Exodus 35:26All the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats' hair.
The setting
Desert camp, ~1440 BC. Women feel an inner stirring as they handle coarse goat hair, knowing this rough material will become part of God's holy tent...
The emotion here: amazement at witnessing divine motivation in ordinary people
The original word
nasa (נשא) — lifted up, stirred, moved by divine impulse
Why it matters
Goat hair was waterproof and formed the outer protective covering of the tabernacle
Read with care
What most readers miss in Exodus 35:26
Goat hair was the 'humble' material — God stirred hearts to work with the ordinary, not just the precious
Common misconceptionPeople think this means any emotional feeling, but 'heart stirred in wisdom' means God giving both motivation AND the skill to accomplish His purposes.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Exodus 35:26
Bible Genome reading
Exodus 35:26 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Exodus 35:26 comes from the book of Exodus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include wisdom stirring, skilled labor. Notable phrases: heart stirred them up in wisdom.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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