민수기 Chapter 5

Translation: ESV

1

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Key Message

A community where God's presence dwells must maintain holiness; specific regulations are needed for this purpose.

Chapter 5 deals with regulations for the purity of the camp.

Chapter 5 deals with regulations for the purity of the camp. It includes laws for sending out the unclean, restitution for sin, and the law concerning a woman suspected of adultery. These regulations emphasize that holiness must be maintained within the community of Israel.

2

"Command the people of Israel that they put out of the camp everyone who is leprous or has a discharge and everyone who is unclean through contact with the dead.

Key Message

God's holy community does not allow uncleanness to remain; maintaining purity is an essential condition for life in the presence of God.

This is the command to send outside the camp three categories of unclean persons: those with serious skin diseases, those with bodily discharges, and those made unclean by contact with a corpse.

6

"Speak to the people of Israel, When a man or woman commits any of the sins that people commit by breaking faith with the LORD, and that person realizes his guilt,

Key Message

Every sin against a neighbor is simultaneously sin against God; true reconciliation requires both repentance before God and restitution to the neighbor.

The restitution regulation begins with the expression 'by breaking faith with the LORD.