Oholiab

He, on descending from the mountain, having found the golden calf wrought and adored solemnly by his people, and being greatly perturbed to see divine honors paid to the image of a beast, not only broke it and reduced it to powder, but for punishment of so great a sin caused many thousands of the wicked sons of Israel to be slain by the Levites.

But because not the making of statues, but their adoration was a deadly sin, we read in Exodus that the art of design and of statuary, not only in marble but in every kind of metal, was bestowed by the mouth of God on Bezaleel of the tribe of Judah, and on Aholiab of the tribe of Dan, who were those that made the two cherubim of gold, the candlesticks, the veil, the borders of the priestly vestments, and so many other most beautiful castings for the tabernacle, for no other reason than to bring the people to contemplate and to adore them.

From the things seen before the flood, then, the pride of men found the way to make the statues of those for whom they wished that they should remain famous and immortal in the world.

And the Greeks, who think differently about this origin, say that the Ethiopians invented the first statues, as Diodorus tells, that the Egyptians took them from the Ethiopians, and from them the Greeks.

But before I do that, I just want to affirm technology.

This is the old chestnut Bezalel and Aholiab.

So they're making the tabernacle in the desert, and God is equipped and en- you know, sort of enlisted people and encouraged them to go and use their skills as craftspeople to produce this incredible, beautiful thing.

Probably one of their biggest projects they've ever done, pale into insignificance to the later temple.

And I pray that we would be willing this week.

And speaking of people who are willing, Bezalel and Oholiab.

Then Moses said to the Israelites, See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel, son of Uri, the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah, and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge, and with all kinds of skills to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze.

to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts.

And he has given both him and Oholiab, son of Ahisamek of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.

He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen and weavers, all of them skilled workers and designers.

It's interesting, even today, we sometimes think of the skills that are sort of more religious skills, like teaching or preaching, and we forget that God has used artisans, people who can, in our days, paint and design and use Photoshop and all of those things, as well as he used these two artisans to accomplish what he wants to do.

I believe the sound can be better.

And Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab and every wise-hearted man in whose heart the Lord has put wisdom.

wise-hearted so wisdom from god is put in the heart flows through the mind in job chapter 9 and in verse 4 we also see god's job speaking he said he is wise in heart talking about god wise in heart wisdom is in the heart wise in heart Who has hardened himself against him and has prospered? He is wise in heart.

In Proverbs chapter 11 and in verse 29, we see further that connection.

He, on descending from the mountain, having found the golden calf wrought and adored solemnly by his people, and being greatly perturbed to see divine honors paid to the image of a beast, not only broke it and reduced it to powder, but for punishment of so great a sin caused many thousands of the wicked sons of Israel to be slain by the Levites.

But because not the making of statues but their adoration was a deadly sin, we read in Exodus that the art of design and of statuary, not only in marble but in every kind of metal, was bestowed by the mouth of God on Bezaleel of the tribe of Judah and on Aholiab of the tribe of Dan, who were those that made the two cherubim of gold, the candlesticks, the veil, the borders of the priestly vestments, and so many other most beautiful castings for the tabernacle, for no other reason than to bring the people to contemplate and to adore them.

From the thing seen before the flood, then, the pride of men found the way to make the statues of those for whom they wished that they should remain famous and immortal in the world.

And the Greeks, who think differently about this origin, say that the Ethiopians invented the first statues, as Diodorus tells, that the Egyptians took them from the Ethiopians and from them the Greeks.

He, on descending from the mountain, having found the golden calf wrought and adored solemnly by his people, and being greatly perturbed to see divine honours paid to the image of a beast, not only broke it and reduced it to powder, but for punishment of so great a sin caused many thousands of the wicked sons of Israel to be slain by the Levites.

But because not the making of statues, but their adoration was a deadly sin, we read in Exodus that the art of design and of statuary, not only in marble but in every kind of metal, was bestowed by the mouth of God on Bezaleel of the tribe of Judah, and on Aholiab of the tribe of Dan, who were those that made the two cherubim of gold, the candlesticks, the veil, the borders of the priestly vestments, and so many other most beautiful castings for the tabernacle, for no other reason than to bring the people to contemplate and to adore them.

From the things seen before the flood, then, the pride of men found the way to make the statues of those for whom they wished that they should remain famous and immortal in the world.

And the Greeks, who think differently about this origin, say that the Ethiopians invented the first statues, as Diodorus tells, that the Egyptians took them from the Ethiopians, and from them the Greeks.