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But if Yahweh make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain to them, and they go down alive into Sheol; then you shall understand that these men have despised Yahweh.
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A 'New Creation' of Judgment
Commentators explain that the phrase 'make a new thing' literally means 'create a creation.' Moses was asking God to perform a completely unprecedented act of judgment. The goal was not just to punish the rebels but to do so in a miraculous way that had never been seen before, demonstrating God's supreme power and leaving no room for doubt.
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19th Century
Anglican
Make a new thing.— Literally, create a creation — that is, do something until now unknown.
Into the pit.—
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But if the Lord make a new thing Or "create a creation", or "creature" F19 , what never was before, or pu…
Presbyterian
The seventy elders of Israel attend Moses. It is our duty to do what we can to uphold and support lawful authority when it is opposed. And those wh…
