31 Because he has adespised the word of the Lord, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his1 guilt shall be upon him.’ ”
Penalty for Violating the Sabbath
32 Now while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, athey found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
33 And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.
34 They put him aunder guard, because it had not been explained what should be done to him.
35 Then the Lord said to Moses, a“The man must surely be put to death; all the congregation shall bstone him with stones outside the camp.”
36 So, as the Lord commanded Moses, all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died.
Tassels on Garments
37 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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Commentaries:
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What Does Numbers 15:33 Mean?
Numbers 15:32-36
The conclusion is inescapable that the man who sinned here did so presumptuously. It was something of which he was well aware, and the sin was not forgiven. Instead, the death penalty was carried out.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Fourth Commandment (Part 4)
Related Topics: Administration of Death
| Breaking the Sabbath
| Death Penalty
| Fourth Commandment
| Presumptuous
| Presumptuous Sins
| Sin, Presumptuous
| The Fourth Commandment
| Willfully Sin
| Working on the Sabbath
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| << Numbers 15:32 | Numbers 15:34 >> |
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