Exodus 35:20-35, Romans 12:3-8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 35:20-29

Moses having made known to them the will of God, they went home and immediately put in practice what they had heard, Exod. 35:20. O that every congregation would thus depart from the hearing of the word of God, with a full resolution to be doers of the same! Observe here, I. The offerings that were brought for the service of the tabernacle (Exod. 35:21), concerning which many things may be noted. 1. It is intimated that they brought their offerings immediately; they departed to their tents... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 35:30-35

Here is the divine appointment of the master-workmen, that there might be no strife for the office, and that all who were employed in the work might take direction from, and give account to, these general inspectors; for God is the God of order and not of confusion. Observe, 1. Those whom God called by name to this service he filled with the Spirit of God, to qualify them for it, Exod. 35:30, 31. Skill in secular employments is God's gift, and comes from above, Jas. 1:17. From him the faculty... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:20

And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. After they had heard what Moses was ordered to propose unto them, they immediately went to their tents, and fetched what they had with them, or were willing to part with, and brought it directly as a freewill offering to the Lord; as Exodus 35:21 shows: from hence, Aben Ezra observes, we may learn, that the whole congregation of Israel came to the tabernacle, company after company. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:21

And they came everyone whose heart stirred him up ,.... Who felt an impulse upon his mind, a strong inclination in him: and everyone whom his spirit made willing ; or was endowed with a free and liberal spirit, and was heartily willing to bear a part, and cheerfully contribute to this service; otherwise the willing mind, as well as the ability, were given them of God; see 1 Chronicles 29:14 , and they brought the Lord's offering ; an offering to him, and such as he directed and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:22

And they came both men and women, as many as were willing hearted ,.... And none else were asked to come; and this supposes, that as there were many of both sexes that were quite cordial, and heartily willing to contribute to the uttermost of what they had for this service, so there were others that were not: and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets ; the first of these, according to our version, seem to be ornaments, not about the neck, but the hands and arms, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:23

And every man with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet ,.... Wool or yarn of either of the colours; unless it can be supposed there might be with some of them the ingredients with which colours were made, brought with them out of Egypt: and fine linen ; they had brought out of Egypt, and for which that country was famous: and goats' hair ; which in those countries was so long as to be shorn like the wool of sheep: and red skins of the rams ; died red, for it does not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:24

Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord's offering ,.... Every one that had any quantity of either of these, whose heart was inclined freely to part therewith, brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord: and every man with whom was shittim wood ; or acacia, a sort of wood which grew pretty plentifully in those parts; and such who had cut it down for some use or another, and were disposed to part with it for any work of the service ; of which many... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:25

And all the women that were wise hearted ,.... That were ingenious, and had a good hand at spinning particularly, these were of the common and lower sort; the more honourable and richer sort of women are before mentioned, as bringing jewels or ornaments of gold of different sorts: but these were such who did spin with their hands ; in which way they got their living: some were more dexterous at it than others: and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:26

And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom ,.... To be ingenious in their business, and to study to do it in a curious manner, and to do that which others could not: spun goats' hair ; some join the phrase, "in wisdom", in the preceding clause with this, neglecting the accent "Athnach", which divides them, thus, "in wisdom spun goats' hair"; and which, without being separated from the preceding clause, may be understood and repeated in this: for, as Aben Ezra says, to spin... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:27

And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set ,.... Or "stones of fillings" F4 אבני המלאים "lapides plenitudinum", Pagninus, Montanus; "repletionum", Vatablus; "impletionum", Drusius. , to be set in ouches, and fill them up, as stones set in rings do: for the ephod, and for the breastplate ; the onyx stones were for the shoulder pieces of the ephod; and the other stones were for the breastplate of judgment, and both to be borne by the high priest, for a memorial of... read more

Exodus 35:20-35, Romans 12:3-8 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 35:20-29

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 35:30-35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:27

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