VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-15
“commanded a man to be executed for picking up sticks on the sabbath, that too was holy, righteous, and good”
Douglas Wilson · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15
Wilson wrote in his 2023 book Mere Christendom that Moses' command to execute a man for picking up sticks on the sabbath was holy and righteous.
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