Exodus 31:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 31:1-11

A great deal of fine work God had ordered to be done about the tabernacle; the materials the people were to provide, but who must put them into form? Moses himself was learned in all the learning of the Egyptians, nay, he was well acquainted with the words of God, and the visions of the Almighty; but he knew not how to engrave or embroider. We may suppose that there were some very ingenious men among the Israelites; but, having lived all their days in bondage in Egypt, we cannot think they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 31:5

And in cutting of stones to set them ,.... Not of marble stones, or of any common stones used in building, and the cutting and hewing of them to be laid therein, for of those there was no use in the tabernacle; but of precious stones, and the cutting of them, and setting of them in their ouches or enclosures, as the onyx stones on the shoulders of the high priest, and the twelve precious stones in his breastplate: Bezaleel was taught by the Spirit of God the art of jewelling, and instructed... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 31:5

In cutting of stones, etc. - Every thing that concerned the lapidary's, jeweler's, and carver's art. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:1-11

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 31:5

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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 31:1-5

"And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship."Bezalel, it appears, was thus named as the general foreman of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 31:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 31:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 31:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:1-11

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 31:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 31:1-5

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