1 Tawarikh 28:3

28:3 But God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple to honor me, ¹  for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.’

Bilangan 31:20

31:20 You must purify each garment and everything that is made of skin, everything made of goat’s hair, and everything made of wood.” ² 

Bilangan 31:24

31:24 You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you will be ceremonially clean, and afterward you may enter the camp.’”

Bilangan 31:1

The Midianite War

31:1 ³ The Lord spoke to Moses:

Kisah Para Rasul 5:3

5:3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled ⁴  your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of ⁵  the land?

[28:3]  ¹ tn Heb “for my name.”

[31:20]  ² sn These verses are a reminder that taking a life, even if justified through holy war, still separates one from the holiness of God. It is part of the violation of the fallen world, and only through the ritual of purification can one be once again made fit for the presence of the Lord.

[31:1]  ³ sn This lengthy chapter records the mobilization of the troops (vv. 1-5), the war itself (vv. 6-13), the death of the captive women (vv. 14-18), the purification of the nations (vv. 19-24), and the distribution of the spoils (vv. 25-54). For more detail, see G. W. Coats, “Moses in Midian,” JBL 92 (1973): 3-10; and W. J. Dumbrell, “Midian – a Land or a League?” VT 25 (1975): 323-37.

[5:3]  ⁴ sn This is a good example of the Greek verb fill (πληρόω, plhrow) meaning “to exercise control over someone’s thought and action” (cf. Eph 5:18).

[5:3]  ⁵ tn The words “from the sale of” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to clarify the meaning, since the phrase “proceeds from the land” could possibly be understood as crops rather than money from the sale.