# 29 2025 Dev. Ex. 35 “An Offering to God!” Read all of chapter thirty-five first. We invite you into God’s space, to read His Word, to think on and interact with. This is God’s Story. Do you believe that this may also be part of our story, in our time? All passages are taken from the NIV.
Ex. 35:1-3 “For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbathrest to the Lord.”
Exodus.35 An offering of time and goods. Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood; olive oilfor the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 9 and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.”
Vs.1-9 An offering! What is God expecting from us today? I mean everybody “to whom much is given, much is expected.”
Vs.10-19 “All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded”, all that is needed to worship the Lord during that time. What do you think is needed for worship today besides what is needed to maintain the Pastor and the building?
Vs.20-29 “All the Israelite men and women who were willingbrought to the Lord freewill offeringsfor all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.” Today, what are we doing today? Think about out-reach at home and abroad. Abraham and his offspring were chosen to be a blessing to all the families on the earth! Are Christians the children of Abraham? Yes!
Vs.30-35 God empowers two men in the community, not only does God give them the ability to do all manner of crafts but also the ability to teach others. But women were also involved; “Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun—blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen. 26 And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair. I believe that every one born in a Christian family, even if only one parent believes, have the Spirit of God at conception, “the children of believers are holy.” You ask, it does not always look that way? True, but people are able to resist the Holy Spirit. The world is too much with us! We praise God for His Grace in Christ!
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