“See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
2. See, I have called by name Bezaleel. In the remainder of this work we shall follow the course of the history to the end of Deuteronomy, where the death of Moses himself is recorded. Although God had omitted nothing which related to the form of the tabernacle, but had accurately prescribed every thing that was to be done, still the actual difficulty of the...
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
See, I have called by name Bezaleel,.... Had pitched upon, chosen, and distinguished him particularly from all other men to be the architect or chief master builder of the tabernacle, and to be the director and overseer of the whole work relating to it: the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem paraphrase it,""I have called with a good name Bezaleel";''as if respect was to be had...