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In Number 15, God commanded the death of a man for picking up sticks on the Sabbath. What?? This feels way overkill for the common reader. Why would God command this? Can we really call God good for issuing a penalty so severe for something that seems... so insignificant?
I also did a video on Moses commanding the death of young ones. Check it out here: youtu.be/vkHOjyvp-Io
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WHY do I believe the Christian faith is true? Check out a few of these related videos...
–Why I believe in a Creator God: youtu.be/7yikYQ0N8gQ
–Why Jesus? Evidence for the Resurrection: youtu.be/rZSeuuFGcWE
–Reliability of the Gospels (A Series) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63PnHLfTz17wYqKa3TXq8G-uk
–Does Faith Contradict Reason: youtu.be/tKDUSlG32B4
0:00 The problem
0:26 Reading the Passage
1:21 Context
2:17 Numbers 15 in Context
3:32 It still seems too severe?
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In Number 15, God commanded the death of a man for picking up sticks on the Sabbath. What?? This feels way overkill for the common reader. Why would God command this? Can we really call God good for issuing a penalty so severe for something that seems... so insignificant?
I also did a video on Moses commanding the death of young ones. Check it out here: youtu.be/vkHOjyvp-Io
If you like what you saw, please support this channel by subscribing and dropping a comment. I'd love to hear from you! 🙂
WHY do I believe the Christian faith is true? Check out a few of these related videos...
–Why I believe in a Creator God: youtu.be/7yikYQ0N8gQ
–Why Jesus? Evidence for the Resurrection: youtu.be/rZSeuuFGcWE
–Reliability of the Gospels (A Series) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63PnHLfTz17wYqKa3TXq8G-uk
–Does Faith Contradict Reason: youtu.be/tKDUSlG32B4
0:00 The problem
0:26 Reading the Passage
1:21 Context
2:17 Numbers 15 in Context
3:32 It still seems too severe?
#apologetics #bookofnumbers #judgmentofgod #bibledifficulties
I serve as a speaker and author with Josh McDowell Ministry. To learn more or invite me to your event, visit josh.org/matthew
FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
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