4When the people heard these bad tidings, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry. 5For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”
6So the Israelites stripped themselves of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.
They went into mourning because?
Think about that for a minute. When Moses was atop the mountain with the Lord they strayed from the Lord and when the Lord says, “If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you.”, they mourn!
Could their sense of mourning be because the Lord considered destroying them or because He was going to leave them?
”So the Israelites stripped themselves of their jewelry”
What does the Bible say about wearing jewelry?
Searching the subject I found this article from gotquestions.org
The Lord looks at our inward beauty of the heart, people judge by outward appearance and beauty.
Excessive jewelry indicates a heart issue which is why the Lord said,
“Now take off your jewelry”.
Pray for the Lord to help us look toward the inward beauty of people, not outward appearance and beauty.
Blessings, David
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