Why You Haven't Heard of Bezalel and Oholiab

In Exodus 31, Yahweh calls two artists to take the lead in constructing the Tabernacle--the Tent of Meeting in which the Israelites would worship Him.

The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to w...