Verses 14-18
This incident, as the others in which Israel departed from God, shows the inveterate sinfulness of humans even when God blesses us greatly. It also demonstrates the holiness of God, the seriousness of sin in that it destroys fellowship with God, and the necessity of atonement by blood to restore sinners to fellowship with God.
"This chapter is a pivotal section in the theology of the Torah." [Note: Allen, "Numbers," p. 922.]
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