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Bezalel and Oholiab (Exodus 35:20-38:8)

Chuck CainOn September 27, 2015, the adult Sunday school class studied Exodus 35:20 through 38:8.

This section describes the eagerness of the Israelites to contribute the materials and the work needed to construct the tabernacle. Both men and women “who were of a willing heart,” “whose hearts stirred them,” and “whose heart moved them” brought a freewill offering. The people’s contributions were so great they were asked to cease bringing material! The Lord loves a cheerful giver (2 Co 9:7).

Also the Lord filled Bezalel and Oholiab with the Spirit of God giving them skill, intelligence, and knowledge as craftsmen and with the ability to teach others. In many respects this section anticipates the spiritual gifts given to church members.

Chapter 36 describes Bezalel’s crafting the curtains, frames, pillars, and bases for the tabernacle structure. This section largely duplicates the designs for these items previously given to Moses in Chapter 26.

The remainder of this section describes Bezalel’s crafting the seven items of furniture for the tabernacle: the ark, the mercy seat, the table, the lampstand, the incense altar, the altar of burnt offering, and the basin. Again, this section duplicates the descriptions provided for these items in Chapters 25, 27, and 30.–Chuck Cain

Listen to “Bezalel and Oholiab” (Exodus 35:20-38:8) at mcopc.org.

Posted on October 19, 2015 at 5:35 pm in Chuck Cain, Commentary, Exodus, Podcast, Spiritual Gifts   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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One Comment to “Bezalel and Oholiab (Exodus 35:20-38:8)”

    
  1. John D. Chitty
    October 19, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    Reblogged this on The Misadventures of Captain Headknowledge and commented:

    Mid-Cities Presbyterian Church Adult Sunday School Teacher, Chuck Cain on his next to last lesson through a fifty-two-week study of the book of Exodus! Incredible detail!

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