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NASB | 1 Samuel 14:33 Then they told Saul, saying, "Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD by eating with the blood." And he said, "You have acted treacherously; roll a great stone to me today." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 14:33 Then Saul was told, "Look, the people are sinning against the LORD by eating [the meat] with the blood." And he said, "You have violated [the Law] and acted treacherously; roll a large stone to me today." [Lev 7:26, 27] |
Subject: 1Sam14:33Why did they roll a large stone |
Bible Note: Saul may not have sinned when he put the people "under oath" not to eat till evening but he at least acted foolishly. His son, unaware of the oath, broke it. The people being weary finally did sin by eating meat with blood (Gen 9:4). Saul stops the sinning by having a stone set up for proper slaughtering of the animals. This might be taken as the same as building the altar but this slaughtering at most could only be considered a peace offering (Lev 3,7) since it could be eaten by the people. Since there is no concern about eating the fat these are probably not Peace Offerings. There is at least one priest mentioned in this chapter and there may be more who are the ones Saul sent out amoung the people to get the people to bring the animals to the stone to be slaughtered. Since God does not answer a prayer it is found out by lot that Jonathan had violated the oath. There must have been separate sacrifices for the sin of the people who ate the animals with their blood for them not to consider this as the reason for God not answering the prayer. |
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