Read: Numbers 5-6
They were commanded to put out of the camp lepers, people with running issues, and people defiled by the dead. To “put out of the camp”means to put away or put out of your lifestyle. We talked about how leprosy is a sin of the flesh so we are to put away sins of the flesh. Having a running issue has to do with having a contagious addiction. We are to have the fruit of self-control. Being defiled by the dead caused the people to be unclean. Dead things have to do with demonic activity that leads to death. We are to choose life and things that pertain to life.
The test to see if a woman was faithful or not should teach us that there is no such thing as hidden sin. It will be found out. We might not do the same test but God has His way of exposing the truth. Notice that the punishment for adultery was that her stomach swell like she’s pregnant only there is no baby. I wonder if this has to do with miscarriages. I’m certainly not saying that miscarriages are the result of adultery because I know that is not the case today, but I wonder if that was the way the punishment manifested in the Old Testament.
In chapter 6 we learn of the law of the Nazarite. Nazarite means “set apart”. All Christians are set apart unto God. We choose how closely we walk with God and it depends on our level of belief and trust, not on outward signs of holiness. If we have given our lives to the Lord then we should continue to walk in our love for Him.
Lord, may You lift up our countenance upon You and give us peace.
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