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and those men said to him, We are unclean by reason of the dead body of a man: why are we kept back, that we may not offer the offering of Yahweh in its appointed season among the children of Israel?
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A Heart for Worship
Commentators note the men's admirable attitude. They weren't looking for an excuse to skip the Passover but were genuinely distressed at being excluded due to an unavoidable duty. Their question reveals a deep desire to worship God with the community, serving as a model for believers who should value participation in God's ordinances.
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19th Century
Anglican
An offering. —Better, the offering, or oblation.
Baptist
They were in a great difficulty. They were commanded to come to the Passover; they sinned if they did not come. But they had defiled themselves, ei…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And those men said to him To Moses, who was the chief magistrate, though Aaron was the high priest. Jarchi says, the…
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Presbyterian
God gave particular orders for the keeping of this Passover. From what appears, after this, they kept no Passover until they came to Canaan ([Refer…
