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Moses:
Where: Ju st like last week, this week's lesson takes place at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran (13:26),
The Lord addresses unintentional sin vs. deliberate sin (Numbers 15:22-36)
The Lord instructs Moses to have the people add tassels to their garments as reminders of the law
(Numbers 15:37-41)
II. Interpretation
What principles are illu strated in this passage? What wou ld you consider the theme of this passage?
What do we learn of God's character from this passage? Does this passage point u s toward or connect with Christ? If so,
how?
How important is it that both the Israelites and "foreigners living among you " were placed on a level playing field with each
other?
Discu ss u nintentional sin vs. deliberate sin. How does one "u nintentionally sin?" How is this different from the "popu lar
definition" of sin?
Do you think, based on this passage, that are people held accou ntable for sin they're u naware of? Does this reality have
implications for being "saved by grace throu gh faith?"
III. Application
Sin is u navoidable. This is the message of Scriptu re. There are some today who see the path to heaven as "being a good
person" or "doing enou gh good things." Yet the qu estions that follow are, "How mu ch is enou gh? How good mu st one be?
How many good things mu st a person do?" Perhaps the most important fu nction of the law (and by connection, the system of
sacrifice for forgiveness) was to illu minate man's depravity. Yet sin, as we are reminded of here, is possible even if the person
does not mean to sin. What an argu ment for total dependence u pon grace!!