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Exodus 35:30-35
Deuteronomy 7:9 promises that God will bestow His favor on the descendants of His obedient children to a thousand generations. Our faithfulness now has an everlasting effect on the well-being of our offspring. Could it be that God chose Bezalel to build the Tabernacle because of Hur's loyalty to Him? Bezalel (whose name, by the way, means "under the shadow [protection] of God") certainly knew of his grandfather's service, seeing that Hur gracefully worked in the shadows while others received the accolades. When God later selected him to be the general contractor to supervise the Tabernacle's construction, Bezalel directed the artisans who designed, built, and decorated the portable house of God, and again, the Bible says little in praise of him. Like Hur, he silently slips out of the biblical narrative once the Tabernacle was finished (except for brief mentions in I Chronicles 2:20 and II Chronicles 1:5 that add no new information about him). His grandfather's example of humble service undoubtedly led him to be the kind of man that God could use in this great commission.
John Reiss
Hur (Part Two)
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