32While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation, 34and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.
35And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”
36So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Gathering Wood 🪵
We heat with wood so I can relate with the wood 🪵 gatherer. We locate dead or dying trees, cut them down, cut into rounds, split and stack in the woodshed. I’m sure we done it on the sabbath and if we were under the OT law we would have been stoned. Remember, the Pharisees wanted to put Jesus to death for healing on the sabbath!
“It seems likely that the following story of the sabbath breaker illustrates what sinning with a high hand means.” (Wenham)
Have you ever sinned with a high hand?
I’m guilty!
Blessings
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