Exodus 31:1-6
Summary for Exod 31:1-11: 31:1-11 a God gave instructions for the Tabernacle complex and for those who would serve in it. He also chose and empowered those who would do the work.31:3 b I have filled him with the Spirit of God: This is one of the earliest references to being filled with the Spirit as an expression of divine empowerment for activities that are clearly beyond normal human abilities (see also Gen 41:38 c; Num 11:17 d; Judg 6:34 e; 14:19 f; 1 Sam 10:6 g; 16:13 h; Joel 2:28-29 i; Mic 3:8 j).
31:6 k God commanded remarkable things, but he also provided gifted craftsmen who would be able to carry out all those instructions—much as Augustine prayed, “Give what you command, and command what you will” (Augustine, Confessions 10.29).
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