Exodus 31

யாத்திராகமம் 31

Bezalel and Oholiab

(Exodus 35:30–35)

Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. Jhn 3:27Exo 35:30Exo 36:1Exo 33:17Isa 45:3-41Ch 2:19-20Exo 33:12Exo 37:1 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, Exo 35:311Ki 7:14Isa 28:261Co 12:4-11Isa 28:61Ki 3:9 to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, 1Ki 7:142Ch 2:13-142Ch 2:7Exo 25:32-35Exo 26:1Exo 28:15 to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft. Exo 28:9-21

Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. Exo 28:3Exo 35:10Exo 35:34Act 13:2Jas 1:16-17Luk 10:11Ki 3:12Ecc 4:9-12

I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you: the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony 1and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent— Exo 36:8Exo 25:10-22Exo 26:1-37Exo 27:9-19 the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, Exo 37:10-28Exo 25:23-40Exo 30:1-10 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand— Exo 38:1-8Exo 27:1-8Exo 30:18-21Exo 40:11 as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests, Exo 28:1-43Exo 39:1-43Lev 8:13Lev 8:7-8Num 4:5-14 in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.” Exo 37:29Exo 30:23-38

The Sign of the Sabbath

(Numbers 15:32–36)

And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. Ezk 20:12Ezk 20:20Lev 19:301Th 5:23Exo 20:8-11Exo 31:17Lev 20:8Jhn 17:17 Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people. Exo 35:2-3Num 15:32-36Deu 5:12-15Exo 20:8Ezk 20:12-13Ezk 20:16Ezk 20:21Ezk 20:24 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death. Gen 2:2Exo 16:23Lev 23:3Exo 34:21Exo 31:17Exo 35:2Jer 17:24-27Luk 13:14

The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come. Jer 50:5Gen 17:11Gen 9:13 It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’” Exo 31:13Gen 1:31Gen 2:2-3Ezk 20:12Heb 4:10Ezk 20:20Heb 4:3-4Jer 32:41

Moses Receives the Tablets

When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God. Deu 4:13Exo 32:15-16Deu 5:22Exo 24:122Co 3:3Exo 8:19Deu 9:9-11Exo 34:1-4