• The Skilled Craftsmen

  • 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
  • 2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
  • 3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,
  • 4 to create artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,
  • 5 and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, so that he may work in all kinds of craftsmanship.
  • 6 And behold, I Myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are skillful I have put skill, so that they may make everything that I have commanded you:
  • 7 the tent of meeting, the ark of testimony, the atoning cover that is on it, and all the furniture of the tent,
  • 8 the table and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,
  • 9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin and its stand,
  • 10 the woven garments as well: the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, with which to carry out their priesthood;
  • 11 the anointing oil also, and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place, they are to make them according to everything that I have commanded you.”

  • The Sign of the Sabbath

  • 12 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
  • 13 “Now as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You must keep My Sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
  • 14 Therefore you are to keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.
  • 15 For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
  • 16 So the sons of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to celebrate the Sabbath throughout their generations as a permanent covenant.’
  • 17 It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed.”
  • 18 When He had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.