Exodus 35-36; Psalm 23; Acts 10

Exodus 35
1-3 - Sabbath Regulations

4-19 - Enumeration of all that would have to be crafted for the tabernacle

20-29 - And the people responded. Indication that even in the Old Testament, gifts were given out of gratitude, not compulsion

• "whose heart was stirred"
• "whose spirit was willing"
• "both men and women"
• "of a willing heart"
• Everyone who possessed blue or purple; could offer silver or bronze; possessed acacia wood
• All the skillful women
• All whose hearts made them willing

30-35 - Moses introduces Bezalel and Oholiah as major craftsmen chosen and gifted by God. (See 31:1-11)

Exodus 36 - The Israelites are too generous.

• 1-7 - Bezalel & Oholiah receive freewill offerings.
• v. 5 - "The people are bringing much more than enough!"
• v. 6 - Moses to people: No more offerings! "So the people were restrained from bringing."
• 8-38 - Construction of tabernacle - according to God's pattern as given to Moses on the mountain

Psalm 23
Verse of note: v. 6 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD my whole life long."

Acts 10 - Peter & Cornelius
Cornelius:

• Prayed constantly
• Obeyed immediately

Peter:

• Was praying when he fell into the trance
• Objected to the command at first
• After command was repeated 3 times, he was still puzzled
• Immediately obeys the command to go down to meet Cornelius's men and invites these Gentiles in

Cornelius:

• Knew Peter would come
• Had gathered friends and family
• Fell at Peter's feet

Peter:

• Makes Cornelius rise - "I am only a man."
• Cites the illegal nature of the meeting
• Preaches to the Gentiles for the first time: Jesus' baptism; signs he performed; his death, resurrection, and ordination as judge of the living and the dead
• After Gentiles receive the Holy Spirit, Peter commands them to be baptized
• Stays several days with these Gentiles