divine spirit

When Moses had the job of building a..

a house, or rather tent, here for the Lord

to live on Earth and be near every day

his people, the old Israelites ... assured

God for this job, to help (he said), “the Lord

has called by name Bezalel Uri's son,

the …..son of Hur, of Judah’s tribe; he scored

a filling with the Spirit of the One

who made the Earth and Heavens as a home,

for God and man to live together well,

he hovered, with his hopes and dreams (and moans),

he made it “very good”, and not like hell!

He made it good - with every kind of craft,

with skill, intelligence, and knowledge too,

devised artistic things, he was not daft,

in metals, precious stones (lapis lazu-

li), and in carving wood. Inspired to teach,

Him and Oholiab (of tribe of Dan,

son of Ahisamach), God filled them each

with skills of every kind of artisan

and skilled designer. That spirit sufficed,

- is now the one that God has given his

new people who are following his Christ.

It’s done this all before, it’s quite a whiz!

It’s not a spirit of timidity,

or fear (just look at Christ who 'mbodied it),

but power, loving creativity,

and discipline of self, thrown in to wit!

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Then Moses said to the Israelites: See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; 31 he has filled him with divine spirit,[a] with skill, intelligence, and knowledge in every kind of craft, 32 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 33 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, in every kind of craft. 34 And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. 35 He has filled them with skill to do every kind of work done by an artisan or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and in fine linen, or by a weaver—by any sort of artisan or skilled designer.  Exod 35:30-35

God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self discipline 2 Timothy 1:7, (PM Version)