Exo 31:1-4 - Commentary

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Text -- Exodus 31:1-4 (NET)

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Willing Artisans

31:1 The Lord spoke to Moses: 31:2 “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31:3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship, 31:4 to make artistic designs for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,

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· Bezalel the son of Uri of Judah who made the things in the tabernacle,a layman of the Pahath-Moab clan who put away his heathen wife

· Hur a man who was a special assistant to Moses and Aaron,a king of Midian killed by Moses,son of Caleb and Ephrathah; father of Salma; elder of Bethlehem

· Judah the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall

· Moses a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law

· Uri son of Hur of Judah,father of Geber, Solomon's administrator for the land of Gilead,a Levite gatekeeper who put away his heathen wife

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NET Notes: Exo 31:1 Heb “and Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying.”

NET Notes: Exo 31:2 Heb “called by name.” This expression means that the person was specifically chosen for some important task (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 342). S...

NET Notes: Exo 31:3 Heb “and in all work”; “all” means “all kinds of” here.

NET Notes: Exo 31:4 The expression is לַחְשֹׁב מַחֲשָׁבֹת (lak...

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