Exodus 31

Oholiab and Bezalel

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 a "See, I have called by name Bezalel the b son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 "And I have c filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 4 "to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, 5 "in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship. 6 "And I, indeed I, have appointed with him d Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the e gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you: 7 f "the tabernacle of meeting, g the ark of the Testimony and h the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle - 8 i "the table and its utensils, j the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, 9 k "the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and l the laver and its base - 10 m "the 1 garments of ministry, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests, 11 n "and the anointing oil and o sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do."

The Sabbath

12 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 13 "Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: p 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who q sanctifies 2 you. 14 r 'You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who 3 profanes it shall surely be put to death; for s whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. 15 'Work shall be done for t six days, but the u seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 'Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. 17 'It is v a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for w in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.' "

18 And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses x two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 35:30
    And Moses said to the children of Israel, "See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
    Exodus 36:1
    "And Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whom the LORD has put wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, shall do according to all that the LORD has commanded."
  2. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 2:20
    And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 28:3
    So you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments, to consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.
    Exodus 35:31
    And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship.
    1 Kings 7:14
    He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and did all his work.
    Ephesians 1:17
    That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 35:34
    And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 28:3
    So you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments, to consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.
    Exodus 35:10
    All who are gifted artisans among you shall come and make all that the LORD has commanded:
    Exodus 35:35
    He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver - those who do every work and those who design artistic works.
    Exodus 36:1
    "And Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whom the LORD has put wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, shall do according to all that the LORD has commanded."
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 36:8
    Then all the gifted artisans among them who worked on the tabernacle made ten curtains woven of fine linen, and of blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim they made them.
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 37:1 - 5
    Then Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 37:6 - 9
    He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 37:10 - 16
    He made the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 37:17 - 24
    He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece.
    Leviticus 24:4
    He shall be in charge of the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 38:1 - 7
    He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits was its length and five cubits its width - it was square - and its height was three cubits.
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 38:8
    He made the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
  13. Cross References
    Exodus 39:1
    Of the blue, purple, and scarlet thread they made garments of ministry, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
    Exodus 39:41
    And the garments of ministry, to minister in the holy place: the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister as priests.
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 30:23 - 33
    Also take for yourself quality spices - five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels ), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane.
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 30:34 - 38
    And the LORD said to Moses: "Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, and pure frankincense with these sweet spices; there shall be equal amounts of each.
  16. Cross References
    Exodus 31:17
    'It is a sign between Me and the children of Is...
    Leviticus 19:3
    Every one of you shall revere his mother and hi...
    Leviticus 19:30
    You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My san...
    Leviticus 26:2
    You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My san...
    Ezekiel 20:12
    Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a ...
    Ezekiel 20:20
    'hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign be...
  17. Cross References
    Leviticus 20:8
    And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
  18. Cross References
    Exodus 20:8
    Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
    Deuteronomy 5:12
    Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you.
  19. Cross References
    Exodus 31:15
    Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
    Exodus 35:2
    Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.
    Numbers 15:32 - 36
    Now while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
    John 7:23
    If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?
  20. Cross References
    Exodus 20:9 - 11
    Six days you shall labor and do all your work.
    Leviticus 23:3
    Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
    Deuteronomy 5:12 - 14
    Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you.
  21. Cross References
    Genesis 2:2
    And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
    Exodus 16:23
    Then he said to them, "This is what the LORD has said: 'Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil; and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until morning.'
    Exodus 20:8
    Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
    Exodus 35:2
    Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.
  22. Cross References
    Exodus 31:13
    Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
    Ezekiel 20:12
    Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
  23. Cross References
    Genesis 1:31
    Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
    Genesis 2:2
    And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
    Genesis 2:3
    Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
    Exodus 20:11
    For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
  24. Cross References
    Exodus 24:12
    Then the LORD said to Moses, "Come up to Me on ...
    Exodus 32:15
    And Moses turned and went down from the mountai...
    Exodus 32:16
    Now the tablets were the work of God, and the w...
    Deuteronomy 4:13
    So He declared to you His covenant which He com...
    Deuteronomy 5:22
    These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly...
    2 Corinthians 3:3
    Clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministere...
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