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and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.
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God Equips Those He Calls
Commentators stress that God didn't just call these craftsmen; He supernaturally equipped them. The Israelites, former slaves, wouldn't have possessed these refined skills. This shows that when God calls a person to a task, He provides the specific gifts and abilities needed to accomplish His will.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
(Exodus 35:30–35) This solemn call of Bezaleel and Aholiab is full of instruction. Their work was to be only that of handicraftsmen. St…
19th Century
Anglican
Cunning works ... in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in cutting of stones
...—It is a characteristic of early art that it av…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And in cutting of stones to set them Not of marble stones, or of any common stones used in building, and the cutting…
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The Israelites, who had been masons and bricklayers in Egypt, were not qualified for skillful craftsmanship; but the Spirit who gave the apostles u…
