EXODUS 31 (NIV)
- Then the Lord said to Moses,
- "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
- and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts -
- 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 craftsmanship.
- Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given skill to all the craftsmen to make everything I have commanded you:
- the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent -
- the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense,
- the altar of burnt offerings and all its utensils, the basin with its stand -
- and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when tye serve as priests,
- and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you."
- Then the Lord said to Moses,
- "Say to the Israelites, 'You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.
- "'Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from his people.
- For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
- The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant.
- It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested.'"
- When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
