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Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tent of Yahweh, dies: shall we perish all of us?
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From Pride to Terror
Commentators note the people's dramatic shift. Having just presumed they could approach God on their own terms, they now swing to the opposite extreme of despair, believing any nearness to the tabernacle means certain death. This shows how a wrong view of God's holiness can lead from presumption to terror.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A new section should begin with these verses. They are connected retrospectively with (Numbers 16:0); and form the immediate introducti…
19th Century
Anglican
And the children of Israel spoke to Moses... — The special manifestations of Divine power that the Israelites had witness…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Whoever comes anything near to the tabernacle of the Lord shall die They who before w…
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