Protecting Marital Faithfulness
Protecting Marital Faithfulness The Lord said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “Suppose a man’s wife goes astray, and she is unfaithful to her husband, and she has sex with another man, but neither her husband nor anyone else knows about it. She has defiled herself, even though there was no witness, and she was not caught in the act. If her husband becomes jealous, and is suspicious of his wife, and needs to know, whether or not, she has defiled herself, the husband must bring his wife, to the priest. He must also bring an offering, of two quarts of barley flour, to be presented, on her behalf. Do not mix it with olive oil or frankincense, for it is a jealousy offering—an offering to prove, whether or not she is guilty. “The priest will then present her, to stand trial, before the Lord. He must take some holy water, in a clay jar, and pour into it, dust, that he has taken, from the Tabernacle floor. ...