1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

3And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

4To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

5And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.

6And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;

7The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,

8And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,

9And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,

10And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,

11And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

12And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

13Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.

14Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

15Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

16Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

17It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

18And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

1And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

2See, I haue called by name, Bezaleel the sonne of Uri, the sonne of Hur, of the tribe of Iudah:

3And I haue filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisedome, and in vnderstanding, and in knowledge, and in all maner of workemanship,

4To deuise cunning workes, to worke in golde, and in siluer, and in brasse,

5And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in caruing of timber, to worke in all maner of workemanship.

6And I, behold, I haue giuen with him, Aholiab the sonne of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I haue put wisedome, that they may make all that I haue commanded thee:

7The Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the Arke of the Testimony, and the Mercie-seat that is thereupon, & all the furniture of the Tabernacle:

8And the Table, and his furniture, and the pure Candlesticke, with all his furniture, and the Altar of incense:

9And the Altar of burnt offering, with all his furniture, and the Lauer and his foote:

10And the clothes of seruice, and the holy garments for Aaron the Priest, and the garments of his sonnes, to minister in the Priests office:

11And the anointing oyle, and sweet incense for the Holy place: according to all that I haue commanded thee, shall they doe.

12 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

13Speake thou also vnto the children of Israel, saying, Uerely my Sabbaths ye shall keepe: for it is a signe betweene me and you, throughout your generations, that ye may know that I am the Lord, that doth sanctifie you.

14Yee shall keepe the Sabbath therefore: for it is holy vnto you: Euery one that defileth it, shall surely be put to death: for whosoeuer doth any worke therein, that soule shall be cut off from amongst his people.

15Sixe dayes may worke bee done, but in the seuenth is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoeuer doth any worke in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

16Wherefore the children of Israel shall keepe the Sabbath, to obserue the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetuall couenant.

17It is a signe betweene me and the children of Israel for euer: for in sixe dayes the Lord made heauen and earth, and on the seuenth day he rested, and was refreshed.

18 And he gaue vnto Moses, when hee had made an end of communing with him vpon mount Sinai, two tables of Testimonie, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

 

II == Ex 35:30 ; 36:1 ; 1st Chr 2:20

 

III == Ex 35:31 ; 1st Kings 7:14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI == Ex 28:3 ; 35:10 , 34-35 ; 36:1

 

 

VII == Ex 36:8 ; Ex 37:1 , 6

 

 

VIII Ex 37:10 , 17

 

 

IX == Ex 38:1 , 8

 

X == Ex 39:1 , 41 ; Num 4:5-15

 

XI == Ex 30:25 , 31 , 34 ; 37:29

 

 

 

XIII == Lev 19:3 , 30 ; 26:2 ; Ezek 20:12 , 20 ; 44:24

 

 

 

XIV == Ex 20:8 ; 35:2 ; Num 15:35 ; Deut 5:12 ; Ezek 5:12 ; Ezek 20:12

 

XV == Gen 2:2 ; Ex 16:23 ; 20:9-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

XVII == Gen 1:31 ; 2:2 ; Ex 31:13 ; Ezek 20:12 , 20

 

XVIII == Ex 24:12 ; 32:15-16 ; 34:28-29 ; Deut 4:13 ; 5:22 ; 9:10-11 ; 2nd Cor 3:3

1 The LORD said to Moses,

2 "See, I have chosen Bezalel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

3 and I have filled him with a divine spirit of skill and understanding and knowledge in every craft:

4 in the production of embroidery, in making things of gold, silver or bronze,

5 in cutting and mounting precious stones, in carving wood, and in every craft.

6 As his assistant I have appointed Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. I have also endowed all the experts with the necessary skill to make all the things I have ordered you to make:

7 the meeting tent, the ark of the commandments with the propitiatory on top of it, all the furnishings of the tent,

8 the table with its appurtenances, the pure gold lampstand with all its appurtenances, the altar of incense,

9 the altar of holocausts with all its appurtenances, the laver with its base,

10 the service cloths, the sacred vestments for Aaron the priest, the vestments for his sons in their ministry,

11 the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the sanctuary. All these things they shall make just as I have commanded you."

12 The LORD said to Moses,

13 "You must also tell the Israelites: Take care to keep my sabbaths, for that is to be the token between you and me throughout the generations, to show that it is I, the LORD, who make you holy.

14 Therefore, you must keep the sabbath as something sacred. Whoever desecrates it shall be put to death. If anyone does work on that day, he must be rooted out of his people.

15 Six days there are for doing work, but the seventh day is the sabbath of complete rest, sacred to the LORD. Anyone who does work on the sabbath day shall be put to death.

16 So shall the Israelites observe the sabbath, keeping it throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.

17 Between me and the Israelites it is to be an everlasting token; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day he rested at his ease."

18 When the LORD had finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the commandments, the stone tablets inscribed by God's own finger.

v 1-11. Whether or not there he had some experience in Egypt, God filled Bezalel with special wisdom in both manual skill and artistic talent to execute the pattern of all the things that God had shown to Moses. God gave gave Bezalel Oholiab as his very able assistant, and to all others who were inclined in those skills, God gave special wisdom to be able to perform their responsibilities. Whether metal work, wood work, cloth work, jeweler or blending perfumes, each performed precisely and efficiently.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 12-17. It is emphasized in this portion that God had given the sabbaths as a sign between Himself and Israel forever. This was a sign of recognition that God had done all of creation in six days, and though not tired, He rested, or ceased, on the seventh, and was refreshed, or paused to observe the results. The sign identified them as His special people, and anyone who failed to observe the sabbath was to be killed. It seems that Noah, and perhaps others, had observed seven day cycles, but they were not appointed a sign until given to Israel. The Lord allowed seven days to pass after Moses smote the river until he was told to go to Pharaoh Ex 7:25. From Ex 12:15 - 13:7 seven days are mentioned seven times in relation to the Passover. Even Israel was observing a sabbath before it was given as a sign, as we see in Ex 16:26 concerning manna. “Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.” This is repeated in various ways through 16:30, but it was not made a part of the law of the commandments until Ex. 20:8-11. Then not till 30:13-17 does God designate it a sign.
We observe the Lord’s resurrection day. We have a day of service instead of rest, but even though Sunday may be one of our busiest days, the Lord provides rest to a degree. We used to farm with horses, and even for their sakes, a day of rest was needed.

v 18. After all these instructions had been given to Moses, God gave him the two tables of stone, written with the finger of God. The same term is used in Deut. 9:10. We should not think in terms of God scratching along with a finger like we would, but possibly by speaking the word, and the letters were carved out. For evidence that “finger” is figuratively speaking, see Ex. 8:19; Ps. 8:3; and Lk. 11:20.