Becoming Offerers
Ex. 35:4-36:7
◊ A generous God—each one’s offering made possible through a
special Providence (35: 4-5a, 31)
▪ God provides resources (implied)
▪ God inspires gifted skills (v. 31)
▪ God instructs and shapes us into generous givers (vv. 4-5a)
◊ Generous hearts—each one’s offering of special resources
(35:5b-9, 20-24, 27-29; see also Ex. 25:1-9)
▪ The Lord’s call to community generosity (vv. 4-5a)
▪ Individuals’ response of generosity (v. 5b)
▪ The Lord’s list of needed generosity (v. 5c-9)
◦ expensive metals (v. 5c)
◦ threads, cloth and leather (v. 6-7a)
◦ acacia wood (v. 7b)
◦ oil, spices and incense (v. 8)
◦ gemstones (v. 9)
◊ Gifted hands—each one’s offering of special skills (35:10-19,
25-26, 30-36:2; see also Ex. 31:1-11)
▪ handcrafted Tabernacle materials and furnishings (vv. 10-19)
▪ skilled sewers (vv. 25-26)
▪ skilled craftsmen (vv. 30-36:2)
◊ Gifted hands overflowing through generous hearts (36:3-7)
Dr. Jim R. Coleman
