And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

3Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.

4He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

5And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.

6And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.

7And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

8Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.

9And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.

10And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;

11And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)

12And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.

13And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

14Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

15And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

16And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.

17And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

18And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;

20Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

21And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

22Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.

23And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.

1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

2Command the children of Israel, that they bring vnto thee pure oyle Oliue, beaten, for the light, to cause the lampes to burne continually.

3Without the Uaile of the Testimonie, in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, shal Aaron order it from the euening vnto the morning, before the Lord continually: It shall be a Statute for euer in your generations.

4He shall order the lampes vpon the pure Candlesticke before the Lord continually.

5 And thou shalt take fine flowre, and bake twelue cakes thereof: two tenth deales shall be in one cake.

6And thou shalt set them in two rowes, sixe on a row vpon the pure Table, before the Lord.

7And thou shalt put pure frankincense vpon ech row, that it may bee on the bread for a memorial, euen an offering made by fire vnto the Lord.

8Euery Sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an euerlasting couenant.

9And it shall be Aarons and his sonnes, and they shall eate it in the holy place: for it is most holy vnto him, of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, by a perpetuall statute.

10 And the sonne of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this sonne of the Israelitish woman, and a man of Israel stroue together in the campe.

11And the Israelitish womans sonne blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed, and they brought him vnto Moses: and his mothers name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

12And they put him in ward, that the minde of the Lord might bee shewed them.

13And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

14Bring forth him that hath cursed, without the Campe, and let all that heard him, lay their hands vpon his head, and let all the Congregation stone him.

15And thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoeuer curseth his God, shall beare his sinne.

16And hee that blasphemeth the Name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the Congregation shall certainely stone him: Aswell the stranger, as he that is borne in the land, when he blasphemeth the Name of the Lord, shall be put to death.

17 And he that killeth any man, shall surely be put to death.

18And he that killeth a beast, shall make it good; beast for beast.

19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shal it be done to him:

20Breach, for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him againe.

21And hee that killeth a beast, hee shall restore it: and hee that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

22Ye shall haue one maner of law, aswell for the stranger, as for one of your owne countrey: for I am the Lord your God.

23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring foorth him that had cursed, out of the Campe, and stone him with stones: and the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.

 

II == Ex 27:20-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV == Ex 31:8 ; 39:37

 

V == Ex 25:30

 

VI == 1st Kings 7:48 ; 2nd Chr 4:19 ; 13:1 ; Heb 9:2

 

 

 

VIII == Num 4:7 ; 1st chr 9:32 ; 2nd Chr 2:4

 

 

IX == Ex 20:33 ; Lev 8:31 ; 1st Sam 21:6 ; Matt 12:4

 

 

 

 

 

XI == Ex 18:22 , 26 ; Lev 24:6 ; Isa 8:21

 

 

 

XII == Ex 18:15-16 ; Num 15:34 ; 27:5 ; 36:5-6

 

 

XIV == Deut 13:9 ; 17:7

 

 

XV == Lev 5:1 ; 20:17 ; Num 9:13

 

XVI == 1st Kings 21:10 , 13 ; Ps 74:10 , 18 ; Matt 12:31 ; 26:65-66 ; Mark 3:28 ; 14:64 ; James 2:7 ; 10:33 ; 19:7

 

XVII == Ex 21:12 Mt 5:21

 

 

XIX == Deut 19:21 ; Matt 5:38 ; 7:2

 

XX == Mt 5:38

 

 

XXI == Ex 21:33 ; Lev 24:17-18

 

XXII == Ex 12:49 ; Lev 19:34 ; Num 15:16

 

XXIII == Lev 24:14

 

1 The LORD said to Moses,

2 "Order the Israelites to bring you clear oil of crushed olives for the light, so that you may keep lamps burning regularly.

3 In the meeting tent, outside the veil that hangs in front of the commandments, Aaron shall set up the lamps to burn before the LORD regularly, from evening till morning. Thus, by a perpetual statute for you and your descendants,

4 the lamps shall be set up on the pure gold lampstand, to burn regularly before the LORD.

5 "You shall take fine flour and bake it into twelve cakes, using two tenths of an ephah of flour for each cake.

6 These you shall place in two piles, six in each pile, on the pure gold table before the LORD.

7 On each pile put some pure frankincense, which shall serve as an oblation to the LORD, a token offering for the bread.

8 Regularly on each sabbath day this bread shall be set out afresh before the LORD, offered on the part of the Israelites by an everlasting agreement.

9 It shall belong to Aaron and his sons, who must eat it in a sacred place, since, as something most sacred among the various oblations to the LORD, it is his by perpetual right."

10 Among the Israelites there was a man born of an Israelite mother (Shelomith, daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan) and an Egyptian father.

11 This man quarreled publicly with another Israelite and cursed and blasphemed the LORD'S name. So the people brought him to Moses,

12 who kept him in custody till a decision from the LORD should settle the case for them.

13 The LORD then said to Moses,

14 "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and when all who heard him have laid their hands on his head, let the whole community stone him.

15 Tell the Israelites: Anyone who curses his God shall bear the penalty of his sin;

16 whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD shall be put to death. The whole community shall stone him; alien and native alike must be put to death for blaspheming the LORD'S name.

17 "Whoever takes the life of any human being shall be put to death;

18 whoever takes the life of an animal shall make restitution of another animal. A life for a life!

19 Anyone who inflicts an injury on his neighbor shall receive the same in return.

20 Limb for limb, eye for eye, tooth for tooth! The same injury that a man gives another shall be inflicted on him in return.

21 Whoever slays an animal shall make restitution, but whoever slays a man shall be put to death.

22 You shall have but one rule, for alien and native alike. I, the LORD, am your God."

23 When Moses told this to the Israelites, they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him; they carried out the command that the LORD had given Moses.

v 1-4. This chapter is squeezed in between important chapters on the feasts and important chapters of laws of the land. Perhaps the Lord was showing that it was also important to keep the things of the Lord going properly no matter what the situation of the people. Other details on the candlestick had been given in Ex. 25:31-39; Ex. 37:17-24 and Ex. 40:24,25. This is a reminder of it’s prominent location, the oil to be pure from crushed olives, and the light was to shine continually (except traveling). It is important as a type of Christ the light of the world. 

 

 

v 5-9. The show bread was important in type as Christ the bread of life. As for the arrangement of the loaves, “Row” can mean either pile, or arranged as military ranks or rows. It says six “on” a row, not “in” a row, and the container of pure incense was to be “upon” each row. Play on words is not conclusive, but to me, we can rely upon the words of the old Rabbis. They report, and among them was Josephus, a priest who had been in the temple. Accordingly, the bread was in two piles and the dish of incense on top was burned on the altar of incense each Sabbath when the bread was replaced. It developed that four priests did the replacing, two carrying it in, and one at a time the other two carried off the old so that there was always some bread on the table, even on the road, Num. 4:7. Each loaf was of two omers totaled ten and two tenth pints, slightly more that can be placed in in a five quart ice cream pail. The five loaves David obtained from Ahimelech was quite a bit of bread. It was supposed to only be eaten by priests, but allowance was made for circumstances, just as Jesus harvested needed food on the Sabbath. The loaves were probably round and thicker than pancakes, although some infer they were nearly a cubit square, possibly scored so there was not only a loaf for each of the 12 tribes, but a section of each one for the 12 tribes. Three gold rods were placed between each loaf to keep them from molding, with only two place under the top loaf.

 

v 10-16. The mixed multitude caused discord and many problems among the Israelites. In this case, the young man’s mother was an Israelite, but his father was an Egyptian. Like many cases today, he apparently took after the bad example of his father, and when angry blasphemed God. This is a case Jethro allowed for when he suggested that hard cases be brought to Moses, Ex. 18:22. Because this was a mixed relationship, Moses inquired of the Lord and was told that all who heard it were to put their hands on the offender’s head. Then either a native or stranger in their midst was to be stoned to death by the congregation.

 

 

v 17-22. This reaffirms that a murderer was to be put to death, whether a native or stranger in their midst. All in the land were under equal protection or penalty of the law. However if a beast or other person were harmed, comparable (if not actual) restitution was to be made. Judgment was to be by a governing body, not individuals. Jesus does not criticize but offers a better plan than revenge in Matt. 5:38-42.

 

 

v 23. The blasphemer was executed outside the camp, so as not to pollute it.