. The Bible and its . aring the sanctuary for Godspresence, the tabernacle in which He was toappear at times, and which was to be borne about by theIsraelites in their wanderings. Every detail of the mak-ing of this tabernacle had been dictated to Moses onSinai, and the master workman had been pointed outto him and divinely inspired with the genius needed forthe work. This master-workman, architect, sculptor, goldsmith,jeweler, all in one, was Bezaleel of the tribe of hear of him only in this connection, that he wrouo-htearnestly with every wise hearted man of Israel, teach-in
. The Bible and its . aring the sanctuary for Godspresence, the tabernacle in which He was toappear at times, and which was to be borne about by theIsraelites in their wanderings. Every detail of the mak-ing of this tabernacle had been dictated to Moses onSinai, and the master workman had been pointed outto him and divinely inspired with the genius needed forthe work. This master-workman, architect, sculptor, goldsmith,jeweler, all in one, was Bezaleel of the tribe of hear of him only in this connection, that he wrouo-htearnestly with every wise hearted man of Israel, teach-ing each workman what to do, planning and supervisingall, until the building or tent of the tabernacle was readyin its full beauty, and the ark was made, with thenumerous sacrificial implements of worship. Chief, ofcourse, of these works of art, was the ark itself, the re-ceptacle built to hold the tablets of the law, those divinelywritten stones of Sinai. It is as the builder of the arkthat Bezaleel is mainly remembered. 11-62. 11-62—Copyright. l!to4, liy M. Vmmmt^ FROM THE SERIES BY TISSOT. REPRODUCED BY THE COURTESY OF THE AMERICAN TISSOT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. Aholiab ... a cunning worhman, and an em-broiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and finelinenr—Ex., 38, 23. WHILE Bezaleel worked in wood and metals, hehad a comrade, Aholiab of the tribe of Dan, whowas also inspired of God, so as to be able towork with cloth and needlework. Aholiab directed themakino- of the curtains for the tabernacle; and above all hewrought the gorgeous garments of the high priest, whichare described at great length and detailed as to everyminute particular in Exodus, chapters 28 and 39. Thehigh priest was intended to be the chief personage amongthe Hebrews of future generations, hence everythingemploved by him in his office was made as elaborate aspossible. The art displayed by the Israelites in this work doesnot, however, seem to have been beyond that of Egy
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