And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
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Interpretation
It is a great affront to God, for vain men to pry into, and meddle with the secret things which belong not to them, De 29:29; Col 2:18 . Man was ruined by desiring forbidden knowledge.
Glossary
- Beth-shemesh Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Bet Shemesh.