7:37 These, then, are the regulations for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering and the fellowship offering, 38 which the Lord gave Moses at Mount Sinai in the Desert of Sinai on the day he commanded the Israelites to bring their offerings to the Lord.
I really struggle to find meaning in all these details of proper methods of offering. But it says right here the Lord gave these to Moses. So regardless of understanding it makes sense that the Israelites should follow the instructions/regulations to the letter. If nothing else I see discipline an obedience to God's instruction as a lesson in these chapters.
knut
yeah, I agree. It's tough. I usually think of these rules as being what's best for the people anyway....like, don't eat the fat of animals. That's really not good for you anyway. But, these rules seems so specific and pointed. It makes ya wonder.
ReplyDeleteI heard someone recently say that success in following God's plans is not in the outcome, but in the obedience. Maybe that's how we need to look at these things. God was asking his people to do very specific things, to gauge their willingness to obey.....and I'm sure he had some better reasons than I can think of.
tp