Numbers 15:32

Law Concerning Presumptuous Sin

30 ^a‘But the person who does anything¹ presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one² brings reproach on the Lord, and he shall be³ cut off from among his people.

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.

Commentaries:

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What Does Numbers 15:32 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
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