Skilled workers and artisans. God is sometimes compared to a master craftsman in his work of creation. Scripture also identifies God as the giver of talent and ability to certain individuals, in particular those employed in the construction of the tabernacle and the temple.

Proverbs 3:19-20

God the Creator seen as a master craftsman

See also

Genesis 1:1-31
Job 38:4-38
Job 38:39-39:30

inanimate creation

Proverbs 8:22-31

animate creation

Exodus 31:1-11

Craftsmen employed in the construction of the tabernacle and its furnishings

See also

Exodus 26:1,31; 28:6-8,15; 35:30-36:3,8-38:11; 39:1-3
1 Kings 7:13-45

Craftsmen employed in the construction of the temple and its furnishings

See also

pp 2Ch 4:2-6

1 Kings 5:17-18

pp 2Ch 4:10-16

1 Chronicles 22:14-16; 29:3-5
2 Chronicles 2:5-7,13-14
Isaiah 40:19-20

Craftsmen employed in the manufacture of idols

See also

Isaiah 41:5-7; 44:9-20
Jeremiah 10:3-10
Hosea 8:4-6; 13:2
Acts 19:23-41
2 Samuel 5:11

Carpenters

See also

2 Chronicles 24:12

pp 1Ch 14:1

Isaiah 44:13
Ezekiel 27:9
Matthew 13:55

pp Mk 6:3

Exodus 28:11

Gem cutters

2 Chronicles 24:12

Masons

See also

1 Chronicles 22:14-16
Ezra 3:7
Isaiah 46:6

Goldsmiths

See also

Nehemiah 3:31-32
Jeremiah 51:17
Proverbs 25:4

Silversmiths

See also

Judges 17:4
Acts 19:24
Romans 9:21

Potters

See also

1 Chronicles 4:23
Isaiah 64:8
Jeremiah 18:2-4
Exodus 35:35

Weavers and embroiderers

See also

Skilled craftsmen

Exodus 26:1,31; 28:6,15; 39:22,27
Isaiah 19:9-10; 38:12
Job 7:6

A weaver's shuttle

1 Chronicles 20:5

See also

A weaver's rod

1 Samuel 17:7
2 Samuel 21:19
1 Chronicles 11:23
2 Kings 24:10-17

Craftsmen taken into exile

See also

Isaiah 3:1-3
Jeremiah 24:1; 29:2; 52:12-16
1 Chronicles 4:14

Craftsmen in place-names

See also

Nehemiah 11:31-35
Proverbs 8:22-31

Metaphorical references to craftsmen

See also

Isaiah 41:25; 64:8
Jeremiah 18:6
Zechariah 1:20-21
1 Corinthians 3:10

See also

1325 God, the Creator
4040 beauty
4345 metalworkers
5211 art
5212 arts and crafts
5248 cart
5403 masons
5445 potters & pottery
5531 skill
7459 tabernacle, in OT
7467 temple, Solomon's
8768 idolatry