Becoming Offerers (Ex. 35:4-36:7)
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Becoming Offerers Ex. 35:4-36:7 ◊ A generous God—each one’s offering made possible through a special Providence (35: 4-5a, 31) ▪ God provides resources (implied) ▪ God inspires gifted skills (v. 31) ▪ God instructs and shapes us into generous givers (vv. 4-5a) ◊ Generous hearts—each one’s offering of special resources (35:5b-9, 20-24, 27-29; see also Ex. 25:1-9) ▪ The Lord’s call to community generosity (vv. 4-5a) ▪ Individuals’ response of generosity (v. 5b) ▪ The Lord’s list of needed generosity (v. 5c-9) ◦ expensive metals (v. 5c) ◦ threads, cloth and leather (v. 6-7a) ◦ acacia wood (v. 7b) ◦ oil, spices and incense (v. 8) ◦ gemstones (v. 9) ◊ Gifted hands—each one’s offering of special skills (35:10-19, 25-26, 30-36:2; see also Ex. 31:1-11) ▪ handcrafted Tabernacle materials and furnishings (vv. 10-19) ▪ skilled sewers (vv. 25-26) ▪ skilled craftsmen (vv. 30-36:2) ◊ Gifted hands overflowing through generous hearts (36:3-7) Dr. Jim R. Coleman
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