“And 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.”
Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did as the Lord commanded Moses. The brief narrative closer confirms the chapter's integration of narrative case and legal principle: the same compliance formula (the Israelites did as the Lord commanded Moses) that closes every major legal section also closes this chapter's case narrative. The divine command and the community's compliance are the covenant's narrative rhythm.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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