Uri

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.

Wisdom is a creative realm, a creative realm of existence, creative solutions.

Exodus 31 verse one to five tell- tells us about Bezalel, saying the Lord spoke to Moses and said, "I've called Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I've filled him with the spirit of wis- of God, in wisdom and understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to devise cunning works, to work in gold and in silver and in brass, cutting of stones," and so forth and so on.

It's the creative realm of God.

It is the realm that brings new things into existence.

[upbeat music] Exodus chapter 31, verses one through 11 said, "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 'See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, and wisdom, and in understanding; and in knowledge; and in all manner of workmanship, To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, In cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.

And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

The first person who we are told was explicitly filled with the Spirit of God was the chief architect of the tabernacle in the Old Testament.

Bezalel, the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

And I find it absolutely remarkable that the first individual who received this incredible gift was a builder, a contractor, someone who worked with his hands.

And this was so moving to me that I thought it's worth looking at him more carefully as we consider unsung heroes of the Bible.

When you consider how rare it was, especially in the Old Testament, for people to come into contact or to be enabled by God's Spirit to perform a certain task, the fact that Bezalel here experiences the feeling of the Spirit is crucial to our understanding.

Let's read together, shall we? Verse 1.

The Lord said to Moses, See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting stones for setting and in carving wood, to work in every craft.

And behold, I have appointed with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.