Called by Name
We don’t know a lot about Bezalel. He isn’t one of the main Bible characters that we think about and he isn’t often taught about in church. I imagine he was a seemingly average guy to most people and that is what intrigues me about God’s incredible call on his life.
After Israel was set free from Egypt and the Lord was instructing Moses (we are told about this in Exodus 35:30b-33), we read — “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel… and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft.” The Lord called Bezalel by name to build the Altar, the Ark of the Covenant, and all other sorts of beautiful artifacts that were crucially important to the Jews.
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