Becoming Offerers (Ex. 35:4-36:7)

Becoming OfferersEx. 35:4-36:7◊ A generous God—each one’s offering made possible through aspecial 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