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IV. MOSES' SECOND MAJOR ADDRESS: AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAW chs. 5--26 >
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9. Laws arising from the ninth commandment 24:8-25:19 >
Leaders 24:8-9
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The reference to Miriam recalls her misrepresenting Moses and her punishment (Num. 12:1-15). The Israelites were to be careful to submit to the Levites if the Israelites contracted leprosy. Miriam had given false testimony against a Levite, Moses, and had contracted leprosy as a result.
