Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:26
And he spoke unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
26. lest ye be swept away in all their sins ] Perhaps an allusion to the form of death which awaited them. In Num 16:21 ‘consume’ represents a different Heb. word.
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Show your dislike of them and their wicked ways by a speedy removal of your persons and tents from about them.
Touch nothing of theirs; because they and all that was theirs was under a curse, and therefore not to be touched. See Deu 13:16,17.
In all their sins; lest, being guilty of their sins, you perish together with them.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And he spake unto the congregation,…. To the people of Israel assembled together on this occasion: some, out of ill will to Moses and Aaron, inclining to the side of Korah and his accomplices, and some out of curiosity to see the issue of this affair
saying, depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men; these turbulent, seditious, and ill-designing men, disturbers of the commonwealth and church of Israel, enemies to the peace of its civil and ecclesiastic state: and when Moses desires the people to depart from their tents, he means not only that they would remove in person, and stand at a distance, but such who had their tents, and families, and substance near them, would take care to remove, lest they should be destroyed with them:
and touch nothing of theirs; not carry off anything belonging to them along with their own, being all devoted to destruction:
lest ye be consumed in all their sins; lest partaking of their sins they should of their plagues, and die in their sins, as they would, or for them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
26. Depart Voluntary association with sinners in order to save them is right, (Luk 15:2,) but where it is continued for other reasons it must be construed into sympathy with iniquity. See 2Ti 2:19. note.
Touch nothing of theirs They and all their possessions were under the ban, utterly devoted to destruction as accursed. Hence this prohibition, in order that the people by their standing aloof might solemnly protest against this wickedness and acknowledge the justice of the punishment inflicted on the rebels. See Lev 27:28; Jos 7:13-15, notes.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Num 16:26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
Ver. 26. Lest ye be consumed. ] See Num 16:24 , See Trapp on “ Rev 18:4 “ Hamath fares the worse for lying so near Damascus. Zec 9:2 St John sprang out of the bath, where he found Cerinthus the heretic.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
wicked. Hebrew. rash’a. App-41.
men. Hebrew pi of ‘ish or ‘enosh.
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I pray you: The rebels, with all that belonged to them, were, as an accursed thing, devoted to utter destruction – Lev 27:28, Lev 27:29. Jos 7:13-15, Jos 7:23-26. The people therefore were forbidden to touch anything belonging to them; that they might enter a solemn protest against their wickedness, acknowledge the justice of their punishment, and express their fear of being involved in it. Num 16:21-24, Gen 19:12-14, Deu 13:17, Isa 52:11, Mat 10:14, Act 8:20, Act 13:51, 2Co 6:17, 1Ti 5:22, Rev 18:4
Reciprocal: Gen 14:12 – who Gen 19:14 – Up Num 16:45 – Get you up Num 17:13 – consumed 1Sa 15:6 – depart 1Ki 13:9 – Eat no bread 2Ki 9:27 – Ahaziah Job 21:28 – dwelling places Psa 28:3 – Draw Pro 24:19 – Fret Jer 50:8 – out of the midst Jer 51:6 – be not Jer 51:45 – deliver Zec 2:7 – Deliver Luk 21:21 – and let them Act 5:5 – hearing 2Co 10:6 – in Eph 5:7 – General 1Jo 5:16 – There
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16:26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed {k} in all their sins.
(k) With them that have committed so many sins.