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Exodus chapter 31.

I want to read the first six verses.

So this is God talking about the construction of the

tabernacle and I want you to listen closely,

the language here.

So the Lord said to Moses,

see I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, son of her of the tribe of Judah, and I have

filled him with the spirit of God with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise

artistic designs to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting stones for setting and in carving wood to work in every

craft.

And behold, I have appointed with him Ahalab, the son of Ahasamak of the tribe of Dan and I have given to all able men ability that

they may make all that I have commanded you.

Now what I love about this passage and why I wanted to read all

six of these verses is because here we've got the names of different people, some of

whom are pretty hard to announce, but take Bezalel for example.

Like we know about Moses, but hardly anybody who recognizes the name of Bezalel.

But in this passage, God talks about how he specifically filled Bezalel with the spirit of God and

given him ability, knowledge, craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs to work in gold, silver, and

bonds to cut stones for setting to carve wood to work in these different crafts.

And I just think the tabernacle would not have been able to be constructed without Fezalil and other guys like him, other people like him.

So yes, God speaking to Moses and using Moses in a unique way but God's also using

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