And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
and to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
even to devise devices to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
and to devise artistic things: to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper,
Voices1
They were willing; and it was not any external inducement that made them so, but their spirits. It was from a principle of love to God, and his service; a desire of his presence with them by his ordinances; gratitude for the great things he had done for them; and faith in his promises of what he would do further.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical
Exodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—
