With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me wander from Your commandments. Psalm 119:10 NASB Let me wander – “The loving care of the Father in heaven is shown by the fact that he hears all prayers, that there is no seeking without finding and no knocking without opening.”[1] Is Lohmeyer right? Is…
The Lord spoke To Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelite people thus: When a person unwittingly incurs guilt in regard to any of the Lord’s commandments about things not to be done and does one of them– Leviticus 4:1-2 JPS Unwittingly incurs guilt – “But I didn’t know!” We’d like to believe that this justification…
“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and commits any of them,” Leviticus 4:2 NASB Unintentionally – Why must we atone for something we did in ignorance? Atonement seems to imply that there was some deliberate…
let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins. James 5:20 NASB Error – James is Jewish. His name is Ya’aqob. That means he writes as a rabbi, giving important instruction and advice to those under…
When a person unwittingly incurs guilt in regard to any of the Lord’s commandments about things not to be done, and does one of them . . . Leviticus 4:2 Does One Of Them – Sacrifices do not atone for deliberate sins. Punishment atones for deliberate sins. But we need sacrifices because we still make…
“Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word.” Psalm 119:67 NASB Astray – When you hear those words, “I went astray,” do you think about guilt? It’s fairly obvious that something is wrong with the straying life. David contrasts it with a life that keeps God’s commandments. So, there’s no…
