_A.M. 2513. B.C. 1491._ In this chapter, (1,) _ God appoints what workmen should be employed in the building and furnishing the tabernacle, Exodus 31:1._ (2,) _ He repeats the law of the sabbath, Exodus 31:12._ (3,) _ He delivers to Moses the two tables of the testimony, Exodus 31:18._... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 wi... [ Continue Reading ]
_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... [ Continue Reading ]
_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.... [ Continue Reading ]
_The pure candlestick_ Bright, resplendent, being of pure gold, and always kept clean and bright, Exodus 29:37; Leviticus 24:4. The same original word occurs Exodus 24:10, where the divine glory is compared to the _body of heaven in its clearness_ or _splendour._... [ Continue Reading ]
_The clothes of service_ Wherewith the ark, the table, the candlestick, and golden altar, were covered when the camp removed, Numbers 4:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep_ This had been mentioned thrice before, Exodus 16:23; Exodus 20:8; Exodus 23:12; but seems here to be repeated lest they should think the sacred work enjoined in this chapter would warrant their breaking in upon the holy rest of that day. Wherefore the clause had be... [ Continue Reading ]
_It is holy unto you_ That is, it is designed for your benefit as well as for God's honour; it shall be accounted holy by you. It is the _sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord_ It is separated from common use to the service of God; and by the observance of it we are taught to rest from worldly pursuits,... [ Continue Reading ]
_On the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed_ And, as the work of creation is worthy to be thus commemorated, so the great Creator is worthy to be imitated by a holy rest on the seventh day. The expression, _was refreshed_, is spoken after the manner of men. It seems to signify that delight and... [ Continue Reading ]
_He gave unto Moses the two tables of testimony_ After his forty days' stay upon the mount, God dismissed him, giving him the ten articles of the moral law, written upon two tables of stone, to be delivered to the people, and to be laid up in the ark, as the standing record of the divine will relati... [ Continue Reading ]