See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. Bezalel is named by God before he is introduced to Moses — the appointment is divine before it is human. Hur was the man who helped hold up Moses' arms at Rephidim (Exodus 17:12); the grandson of the man who sustained the intercessor will now build the sanctuary. The generations are connected: the work at Rephidim and the work at Sinai are part of the same covenant story, carried forward in the same family line. God's callings are consistent across generations.

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