“And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:”
In addition to the ram of atonement wherewith atonement is made for him — the restitution money is accompanied by a guilt offering (ram), indicating that both material and ritual compensation are required for covenant restoration. The dual compensation (material + sacrificial) addresses both the human wrong and the divine offense involved in covenant transgression.
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