Exodus 36:1

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1 “And Bezalel and Aholiab, and every ^agifted artisan in whom the Lord has put wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the ^bsanctuary, shall do according to all that the Lord has commanded.”

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2 Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in ^awhose heart the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart¹ was stirred, to come and do the work.

3 And they received from Moses all the ^aoffering which the children of Israel ^bhad brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary. So they continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning.

4 Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing,

5 and they spoke to Moses, saying, ^a“The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the Lord commanded us to do.”

6 So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.” And the people were restrained from bringing,

Commentaries:

Matthew Henry

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The making of the tabernacle The liberality of the people restrained.

- The readiness and zeal with which these builders set about their work, the exactness with which they performed it, and the faithfulness with which they objected to receive more contributions, are worthy of our imitation. Thus should we serve God, and our superiors also, in all things lawful. Thus should all who are in public trusts abhor filthy lucre, and avoid all occasions and temptations to covetousness. Where have we the representation of God's love towards us, that we by love dwell in him and he in us, save in Emmanuel? matthew 1:23 . This is the II Corinthians the design of the "tabernacle of witness," a visible testimony of the love of God to the race of men, however they were fallen from their first state. And this love was shown by Christ's taking up his abode on earth; by the Word being made flesh, Joh 1:14, wherein, as the original expresses it, he did tabernacle among us.

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