Jealousy Before Judgment

Why the Adultery Test Was About Restraint, Not Suspicion

By: Mike Mazzalongo     Posted: Fri. Apr 17th
Discussion Questions
  1. How does understanding the social setting of Israel change the way we read Numbers 5?
  2. In what ways does this law limit male authority rather than reinforce it?
  3. How does the principle of surrendering judgment to God apply to modern church conflicts?
Sources
  • Wenham, Gordon J., Numbers: An Introduction and Commentary, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
  • Milgrom, Jacob, Numbers, JPS Torah Commentary
  • Walton, John H., Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
  • ChatGPT, collaborative theological analysis with Mike Mazzalongo, 2026
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