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Numbers 15

Numbers 15 — Overview

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

In this chapter the children of Israel are instructed about the meat offerings and drink offerings, and the quantities of them, which were always to go along with their burnt offerings and peace offerings they should offer when they came into the land of Canaan, Nu 15:1; and they are told that the same laws and ordinances would be binding equally on them that were of the country, and on the strangers in it, Nu 15:13; and an order is given them to offer a cake of the first dough for an heave offering, Nu 15:17; and they are directed what sacrifices to offer for sins of ignorance, both of the congregation and particular persons, Nu 14:22; but as for presumptuous sinners, they were to be cut off, Nu 14:30; and an instance is recorded of stoning a sabbath breaker, Nu 14:32; and the chapter is concluded with a law for wearing fringes on the borders of their garments, the use of which is expressed, Nu 14:35.

Ver. 1. The Lord spake unto Moses,....

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