Read: Leviticus 16:29-18:30; Mark 7:24-8:10; Psalm 41:1-13; Proverbs 41:1-13
We are still talking about the day of atonement that was to take away Israel’s sin for the next year. Every year they would repeat the ceremony to atone for the next year. Over and over you read that the life was in the blood. Our spiritual eternal life is in the blood of Jesus which is why God put so much emphasis on blood.
In leviticus 18 we have all the laws concerning sexual relations. There is only one person that will it is legal to have sexual relations with and that is your spouse. Everyone else made you defiled and cut off from his people. Then they would be guilty of the sins of the nations around them. That is why God told them to destroy these people. He knew that their evil hearts and evil practices would rub off on Israel which was exactly what happened.
In the New Testament, Jesus was in the area of the Gentiles. He entered the house to have some privacy, but word spreads rapidly that Jesus is here. A woman brought her demon possessed daughter and begged Jesus to deliver her. Jesus told him that he came to bring his message first to the Jew. She told him that even the dogs got the bread crumbs that fell from the table. Jesus was amazed at her tenacity and faith. He healed her daughter. He went on to feed 4,000 mainly Gentiles. He did it with 7 loaves and a few fish. After feeding them, they picked up 7 baskets full of food. God always has more than enough.
Lord, you always bless those who have regard for the weak. May we have your heart and follow your ways.
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