“And they will be forgiven this bloodshed.” -Deuteronomy 21:8 Alrighty, rant time. Some people just aren’t getting it. In the Torah, after God establishes the atoning ritual procedures and declares… …“and they will be forgiven”. Do you know what that means? Think about it for a second. That’s right. It actually means “they will be […]

“Then they are to speak up and say, ‘This blood was not shed by our hands, nor have we seen who did it.  Adonai, forgive your people Israel, whom you redeemed; do not allow innocent blood to be shed among your people Israel.’ And they will be forgiven this bloodshed.”-Deuteronomy 21:7-8 One small bite at […]

“The leaders of that town are to bring the heifer down to a vadi with a stream in it that never dries up, to a place that is neither plowed nor sown; and they are to break the cow’s neck there in the vadi.“-Deuteronomy 21:4 Following on the heels of my last post, we’re in […]

“After it has been determined which town is the closest, the leaders of that town are to take a young female cow that has never been put to work or yoked for use as a draft animal. The leaders of that town are to bring the heifer down to a vadi with a stream in […]

“If, in the land Adonai your God is giving you to possess, a murder victim is found lying in the countryside; and the perpetrator of the murder is not known; then your leaders and judges are to go out and measure the distance between it and the surrounding towns.”-Deuteronomy 21:1-2 From today, we’re going to […]