Numbers 5-6
An Overview of Chapter 5
All those who are unclean must leave the camp so that the camp will remain clean.
When someone is guilty of sin they are to confess their sins and make full restitution plus 20% in addition to the offerings required. All restitution that cannot be accepted by the offended party or their family belongs to the priests.
The law of jealousy gives a jealous husband a test to see if his wife has been unfaithful. The jealous husband is to take his wife to the priest, and the priest will make her swear an oath that she has not been unfaithful. She will drink some dirty water, and according to the oath if she has been unfaithful then her belly will swell and her thighs will fall. If she has not been unfaithful then she will be innocent and the Lord will bless her by allowing her to conceive (which will still cause her belly to swell, but this time only temporarily).
An Overview of Chapter 6
From time to time men and women would make a Nazarite vow to dedicate themselves to the Lord. They were not allowed to drink anything that may make them drunk, they could not cut their hair, or go near a dead person.
If they did not fulfill their vow then they had to go outside the camp for seven days and on the eighth day they would bring a sin offering, a burnt offering and a guilt offering to the priest and start their vow over.
After the vow has been fulfilled the Nazarite will bring a burnt offering, a sin offering, a peace offering, a grain offering, and a drink offering to the priest. He will shave his head and his hair will be placed in the fire. His time of separation to God is fulfilled.
This chapter ends with this very famous blessing:
“The Lord bless you, and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine on you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance on you,
And give you peace.”
Reflection
When you encounter jealousy do you deal with it immediately by taking it to your High Priest Jesus Christ? How successful are you in keeping vows or promises to God? In what ways have you tried to set yourself apart for God’s use?
For Further Study
Nazarite vows: 1Samuel 1:11, Judges 13:4-5, Amos 2:11, Luke 1:15, Acts 18:18, Acts 21:17-26
All those who are unclean must leave the camp so that the camp will remain clean.
When someone is guilty of sin they are to confess their sins and make full restitution plus 20% in addition to the offerings required. All restitution that cannot be accepted by the offended party or their family belongs to the priests.
The law of jealousy gives a jealous husband a test to see if his wife has been unfaithful. The jealous husband is to take his wife to the priest, and the priest will make her swear an oath that she has not been unfaithful. She will drink some dirty water, and according to the oath if she has been unfaithful then her belly will swell and her thighs will fall. If she has not been unfaithful then she will be innocent and the Lord will bless her by allowing her to conceive (which will still cause her belly to swell, but this time only temporarily).
An Overview of Chapter 6
From time to time men and women would make a Nazarite vow to dedicate themselves to the Lord. They were not allowed to drink anything that may make them drunk, they could not cut their hair, or go near a dead person.
If they did not fulfill their vow then they had to go outside the camp for seven days and on the eighth day they would bring a sin offering, a burnt offering and a guilt offering to the priest and start their vow over.
After the vow has been fulfilled the Nazarite will bring a burnt offering, a sin offering, a peace offering, a grain offering, and a drink offering to the priest. He will shave his head and his hair will be placed in the fire. His time of separation to God is fulfilled.
This chapter ends with this very famous blessing:
The Lord make His face shine on you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance on you,
And give you peace.”
Reflection
When you encounter jealousy do you deal with it immediately by taking it to your High Priest Jesus Christ? How successful are you in keeping vows or promises to God? In what ways have you tried to set yourself apart for God’s use?
For Further Study
Nazarite vows: 1Samuel 1:11, Judges 13:4-5, Amos 2:11, Luke 1:15, Acts 18:18, Acts 21:17-26
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