15the husband must bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring an offering of two quarts of barley flour to be presented on her behalf. Do not mix it with olive oil or frankincense, for it is a jealousy offering—an offering to prove whether or not she is guilty.
A Trial, WWJD?
Was it a sin of the husbands jealousy or the wife’s adultery?
Remember there is no proof, just suspicion.
Was she guilty or innocent? God will judge the wife later in the chapter.
But what I find interesting is the husbands jealousy is stronger than his love for his wife.
Look at Joseph, concerning Mary and her pregnancy by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1: 19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
His love for her and his righteousness prevented him from publicly disgracing her.
My point with this commentary is, we need to try to have a righteous heart like Jesus.
Jesus’s heart was displayed many times in the NT, but the one that comes to mind is the attempted stoning of the woman caught in the act of adultery in John 8.
When you get jealous (not righteous like Gods jealousy) test yourself with this question:
WWJD? What would Jesus do?
Blessings
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