THE SHABATH (EX.31)
CRAFTSMEN: BETSALAL AND OHOLIAB
Look, I have specifically chosen Betsalal (meaning `shadow of Al’) son of Uri, grandson of Kur, from the tribe of Judah and I have filled him with My Spirit to give him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft! And I have personally appointed Oholiab (meaning `In my father’s tent’) son of Akisamak, from the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make: the Tent of Meeting, and the Ark of the Blood-Covenant-Witness and the Lid of Atonement that is on it, and all the utensils of the Tent, and the table and its utensils, and the clean Golden Lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense, and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, and the woven garments, and the set-apart garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for serving as priests, and the anointing oil and sweet incense for the set-apart Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they are to do.
YAHUSHA then gave these instructions to Moses: “Tell the children of Yisharal to be careful to keep My Shabath day, for the Shabath is a sign of the Eternal Blood-Covenant of Deliverance between Me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I, Yahuah your Alahim Am setting you all apart. You must keep the Shabath day and guard it, for it is a set-apart day for you. Everyone who profanes it shall certainly be put to death, for anyone who does work on it, that being shall be cut off from among his people. 6 days your work is done, and on the 7th is a Shabath of rest, set-apart to Me. Everyone doing work on the Shabath day shall certainly be put to death. It’s vital that the children of Yisharal keep the Shabath day by observing it from generation to generation for it is an everlasting sign of My Eternal Blood-Covenant with the people of Yisharal. For in six days I made the universe and everything in it and on the seventh day I stopped working and was refreshed. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death and you must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Shabath.”
FIRES WERE REQUIRED FOR ALL DAILY DUTIES IN THIS ERA.
And when YAHUSHA finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two stone tablets of the Blood-Covenant-Witness (Marriage Ketubah) written by His own finger.
