and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do.”
The Israelites were trained in brick and clay, not in the fine arts; they had no goldsmiths or jewelers among them. Yet God knew exactly who was sufficient for this work and chose Bezaleel Himself, avoiding all envy and contest over preferment. He supplies what men cannot.
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Commenting on Exodus 31:1-11
The anointing oil and incense must be made precisely as I commanded, not merely made, but made exactly by the pattern given to Moses and communicated to Bezaleel and Aholiab, whose duty was to ensure the workmen executed everything according to that form, nothing left to their own judgment or invention.
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And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy [place]: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. (e) Which was only to anoint the Priests and the instruments of the tabernacle, not to burn.