Becoming Offerers (Ex. 35:4-36:7)

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 ...