Exodus 35:35

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 35:35

35. Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart—A statement which not only testifies that skill in art and science is a direct gift from God, but that weaving was especially the business of men in Egypt (see Exodus 38:22; Exodus 39:22; Exodus 39:27). And in perfect harmony with the testimony of the monuments is the account given by Moses to the artists who were divinely taught the arts necessary for the embellishment of the tabernacle. Others, whose limited means did not admit of these expensive... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 35:4-35

An Account of the Construction of the Tabernacle and its FurnitureThis section is an almost verbal repetition of Exodus 25-31, describing the carrying out of the commands in those chapters by Moses and the people.4-29. Moses invites the people to contribute the materials required, which they do with great liberality: cp. Exodus 36:5-7. See on Exodus 25:1-9.22. Tablets] RV 'armlets,' or 'necklaces': cp. Numbers 31:50. 23. Red skins of rams] i.e. leather of rams' skins dyed red, as in Exodus... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 35:4-38

An Account of the Construction of the Tabernacle and its FurnitureThis section is an almost verbal repetition of Exodus 25-31, describing the carrying out of the commands in those chapters by Moses and the people.4-29. Moses invites the people to contribute the materials required, which they do with great liberality: cp. Exodus 36:5-7. See on Exodus 25:1-9.22. Tablets] RV ’armlets,’ or ’necklaces’: cp. Numbers 31:50. 23. Red skins of rams] i.e. leather of rams’ skins dyed red, as in Exodus... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 35:30-35

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 order, and even the wording, of that passage. The verbal resemblance is even greater in the original than in the Authorised Version. The only additions made are in Exodus 35:34-35.(34) He hath put in his heart that he may teach.—It was essential that the two master-craftsmen should be able to instruct their... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 35:1-35

Exodus 35:1 Religion is the recognition of all our duties as if they were Divine commandments. Kant. References. XXXV. 21. A. Maclaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture Exodus, etc., p. 213. Exodus 35:31 Religion devotes the artist, hand and mind, to the service of the gods; superstition makes him the slave of ecclesiastical pride, and forbids his work altogether, in terror or disdain. Ruskin, On the Old Road (I.). Exodus 35:34 The art which scorns all point of contact with morals, which denies... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:1-35

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 the Divine injunctions were obeyed. The people, purified in heart by danger, chastisement and shame, brought much more than was required. A quarter of a million would poorly represent the value of the shrine in which, at the last, Moses and Aaron approached their God, while the cloud covered the tent and the glory... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 35:1-35

6. The Building of the Tabernacle CHAPTER 35 The Commandments Concerning the Tabernacle Remembered and the Offerings 1. The Sabbath law emphasized (Exodus 35:1-3 ) 2. The offerings restated (Exodus 35:4-10 ) 3. The tabernacle and its furniture restated (Exodus 35:11-19 ) 4. The offerings given (Exodus 35:20-29 ) 5. The workmen and the teachers (Exodus 35:30-35 ) It is interesting to review the events and steps which lead to this consummation in Exodus, the setting up of the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Exodus 35:35

35:35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner {h} of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, [even] of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.(h) Belonging to graving or carving, or such like. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 35:1-35

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 on the observance of the Sabbath day. But this has a vital spiritual significance. Only in the spirit of resting from our own works can we really present anything to God. If we come in a spirit of self confidence in what we have to secure the things we bring to God, this is not acceptable to Him. We... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:1-35

THE TABERNACLE ERECTED The closing chapters detail the execution of the plan of the Tabernacle previously revealed. In the first we are told of the offerings the people made for the work, in the next four the progress of the building is recorded, and the last we have the completion and acceptance of the whole on God’s part. NOTE (1) that an important principle in the gifts was the willingness of those who gave (Exodus 35:5 ); (2) the women contributed as well as the men (Exodus 35:22 ); (3)... read more

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