Leviticus 21
A few more holiness laws... Not that there are a lot of them, but there is a great amount of detail given regarding the ones that are there. Also, seems that God is a little picky regarding who can be called to serve him. Today, I think we'd call it discrimination. God has his own ideas of what it is to be unblemished and holy. We have, it seems, a whole different set. I'm wondering how things managed to change so much over the years. I'd say it has something to do with Jesus' attitude toward the lame, the leper, those whom society, even many today, would reject.
Whenever we discuss holiness laws, I think about the story of Peter's vision in Acts, Chapter 10:9-15 (NIV):
"About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”"
Just some food for thought this morning. How did God make these unclean animals clean? When did He do that? Why, the change? I don't know the answers to these questions. Just a few more things to think about...
Bottom line always is for us though, is that we who were unclean are now clean. We have been made holy by the blood of Jesus the Christ poured out as he died upon the cross for us.
A few more holiness laws... Not that there are a lot of them, but there is a great amount of detail given regarding the ones that are there. Also, seems that God is a little picky regarding who can be called to serve him. Today, I think we'd call it discrimination. God has his own ideas of what it is to be unblemished and holy. We have, it seems, a whole different set. I'm wondering how things managed to change so much over the years. I'd say it has something to do with Jesus' attitude toward the lame, the leper, those whom society, even many today, would reject.
Whenever we discuss holiness laws, I think about the story of Peter's vision in Acts, Chapter 10:9-15 (NIV):
"About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”"
Just some food for thought this morning. How did God make these unclean animals clean? When did He do that? Why, the change? I don't know the answers to these questions. Just a few more things to think about...
Bottom line always is for us though, is that we who were unclean are now clean. We have been made holy by the blood of Jesus the Christ poured out as he died upon the cross for us.
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