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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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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 31:1–11
18th Century
Theologian
(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…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 31:4–5
19th Century
Bishop
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…
John Gill
On Exodus 31:5
17th Century
Pastor
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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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 31:1–11
17th Century
Minister
The Israelites, who had been masons and bricklayers in Egypt, were not qualified for skillful craftsmanship; but the Spirit who gave the apostles u…