[[Exod-31]]
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### according to all that I have commanded you they shall do.
*Type*: prophecy
*Summary*: God predicts that Bezalel and Oholiab, empowered by the Spirit of God, will successfully construct the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, and all associated sacred furnishings.
*Historical context*: The fulfillment of this prediction is recorded in [[Exod|Exodus 36]]-39, where Bezalel and Oholiab lead the construction project. The completion is finalized in [[Exod|Exodus 40]], where the Tabernacle is erected and the glory of the Lord fills it, confirming the successful execution of the complex craftsmanship predicted in [[Exod|Exodus 31]].
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### It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
*Type*: prophecy
*Summary*: God declares that the Sabbath will remain a perpetual and eternal sign of the covenant between Him and the people of Israel throughout all future generations.
*Historical context*: The Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat) has been maintained as a distinct religious and cultural identifier for over 3,000 years. Historians and theologians note that while many ancient rituals faded, the Sabbath remained a constant for the Jewish people through the Babylonian Exile, the Roman Diaspora, and modern history, fulfilling the prediction of its 'perpetual' and 'forever' nature.
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### When he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant, stone tablets, written with God's finger.
*Type*: fulfillment
*Summary*: Moses physically receives the two stone tablets of the law, fulfilling God's earlier promise to provide the written commandments.
*Historical context*: The 'Tablets of the Covenant' (or Ten Commandments) are central to the Mosaic Law. In [[Exod-24#v12|Exodus 24:12]], God explicitly told Moses to come up the mountain so He could give him the 'tablets of stone.' This verse in [[Exod|Exodus 31]] marks the completion of that specific promise.
*Related to*: [[Exod-24#v12|Exodus 24:12]]
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