Numbers 15:1

“The Lord spake unto Moses, etc.] After the murmurings of the Israelites by reason of the spies, (<041402>Numbers 14:2); and their being threatened with a consumption of them in the wilderness on that account, (<041412>Numbers 14:12); and their defeat at Hormah, (<041445>Numbers 14:45): and lest their posterity should be discouraged, and despair of ever enjoying the good land: saying; as follows.”

“THE LAW OF SUNDRY OFFERINGS. (Num. 15:1-41) The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel--Some infer from Num 15:23 that the date of this communication must be fixed towards the close of the wanderings in the wilderness; and, also, that all the sacrifices prescribed in the law were to be offered only after the settlement in Canaan.”

“The contents of the next five chapters must apparently be referred to the long period of wandering to which Numbers 14:33 the people were condemned. return to 'Top of Page'”

“15:1-41 Chapters 1–14 took place in a relatively short period of time, but ch 15 describes the beginning of a long period—the bulk of the forty years in the wilderness—about which relatively little is known, though there are references to events that took place during the wilderness wanderings (e.g., Deut 8:2-6; 29:5-6; Josh 5:4-8; Ezek 20:10-26; Amos 5:25-26; Acts 7:42-43). During this period, Moses continued to deliver legislation to govern Israelite society, especially for that day when survivors of the wilderness would finally enter the Promised Land. This chapter deals with three categories of legal matters. Presented in the middle of stories about a stubborn and disobedient Israel, Num…”

“It is very probable, that the transactions recorded in this and the four following chapters took place during the time the Israelites abode in Kadesh ( Deu 1:46). Numbers 15:2”

“Num 15:1-2 Regulations concerning Sacrifices. - Vv. 1-16. For the purpose of reviving the hopes of the new generation that was growing up, and directing their minds to the promised land, during the mournful and barren time when judgment was being executed upon the race that had been condemned, Jehovah communicated various laws through Moses concerning the presentation of sacrifices in the land that He would give them ( Num 15:1 and Num 15:2), whereby the former laws of sacrifice were supplemented and completed. The first of these laws had reference to the connection between meat-offerings and drink-offerings on the one hand, and burnt-offerings and slain-offerings on the other. Num 15:3-5 In…”