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God Provides What He Requires
Commentators explain that the Israelites acquired these precious metals through God's direct provision: the wealth given by the Egyptians upon their departure and the spoils of war from the Amalekites. God first provided the resources to His people and then invited them to give back from that abundance, showing that our ability to give is itself a gift from Him.
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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 25:3
19th Century
Bishop
Gold, and silver, and brass. —The Israelites had brought out of Egypt:
- their ancestral wealth—the possessions of Abra…
John Calvin
On Exodus 25:3
16th Century
Theologian
And this is the offering. Therefore, what I have said before is further developed, namely, that what the poor offer from their little will…
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John Gill
On Exodus 25:3
17th Century
Pastor
And this is the offering which you shall take of them
That is, some one or other of the following things were to be …
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 …