husbandman discretion, Isaiah 28:26; and the tradesman too, and he must have the praise of it. Although it is probable that the arts were carried to a great height at this period in Egypt; yet, considering the state of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 31:5

Exodus 31:5. In cutting of stones That is, in cutting and setting the precious stones, and in graving on them what God commanded. In carving of timber Rather in cutting of timber, as the same word is rendered in the beginning of the verse; for we do not read of any carved work about the tabernacle. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:3-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 31:1-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 31:1-2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 31:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 31:5

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