Numbers 5:25 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the altar:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then the priest will take the jealousy offering from the woman's hands, wave it before the LORD, and place it on the altar.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The priest is performing a ritual ceremony by taking the woman's offering, presenting it to God, and placing it on the altar as part of the jealousy trial.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the ancient Israelite ritual for testing a wife suspected of adultery, known as the trial of jealousy or bitter water ordeal. The offering mentioned was typically made of barley flour and was brought by the accused woman. This was a formal religious procedure conducted by priests to determine guilt or innocence when a husband suspected his wife of unfaithfulness but had no proof.

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Then the husband must bring his wife to the priest, along with her required offering of about two quarts of barley flour. He must not pour oil on it or add frankincense to it, because this is a jealousy offering—a memorial offering that brings wrongdoing into the open.

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The priest will have the woman stand before the LORD and uncover her head. He'll place the memorial offering in her hands - this is the jealousy offering. The priest will hold in his hand the bitter water that brings a curse.

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