Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Numbers 5:17

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Numbers 5:17 - 5:17

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Numbers 5:17 - 5:17

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5:1 - 5:1
5:2 - 5:2
5:5 - 5:5
5:6 - 5:6
5:9 - 5:9
5:11 - 5:11
5:12 - 5:12
5:17 - 5:17
5:21 - 5:21
5:22 - 5:22
5:23 - 5:23
5:29 - 5:29

the priest shall take holy water - Water from the laver, which was to be mixed with dust - an emblem of vileness and misery (Gen 3:14; Psa 22:15).

in an earthen vessel - This fragile ware was chosen because, after being used, it was broken in pieces (Lev 6:28; Lev 11:33). All the circumstances of this awful ceremony - her being placed with her face toward the ark - her uncovered head, a sign of her being deprived of the protection of her husband (1Co 11:7) - the bitter potion being put into her hands preparatory to an appeal to God - the solemn adjuration of the priest (Num 5:19-22), all were calculated in no common degree to excite and appall the imagination of a person conscious of guilt.