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Exodus 30
³⁵ Using the usual techniques of the incense maker, blend the spices together and sprinkle them with salt to produce a pure and holy incense.
³⁶ Grind some of the mixture into a very fine powder and put it in front of the Ark of the Covenant, where I will meet with you in the Tabernacle. You must treat this incense as most holy.
³⁷ Never use this formula to make this incense for yourselves. It is reserved for the LORD, and you must treat it as holy.
³⁸ Anyone who makes incense like this for personal use will be cut off from the community.”
Exodus 31
¹ Then the LORD said to Moses,
² “Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
³ I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.
⁴ He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.
⁵ He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft!
⁶ “And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of 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:
⁷ the Tabernacle; the Ark of the Covenant; the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement; all the furnishings of the Tabernacle;