Thematic Bible
Exodus 31:1 (show verse)
Now the Lord said to Moses,
Exodus 31:2 (show verse)
“See, I have called by name Bezalel, son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
Exodus 31:3 (show verse)
I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom and skill, in understanding and intelligence, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,
Exodus 31:4 (show verse)
to make artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,
Exodus 31:5 (show verse)
and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.
Exodus 31:6 (show verse)
And behold, I Myself have appointed with him Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; to all who are wise-hearted I have given the skill and ability to make everything that I have commanded you:
Exodus 31:7 (show verse)
the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony, the mercy seat that is upon it, all the furnishings of the tent—
Exodus 31:8 (show verse)
the table [for the bread] and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the [golden] altar of incense,
Exodus 31:9 (show verse)
the [bronze] altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, the basin and its base—
Exodus 31:10 (show verse)
the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the [high] priest and the garments for his sons to minister as priests,
Exodus 31:11 (show verse)
and the anointing oil and the sweet and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”
Exodus 31:12 (show verse)
And the Lord said to Moses,
Exodus 31:13 (show verse)
“But as for you, say to the Israelites, ‘You shall most certainly observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord who sanctifies you and sets you apart [for Myself].
Exodus 31:14 (show verse)
Therefore, you shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does work on the Sabbath, that person (soul) shall be cut off from among his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].
Exodus 31:15 (show verse)
For six days work may be done, but the seventh is the Sabbath of complete rest, sacred to the Lord; whoever does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
Exodus 31:16 (show verse)
So the Israelites shall observe the Sabbath, to celebrate the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.’
Exodus 31:17 (show verse)
It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He ceased and was refreshed.”
Exodus 31:18 (show verse)
When He had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.