In Part
I we followed Moses on his
first three trips up and down the mountain – and each time he returned without the stone tablets. In
Part
2 we followed Moses on his fourth
trip, on which he was given the Law of the Altar and the MISHPATIM
– but no stone tablets. In Part
3, on his fifth trip, Moses
received the two stone tablets, but smashed them against the foot of the
mountain. So, we will follow Moses again and see what happens on his
sixth trip. Read this article at -- http://bhcbiblestudies.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-real-ten-commandments-facts-instead_21.html
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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