Then the Lord said to Moses. After chapters of detailed tabernacle specifications, God now names the people who will execute them. The transition from blueprint to builder is itself a divine act: the one who designed the tabernacle also designates the craftsman to build it. Acts 17:25 says God is not served by human hands as if he needed anything — yet here He commands the construction of a sanctuary and names the craftsmen to build it. The paradox of the omnipresent God requesting a dwelling place is resolved in the incarnation: God who needs nothing chooses to dwell with those He made.

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