Read: Lev. 19-21
First we have the moral and ceremonial laws. God wanted them to exemplify Him and He is holy. To do this they were to honor their parents, remember the Sabbath, offer sacrifices willingly, remember the poor, don’t lie, cheat, or steal from one another. They were also to honor the handicapped and poor and others’ reputations. In a nutshell they were to love their neighbor as themselves. They were to be sexual pure and stay away from the occult, respect their elders, and be honest in their business.
Next, God gave them the penalties for breaking the law. The only way they would remain holy was to punish offenders. Much is said about sexual sin and sexual confusion and the punishment was death. God gave them the responsibility of punishing those who disobeyed. Today there are laws to protect such behavour. Isaiah 5:20 says, “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” It says later in that chapter that God’s anger is kindled against his people for doing this.
Lastly, we have the regulations for the conduct of the priests. They were not to defile themselves with the dead unless they are close kin. They were to marry virgins. If they were the high priest then they were not to uncover their head or tear their clothes or go near any dead bodies, nor defile himself for his father or mother. He was not to leave the sanctuary nor defile the sanctuary. We can all be priests to the Lord if we want to walk near to God. We do this by choosing to stay away from things that cause us to be unclean. We can choose what programs to watch on TV or what conversations to join in, or where we choose to go. We can choose to do the things which bring our spirits life. That is our choice.
Lord, we want to choose life and minister praise and worship to You.
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