Post by michelle on May 2, 2007 21:29:41 GMT -8
I just read through Leviticus 5 and I was thinking about all the rules that the Israelites had to follow if they became unclean. There were so many little things they had to remember to do. Whenver I've read through this book before, I've typically thought, "What is the point to this book being in the Bible? Those laws don't apply to us anymore. What a waste of space and my reading time." But it really just struck me in a different way tonight.
I think one of the major reasons for all the laws is because God wanted to show the Isrealites how seriously He takes sin. And I think that the reason for having descriptions of the cleansing rituals shows us how serious God considers sin to be. Since Jesus died on the cross for our sins, all we have to do is ask for forgiveness and repent. While the repentence part can be difficult, I can't help but think about how much easier it is to be cleansed of our sins because of Jesus. It also makes me think that I don't consider sin as serious as God demonstrates that it is in the OT. If I had to go through all the cleansing rituals, would I take it more seriously and work harder to prevent it?
I think one of the major reasons for all the laws is because God wanted to show the Isrealites how seriously He takes sin. And I think that the reason for having descriptions of the cleansing rituals shows us how serious God considers sin to be. Since Jesus died on the cross for our sins, all we have to do is ask for forgiveness and repent. While the repentence part can be difficult, I can't help but think about how much easier it is to be cleansed of our sins because of Jesus. It also makes me think that I don't consider sin as serious as God demonstrates that it is in the OT. If I had to go through all the cleansing rituals, would I take it more seriously and work harder to prevent it?
