Is it possible that Moses got this one wrong?
Numbers
15:32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they
found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
15:33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses
and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
15:34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what
should be done to him.
15:35 And the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to
death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the
camp.
15:36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and
stoned him with stones, and he died; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Suvre: Moses got something wrong, or he wouldn't have been kept out of the promised land. I'm wondering if the two are related. If a religious/political leader told us to do something similar today, I would hope we would question his leadership. Jesus found himself in a similar situation, and he forgave the woman who was caught in adultery, and his words: "He that is without sin, let him cast the first stone" were a thinly veiled accusation of those who were asking for a harsh judgment. If God is the same "yesterday, today, and forever" it seems that Moses could have given a different twist on this.
Numbers
15:32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they
found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
15:33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses
and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
15:34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what
should be done to him.
15:35 And the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to
death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the
camp.
15:36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and
stoned him with stones, and he died; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Suvre: Moses got something wrong, or he wouldn't have been kept out of the promised land. I'm wondering if the two are related. If a religious/political leader told us to do something similar today, I would hope we would question his leadership. Jesus found himself in a similar situation, and he forgave the woman who was caught in adultery, and his words: "He that is without sin, let him cast the first stone" were a thinly veiled accusation of those who were asking for a harsh judgment. If God is the same "yesterday, today, and forever" it seems that Moses could have given a different twist on this.