Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Exodus 35:30-35 and Luke 7:36-50 (NLT)

Exodus 35:30-35
Bezalel and Oholiab
30  Then Moses told the people of Israel, “The Lord has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
31  The Lord has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.
32  He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.
33  He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft.
34  And the Lord has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.
35  The Lord has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers.

Luke 7:36-50
Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

36  One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat.
37  When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. 
38  Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.
39  When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner!”
40  Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.”
“Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied.
41  Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other. 
42  But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that?”
43  Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.”
“That’s right,” Jesus said.
44  Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 
45  You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. 
46  You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume.
47  “I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” 
48  Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49  The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?”
50  And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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