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Since a commentary is a fundamental tool for the expositor or teacher who seeks to interpret and apply Scripture in the church or classroom, the NAC focuses on communicating the theological structure and content of each biblical book. The writers seek to illuminate both the historical meaning and contemporary significance of Holy Scripture. In its attempt to make a unique contribution to the...

responded to their penitent pleas with an equally humble heart and prayed (wayyitpallēl) on behalf of the people.425 21:8–9 The Lord graciously responded to the pleas of Moses and the people by giving instructions for preparing a homeopathic antidote for the snakes’ venom. Yahweh’s response commences with the secondary formula for divine instruction, wayyōʾmer YHWH ʾel-mōšeh,426 and the message was that Moses should produce a sārāp (“winged serpent” or “fiery serpent”)427 and mount it on a
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