_A.M. 2513. B.C. 1491._ The sad interruption which had been given to the great affair of setting up God's worship being now happily ended, (1,) _ Moses gives Israel those instructions he had received, which required a present observance. 1, Concerning the sabbath, Exodus 35:1; Exodus 35:2, Concern... [ Continue Reading ]
_Six days shall work be done_ Work for the tabernacle, but on the seventh day they must not strike a stroke, no, not at the tabernacle work; the honour of the sabbath was above that of the sanctuary.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ye shall kindle no fire_ For any servile work; _throughout your habitations_ No, not for the service of the tabernacle, as for the heating of tools, or the melting of metals, or other things belonging to it; which being made for God's service, and deserving and requiring all expedition, they might... [ Continue Reading ]
_Every one whom his spirit made willing_ What they did they did cheerfully. They were willing; and it was not any external inducement that made them so, but their spirits. It was from a principle of love to God and his service; a desire of his presence with them by his ordinances, gratitude for the... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord hath called Bezaleel_ And those whom God _called by name_ to this service, he _filled with the Spirit of God_, to qualify them for it. The work was extraordinary which Bezaleel was designed for, and therefore he was qualified in an extraordinary manner for it. Thus when the apostles were a... [ Continue Reading ]