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While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
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A Case Study in Defiance
Commentators unanimously explain that this story is not random. It's a real-life example placed here to illustrate the "presumptuous sin" described in the preceding laws. The man's act was not seen as a minor mistake but as a deliberate and defiant violation of a clear command.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Moses mentions here, as is his custom (), the first open transgression and its punishment in order to exemplify the laws which he is laying down. T…
19th Century
Anglican
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness ... — It is better rendered, Now the children of Israel were in the wi…
16th Century
Protestant
And while the children of Israel. Since we do not know in what year or month this happened, it seemed best to follow the context of Moses.…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness According to Aben Ezra, in the wilderness of Sinai; for it i…
Those are to be considered presumptuous sinners who sin intentionally against God's will and glory. Sins committed in this way are extremely sinful…
