22: Now, the Lord concerns about their intention (Num 15:22-41)

The Lord will surely forgive unintentional sins but punish deliberate sins. Such distinction has come after they failed in the previous chapter.

πŸ‘‰ Read Numbers 15:22-41

How many times does the Author clarify that their sins should be unintentional to be forgiven, according to verses 22-29?

 

“You must have (             ) law for the person who sins (                      ), both for the native-born among the Israelites and for the resident foreigners among them.

 

“But the person who acts defiantly, whether native-born or a resident foreigner, (                  ) the Lord. That person must be cut off from among his people. Because he has (                 ) the Lord’s message and has broken His commandment.”

 

“You must have this tassel so that you remember and obey the Lord’s commandments and so that you do not follow after your (                   ). Thus you will be (              ) to your God.”

 

Answers and Meditation

Nine

22, 24, 25 (two occurrences), 26, 27, 28 (two), 29

It is not easy to tell a sin could be unintentional, for, most times, we know we are sinning. Thus, there are two cases mentioned here as typical unintentional sins.

Verses 22-26 talk about a congregational sin for which many might not notice that some are sinning.

Verses 27-29 talk about a person defiled with ritually unclean objects.


One, unintentionally

Again, here, the Lord clarifies that He is concerned about their heart regardless of their birth origin. This is the change since their failure.

 

Insults, despised

This is the cause of intentional sins.

 

Own heart, holy

This is the first time in the Pentateuch that the Lord explicitly commands them not to follow their own hearts.

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