EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 31:3 Bezalel is described as being FILLED... WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD, which means that he has been equipped to fulfill the particular task to which he was called (vv. Exodus 31:3; compare Exodus 28:3; Exodus 35:31; Deuteronomy 34:9; Micah 3:8;... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 31:12 Remembering the SABBATH by keeping it HOLY is central to Israel’s life as the people of God. Observance of the Sabbath relates both to creation (v. Exodus 31:17), which Israel shares with all mankind, and to God’s special choice of Israel (vv. Exodus 31:13, Exodus 31:16).... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 31:14 It is unclear exactly what is meant by being CUT OFF FROM AMONG HIS PEOPLE (see Exodus 12:15 and note; compare Leviticus 17:10; Numbers 9:13). Sometimes, as here, the judgment appears to include death at the hand of the congregation. At other times, the person is killed d... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS 31:18 Moses Receives the Tablets. The Lord gives Moses the TABLETS OF THE TESTIMONY (the Ten Commandments), for which he had called him up to the mountain (Exodus 24:12). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]