The Skilled Craftsmen

¹Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ² “See, I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. ³ I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of ^[a]craftsmanship, ⁴ to ^[b]make artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in ^[c]bronze, ⁵ and in the cutting of stones ^[d]for settings, and in the carving of wood, that he may work in all kinds of ^[e]craftsmanship. ⁶ And behold, I Myself have ^[f]appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are ^[g]skillful I have put ^[h]skill, that they may make all that I have commanded you: ⁷ the tent of meeting, and the ark of testimony, and the ^[i]mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent, ⁸ the table also and its ^[j]utensils, and the pure gold lampstand with all its ^[k]utensils, and the altar of incense, ⁹ the altar of burnt offering also with all its ^[l]utensils, and the laver and its stand, ¹⁰ the ^[m]woven garments as well, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, with which to ^[n]carry on their priesthood; ¹¹ the anointing oil also, and the fragrant incense for the holy place, they are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

The Sign of the Sabbath

¹² The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ¹³ “But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you. ¹⁴ Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. ¹⁵ For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death. ¹⁶ So the sons of Israel shall observe the sabbath, to ^[o]celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.’ ¹⁷ It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed.”

¹⁸ When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.