CHAP. XXXI.
1 Bezaleel and Aholiab, are called and made meet for the worke of the Taberna••le, and furniture thereof. 12, The observation of the Sabbath is againe comman∣ded. 18, Moses receiveth the two Tables of the Law.
AND Iehovah spake unto Moses say∣ing. [unspec 1] See, I have called by name, Be∣zaleel the son of Vri, the son of Hur, [unspec 2] of the tribe of Iudah. And I have filled him [unspec 3] with the Spirit of God: in wisedome, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all workmanship. To devise cunning-workes: to worke in gold, and in silver, and in brasse. [unspec 4] And in ingraving of stone; to fill; and in car∣ving of wood: to worke in all workmanship. [unspec 5] And I, behold I have given with him, A holi∣ab the son of Ahisamac of the tribe of Dan; [unspec 6] and in the heart of all wise hearted, I have given wisedome, that they may make all that I have commanded thee. The Tent of the [unspec 7] congregation, and the Arke of the Testimo∣nie, and the Covering-mercie▪seat that is thereupon: and all the vessels of the Tent. And the Table, and the vessels thereof: and [unspec] the pure Candlesticke, and all the vessels thereof: and the Altar of incense. And the [unspec 9] Altar of burnt-offring, & all the vessels ther∣of: and the Laver, and the foot thereof. And [unspec 10] the garments of ministery, and the garments of holinesse for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sonnes, to minister-in-the∣priests office. And the anointing oile, and [unspec 11] incense of sweet-spices, for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee, shall they doe.
And Iehovah spake unto Moses, saying. [unspec 12] And thou, speake thou unto the sonnes of Is∣rael, saying; Verily my Sabbat••s yee shall keepe, for it is a signe betweene me and you, throughout your generations; to know, that I am Iehovah that sanctifieth you. And yee [unspec 14] shall keepe the Sabbath, for it is holinesse to you: they that profane it, every one shall bee put-to▪die the death: for every one that doth any worke therein, even that soule shall bee cut-off, from amongst his peoples. Six daies [unspec 15] shall worke be done; but in the seventh day, is the Sabbath of Sabbathisme, holinesse to Ie∣hovah: every one that doth any worke in the Sabbath day, shall be put to die the death. And the Sons of Israel shall keepe the Sab∣bath: [unspec 16] to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for an everlasting cove∣nant. Betweene me and the Sonnes of Israel, [unspec 17] it shall be a signe for ever: for in Six daies, Ie∣hovah made the heavens & the earth; and in the Seventh day he rested and was refreshed.
And he gave unto Moses, when hee had [unspec 18] made-an-end of speaking with him, on mount Sinai, two Tables of testimonie: Tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Annotations.
BEzaleel] in Greeke, Beseleel; by interpretation, [unspec 1] In the shadow of God: he was the sonne of Vri, the sonne of Hur, the sonne of Caleb, or Chelubai, the sonne of Esron, the sonne of Pharez, the sonne of Iudah; from whom he was the seventh generati∣on, (as Enoch was the seventh from Adam,) and is here designed the master workman of the Lords Tabernacle. See his genealogie, in 1 Chron. 2. 5. 9. 18. 19. 20.
Vers. 3. Spirit] that is, gifts of the Spirit, such as [unspec 3] are after mentioned. So Paul openeth it, in 1 Cor. 12. 4. 8. 11. see also Act. 2. 4. The Greeke expoun∣deth it, a divine Spirit; the Chaldee, a Spirit from before the Lord. workmanship] or, Art: He∣brew, worke. So verse 4.
Vers. 4. devise cunning-workes] such as were men∣tioned [unspec 4] in Exodus 26. 1. &c. see the notes there. The Hebrew phrase, is figurative; to thinke thoughts: which the Greek explaineth, to thinke (or minde) and to make-artificially: the Chaldee saith, to teach artificers: as it is in Exodus 35. 34. These three things in Bezaleel; a calling, a furnishing with gifts, and a working or operation accordingly, are neces∣sarie in all the publike ministers of the Church. So Paul mentioneth diversities (or distributions) 1 of gifts, by the Spirit; 2 of administrations (or ministeries) by the Lord [Iesus;] and 3 of operations, by God [the Father,] 1 Cor. 12. 4. 5. 6. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to worke] or, to doe, to make: but doing is often used for wor∣king (as is noted on Exod. 5. 9.) and so the Greek translateth it here; also in verse 5.
Vers. 5. ingraving] or cutting. The Hebrew word [unspec 5] generally signifieth a studious and artificiall