[1] Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. - Exd 37:1 ESV
In the Shadow of God. That's what his name means. The man who made the Ark of the Covenant. Can you imagine having Moses come to you and ask if you could build it?
Moses: Is this the tent of Bezalel? Moses and Aaron here. Would you be willing to make a box where the presence of God will dwell?
Bezalel: Ummmmmm.
Moses: I have the blue prints here. If you can take a look, I'd be grateful.
Bezalel: Ummmmmm.
Moses: You are a craftsman in wood and metal and such, correct?
Bezalel: Ummmmmm, yes sir.
We smile thinking about what that conversation might have been like. :)
What a wonderful name. The word "shadow" implies protection.
[1] He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. - Psa 91:1 ESV
This is a promise for all who dwell with God. Jesus invites us to the shelter of God through his substitutionary sacrifice.
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