“And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.”
They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen — the work of skilled hands. The hammering of gold into thin sheets cut into strands and woven with colored yarns is the specific technique for incorporating gold into fabric. The gold strands woven through the colored yarns create a shimmering garment that reflects the lampstand's light as the high priest moves through the Holy Place. The skilled hands that accomplish this — the most technically demanding textile work in the construction — are the hands that received the Spirit's gift of all kinds of skills.
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