And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness [with another] instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:
Ver. 19. Causeth the curse.] The divine justice caused it; the water discovered it.
The trial of jealousy. Since the crime of adultery is especially defiling and destructive of the very foundations of social order, the whole subject is dealt with at a length proportionate to its impo...
4. THE SANCTIFICATION OF THE CAMP AND THE NAZARITE CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Concerning the leper, the issue and defilement of the dead (Numbers 5:1)_ 2. Concerning restitution (Numbers 5:5) 3. Concerning th...
AN ORDEAL IN CASES OF JEALOUSY. A married woman suspected of unfaithfulness is, in the absence of evidence, to be subjected to an ordeal by being made to drink holy water with which dust from the floo...
_being under thy husband_ i.e. under his authority; cf. Ezekiel 23:5 -when she was mine" (R.V.), lit. -under me....
The Ordeal of Jealousy. Though in its present form a late priestly composition this section is evidently based upon very ancient material. Its contents find no parallel in the other Pentateuchal code...
THE PRIEST SHALL CHARGE HER BY AN OATH, &C.— These two verses, and the two following, contain a species or formula of summons or adjuration, which the priest tendered to the person accused: a form, wh...
C. THE ORDEAL OF JEALOUSY vv. 11-31 TEXT Numbers 5:11. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespas...
_AND THE PRIEST SHALL CHARGE HER BY AN OATH, AND SAY UNTO THE WOMAN, IF NO MAN HAVE LAIN WITH THEE, AND IF THOU HAST NOT GONE ASIDE TO UNCLEANNESS WITH ANOTHER INSTEAD OF THY HUSBAND, BE THOU FREE FRO...
5:19 husband, (a-35) Or 'if thou being under thy husband hast not gone astray in uncleanness.'...
VARIOUS CEREMONIAL LAWS 1-4. On the seclusion of lepers and unclean persons, see Leviticus 13-15. 5-10. On the law of restitution, see Leviticus 5:14 to Leviticus 6:7, to which the present passage is...
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 5 *UNCLEAN PEOPLE – NUMBERS 5:1-4 V1 The *LORD spoke to Moses. V2-3 He told Moses to speak to the *Israeli
וְ הִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ אֹתָ֜הּ הַ כֹּהֵ֗ן וְ אָמַ֤ר
DEFILEMENT AND PURGATION Numbers 5:1 THE separation of Israel as a people belonging to Jehovah proceeded on ideas of holiness which excluded from privilege many of the Hebrews themselves. The law did...
3. THE WATER OF JEALOUSY Numbers 5:11. The long and remarkable statute regarding the water of jealousy seems to have been interposed to prevent, by means of an ordeal, that cruel practice of perempto...
This section is devoted to arrangements emphasizing the necessity for the purity of the camp on the eve of the coming of the people into the land. All that were unclean were put outside the camp This...
_Adjure. The woman was put to her oath. (Josephus) (Haydock)_...
These verses contain a very circumstantial account, of the law of jealousy. The process of trial is very solemn and awful; and the event, suited to the nature of the dispensation, under which the chur...
It is impossible to look at this book ever so cursorily without feeling the difference of the atmosphere from that of Leviticus. And this is so much the more striking because it cannot be fairly doubt...
Let us pursue the study of the book. Chapter 5 presents three things, in connection with the purity of the camp, looked at as the dwelling-place of God, and in connection with our pilgrim passage thro...
AND THE PRIEST SHALL CHARGE HER BY AN OATH,.... Or give her her oath: AND SAY UNTO THE WOMAN, IF NO MAN HATH LAIN WITH THEE: besides her husband: AND THOU HAST NOT GONE ASIDE TO UNCLEANNESS [WITH AN...
1 The vncleane are remoued out of the campe. 5 Restitution is to be made in trespasses. 11 The triall of Iealousie. 1 AND the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying, 2 Commaund the children of Israel, that...
THE TRIAL OF JEALOUSY...
and the priest shall charge her by an oath and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, literally, "if tho...
DEFILEMENT CALLING FOR ISOLATION (vs.1-4) The principle of 1 Corinthians 5:6, "a little leaven leavens the whole lump" was just as true in the Old Testament as in the new. However, the defilement ofN...
WITH ANOTHER INSTEAD OF THY HUSBAND: Or, being in the power of thy husband. _Heb._ under thy husband...
11-31 This law would make the women of Israel watch against giving cause for suspicion. On the other hand, it would hinder the cruel treatment such suspicions might occasion. It would also hinder the...
CHARGE HER BY AN OATH, to answer truly to his question, or to declare by oath whether she be guilty or no, and after such oath shall say as follows. IF NO MAN, to wit, except thy husband, as is manife...
''And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead: both male an...
Numbers 5:19 priest H3548 oath H7650 (H8689) say H559 (H8804) woman H802 man H376 lain H7901 ...
THE PRIEST NOW CHARGES HER WITH AN OATH TO SPEAK TRULY (NUMBERS 5:19). Numbers 5:19 ‘And the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say to the woman, If no man has lain with you, and if you have...
CONTENTS: Defilement of the camp. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: The purity of the church must be as carefully guarded as the order of it and it is for the edification of it that those who are...
Numbers 5:2. _Defiled by the dead._ They were unclean seven days. The whole of Shem's race in India, keep this custom to the present day. Numbers 5:6. _Any sin that men commit;_ through ignorance, or...
_If any man’s wife go aside._ THE TRIAL OF THE SUSPECTED WIFE I. Confidence in conjugal relations is of great importance. “Suspicion,” says Bp. Babington, “is the cut-throat and poison of all love a...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 5:11 The ritual described here is designed to distinguish between actual adultery (vv. Numbers 5:12) and unwarranted suspicion (v....
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 5:1__ The concept of uncleanness is important in the Bible, and it is not what most people assume the term means (for a discussion of the term, see Introduction to Leviticus; s...
THE EXCLUSION OF THE UNCLEAN (_Numbers 5:1_) “Now that the nation was regularly organised, the sacred tribe dedicated, and the sanctuary with the tokens of God’s more immediate Presence provided with...
EXPOSITION THE TRIAL OF JEALOUSY (Numbers 5:11-4). NUMBERS 5:12 IF ANY MAN'S WIFE … COMMIT A TRESPASS AGAINST HIM. The adultery of the wife is here regarded only from a social point of vie
Now in chapter five they are told to cleanse the camp by putting out every leper and those that have any kind of an issue from their body, who is and those that have been defied, defiled by touching a...
Matthew 26:63; Romans 7:2...
By an oath — To answer truly to his question, or to declare whether she be guilty or no, and after such oath shall say as follows....
Doesn’t the Bible condone a superstition here? PROBLEM: Paul condemns “old wives’ fables” (1 Timothy 4:7). But, Moses here commands the practice of a superstition that has no basis in science. The acc...