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Giving from a Willing Heart
All commentators unanimously highlight that God did not command a tax, but a freewill offering. The original Hebrew describes a person 'whose heart impels him.' This establishes a foundational principle of worship, later echoed in the New Testament: God desires and loves a 'cheerful giver,' whose contributions flow from a willing and uncompelled heart.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 25:1–9
18th Century
Theologian
Yahweh had redeemed the Israelites from bondage. He had made a covenant with them and had given them laws. He had promised, on condition of their o…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 25:2
19th Century
Bishop
Speak unto the children of Israel that they bring me an offering.— God, being about to command the const…
John Calvin
On Exodus 25:2
16th Century
Theologian
Speak unto the children of Israel. If any objector should raise a question about the time in which I have thought fit to introduce this hi…
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John Gill
On Exodus 25:2
17th Century
Pastor
Speak unto the children of Israel
That is, when he should go down from the mountain to the camp:
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 25:1–9
17th Century
Minister
God chose the people of Israel to be a peculiar people to himself, above all people, and he himself would be their King. He ordered a royal palace …