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Texts -- Numbers 5:1-6 (NET)

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Separation of the Unclean
5:1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses : 5:2 “Command the Israelites to expel from the camp every leper , everyone who has a discharge , and whoever becomes defiled by a corpse . 5:3 You must expel both men and women ; you must put them outside the camp , so that they will not defile their camps , among which I live .” 5:4 So the Israelites did so, and expelled them outside the camp . As the Lord had spoken to Moses , so the Israelites did .
Restitution for Sin
5:5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses : 5:6 “Tell the Israelites , ‘When a man or a woman commits any sin that people commit , thereby breaking faith with the Lord , and that person is found guilty ,

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  • To formulate a statement that summarizes the teaching of this book it will be helpful to identify some of the major revelations in Numbers. These constitute the unique values of the book.The first major value of Numbers is th...
  • I. Experiences of the older generation in the wilderness chs. 1-25A. Preparations for entering the Promised Land from the south chs. 1-101. The first census and the organization of the people chs. 1-42. Commands and rituals t...
  • To emphasize the importance of maintaining proper interpersonal relationships within the camp Moses repeated the law concerning the restitution of and compensation for a trespass against one's neighbor here (cf. Lev. 5:14-6:7...
  • A discussion of divorce and remarriage fits into this context because they both involve respect for the rights of others. The first of the two situations Moses dealt with in this section concerns a married, divorced, and rema...
  • Matthew evidently included this instruction because the marriage relationships of His disciples were important factors in their effective ministries. Jesus clarified God's will for His disciples that was different from the co...
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