March 10, 2021
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Reading along with us in Numbers? Here’s today’s reading:
Numbers 15 (NIV)
Supplementary Offerings
1 The Lord said to Moses, 2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘After you enter the land I am giving you as a home 3 and you present to the Lord food offerings from the herd or the flock, as an aroma pleasing to the Lord—whether burnt offerings or sacrifices, for special vows or freewill offerings or festival offerings...Continue Reading
It is interesting to see the distinction God makes between intentional and unintentional sin but that both require atonement. They are both sins even though they did not require the same atonement there was a price to be paid for both. Many things we do with the best of intentions still lead us to sin….the slippery slope sin can be sometimes. God reminds us here that sin is sin regardless
Numbers 14 and 15
Numbers 15
Numbers 15
It is quite amazing the labor required for the atonement of sins back in the day.. It is understandable because the Holy Spirit was not yet given to them which is different for believers today..
It is interesting after the debacle, disbelief and disobedience of chapter 14, this chapter begins by talking about conduct they should have when they enter the land. God always provides a vision of hope for the future and it is a way to remind them in spite of the discipline on them, God will bring His people to this land. And yes, even unintentional sin needs to be addressed with sacrifice but there is a distinction between it and defiance. God can work with our willingness even when at times it is misguided. He cannot work with our unwillingness.
And the Lord cares about the sabbath and is willing to use this sabbath breaker as an object lesson. He is always looking to teach His people through good examples and bad ones too. And He also establishes many things amongst the Jews to remind them of Who He is and what His commands are. Tassels on garments would be one of them.
I looked up the words in blue letter Bible to find out the translation/definitions for “presumptuously” and “unintentionally”.
Presumptuously means “exalted”, I took a meaning from this that it wasn’t just willful, but actually sinning in pride and feeling that one is deliberately thinking of themselves as better for having done it.
Unintentionally is actually translated “in ignorance” in the KJV. I liked this translation better, just because it has the implication that you had absolutely no clue what you were doing, where as discerning intent might be more elusive. “I didn’t intend to sleep with my girlfriend, but…..”.
I have been noticing memorials a lot in God’s word from studying Numbers and Joshua. So many things that God sets up for us to remember: stones, ceremonies, days, blue fringe….
Numbers 14, 15
Numbers 15
32While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, 34and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. 35Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” 36So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses