Almost equally as uninsightful of me was the realization that everyone, or at least Aaron and his sons, must have had to be a butcher of some degree in order to properly present their offerings. I'm so thankful that we can make our relationship right with God through Jesus and speak to Him ourselves rather than having to cut apart animals and speak with Him through intermediary holy men.
Lastly, my thoughts lingered on the laws regarding restitution to those we've sinned against and the effects this may have had on American law. Now, please don't throw tomatoes; admittedly, I'm quite ignorant in matters of law and history both. That being said, it seems to me that bits of our justice system, or at least many rulings, were once decided this way.
Lev 6:4 when he thus sins and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to him, or the lost property he found, 5 or whatever it was he swore falsely about. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner on the day he presents his guilt offering.
It brings to mind the principles that our country was founded on and how far away from that we've moved as a nation. Now we sue one another for millions of dollars just because we were clumsy enough to spill hot coffee in our laps. It's a reminder of how complicated we make our lives when we try to "fix" or "improve" the ways He's commanded us to live. And it brings to mind an insightful question I recently heard that was asked in response to those who think "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake."
"How do we define what is good or bad without the Bible?"
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