“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 […]
D21-4: Minus God-ordained Human Government, The Ideal Of ‘As In Heaven, So On Earth’ Is NOT Possible
“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 […]
D21-3: How The Unjust Spilling Of blood Causes The Land It Was Committed On To Become Cursed
We are in the process of talking about “bloodguilt”, a subject that is given very little if any discussion in both Christian churches and Jewish synagogues. As I mentioned yesterday, it’s no secret that the shedding of blood plays a central role throughout the Scriptures. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, […]
D21-2: What Was The First Blood Sacrifice Ever Made In The Bible?
I’m feeling a little uncomfortable today because I know darn well that I’m going to be touching on a topic that is very, very sensitive to adherents of Judaism: the idea of BLOOD ATONEMENT. When believers of the Messianic faith affirm that blood atonement is the central and most important form of atonement in the […]
D21-1: Why Does Blood Seem To Be The Very Foundation Of God’s Justice System?
Today we begin Deuteronomy Chapter 21. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. “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 […]
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