Numbers 15:41

Translations

Modern

I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”

Traditional

I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord your God.

Literal

I am YHWH your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I am YHWH your God.”

Latin

Ego Dominus Deus vester, qui eduxi vos de terra Ægypti, ut essem Deus vester.

Original

Hebrew

English

I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”

Notes

Numbers 15:37–41

If the Hebrews had remembered their special relationship with the Lord, they might have avoided the problems in Numbers. The tassels reminded Israel of their unique bond with a holy God and his expectations. He had freed his people from Egypt. Consistent with his call to a covenant relationship, he expected them to observe the law (see Deuteronomy 6:6–9; Matthew 9:20; 14:36; 23:5).
The color blue was a sign of royalty, which means kingship or rule. It also reminded the people of God’s holiness.

Numbers 15:1–41

Chapters 1–14 cover a short time period, but chapter 15 marks the start of a long period. This is the main part of the forty years in the wilderness, about which little is known. There are references to events during this time (for example, Deuteronomy 8:2–6; 29:5–6; Joshua 5:4–8; Ezekiel 20:10–26; Amos 5:25–26; Acts 7:42–43).

During this period, Moses continued to give laws to guide Israel’s life as a nation. These laws would be especially important in the future. They were meant for the day when the people who survived the wilderness would enter the promised land.

This chapter addresses three main types of laws. Numbers 15 is in the middle of stories about a stubborn and disobedient Israel. It offers hope that the promised land still waited for the next generation of Israel’s people.

Related verses

1 Peter 2:9–10
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Jeremiah 32:37–41
I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety.
Hebrews 11:16
Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
Ezekiel 36:25–27
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
Psalm 105:45
…that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
Leviticus 25:38
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
Jeremiah 31:31–33
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
Leviticus 22:33
…who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.”

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Judaism Numbers, Book of Synagogue Wilderness Wanderings

Topics

Fringes: Prescribed for the Vesture Worn by the Israelites God: Love of, Exemplified

Numbers 15:41

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