Wisehearted
Exodus 35 and 36 has a heart theme.
whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the Lord; gold, and silver, and brass [and other temple construction supplies]
And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the Lord hath commanded;
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up,
It continues like this. Willing hearted meaning what it sounds like, heart stirred up meaning the people who responded to the call, and wise hearted meaning high quality craftsman. One more reference to willing hearts, five more to wise hearts, and two more to hearts stirred up.
There is also a lone reference to a teaching heart:
And He hath put it in his heart that he may teach
I am interested in what we learn about what wisdom means from these verses. We want to talk about wisdom in religious terms, but there is such a thing as secular wisdom, and it is different from secular knowledge.
Bookslinger
May 4, 2022
I think the Lord speaks to the heart more than the mind.
He can’t seem to get through to those who are hard-hearted, e.g. Pharoah.
Momof6
May 5, 2022
That stood out to me, too. I especially took note of the term “wise-hearted” as it applied to women who had skill with spinning and weaving. As a fiber artist myself, that warmed the cockles of my heart.
“Wise-hearted” seems to be some kind of connection between having material skills and your willingness to use those talents to serve the Lord.
G.
May 6, 2022
These temple descriptions now read as celebrations of the workmen, the weavers, and the donors of materials. Very nice.
Bookslinger
May 6, 2022
In Ex 31:3-6, the Lord put the wisdom, knowledge, and skill in certain people.
3 __And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship__,
4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted __I have put wisdom__, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
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I am reminded of the Lord teaching surgeon Russell Nelson a new surgical procedure while operating on Spencer Kimball.