Ignorance Is No Excuse

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…

“But I didn’t mean to”

“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…

Off the Path

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…

Presumption Of Understanding

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…