Exodus Chapter 31

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Exodus, chapter thirty one. The Eternal One instructed Moses. Look,
I have a special calling upon one of the sons
of Judah. His name is Bezilel, the son of Urai,
son of Her. I have filled him with God's spirit,
gifted him with wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and skills with a
variety of crafts. He is an expert designer and works

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well with gold, silver, and bronze. He is able to
cut and set gems, work with wood, and skillfully perform
any craft needed to help construct the congregation tent and
its furnishings. I have appointed a holyab son of Ahisamac
of the tribe of Dan, to assist Bezilel. I've gifted
all of Israel's artisans with the skills needed to build

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everything I've instructed you. The congregation tent, the covenant chest,
the seat of mercy that covers it, all the furnishings
for the tent, the table and its accessories, the pure
gold lampstand with all its tools, the altar of incense,
the alter for burnt offering with all its utensils, the
washing basin and its stand, the woven garments, Aaron's sacred

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priestly garments, the clothes worn by Aaron's sons when they
serve as my priests, the anointing oil, and the fragrant
incense to be used in the Holy Place. The crafts
men are to design and build all of these exactly
as I've instructed you. The Eternal One instructed Moses regarding
the Sabbath. Speak to the Israelites and tell them you

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must be careful to observe my Sabbaths, for the Sabbath
day serves as a sign between Me and you for
all generations, so that you will know I am the
eternal One who has set you apart from all the
other nations. Keep the Sabbath because it is a sacred
day for you, different from all other days. Anyone who
violates the Sabbath or defiles it must be executed. Anyone

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who works on the Sabbath will be cut off from
the community. You have six days out of every week
to do whatever work is needed. But the seventh day
is the Sabbath, a day set aside for rest and
only rest. It is sacred to me. Anyone who works
on the Sabbath must be executed. Therefore, the Israelites are
to keep the Sabbath and celebrate it throughout all their

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generations as an everlasting covenant. The Sabbath exists as a
sign forever of the covenant between Me and the people
of Israel. For I made heaven and earth in six days,
But then on the seventh day, I stopped my work
and was refreshed. When God had finished giving these instructions
to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the Two

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Stone Tablets as a witness to their agreement inscribed by
the very finger of God.