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They didn’t know what should be done to him
So they brought him unto Moses, and awaited orders for his punishment
The Lord spoke to Moses alone
Saying the man must die, he must be stoned 1
So they took him outside each with a rock in their hand
Where they planned to throw stones till he dropped in the sand
The man was visibly shaken terror poured over his face
Apprehensive in his steps knowing the course of his fate
The assembly stopped, got in position
The first stone was thrown, but did not hit him
The second one followed fast, it was quick and swift
And didn’t miss in fact the blast dropped him as it kissed his lips
He shrieked collapsing in pain
As the entourage of rocks battered his face
Bathing in blood, dead as more landed
The morally righteous, did as the Lord commanded
If God is love
What’s the purpose of this punishment?
Where’s the love in this?
His life was spent, on the price of sticks
And I wonder did this man have a wife and kids?
Was he trying to keep his family warm?
Was he even Jewish? Did he know he broke commandment IV?
Thou shalt not work upon this day of rest
I guess stoning a man to death isn’t really considered work
And did he die in vein? When Jesus finally came
It seemed that God’s mind had kind of changed
Some things seem to contradict
Like God’s edict for death by stoning as the consequence
With what Jesus said, to a crowd of men
He said to throw the first stone if you’re without sin 2
Which is awfully strange
When you consider that he said the law’s not to change 3
You’ll be considered least if you break the least of these commandments 4
But Jesus also worked upon the Sabbath 5
If God is love
What’s the purpose of this punishment?
Where’s the love in this?
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from Truth Before Comfort,
released September 13, 2013
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01. Numbers 15:35 – “Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” So they took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses.’”
02. John 8:7 – “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
03. Matthew 5:18 – “For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.”
04. Matthew 5:19 – “Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven…”
05. Matthew 12:10, Mark 3:2, John 9:14: Jesus worked on the Sabbath.
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