You believe I was asking you questions about Christ in the temple, etc. because I did not understand? Actually I was asking you to see what you would say. It was perfectly just for Him to do that. The merchants in the temple were selling items and ripping people off big time. The "religious leaders" or (pharisees and saducees) were living their life for show. Looking holy but within full of corruption as Christ taught because He knew their thoughts. They would make all these traditions for people to carry to bring them into bondage basically. If I went into your house and stole something should I be punished? The Old Testament was the recorded history of the nation of Israel. From creation until the arrival of the Messiah. About a 400 year gap between the last book and the birth of Jesus Christ. Not everything you read is approved by God. The first five books of the bible is called the Torah. It was the law for the nation of Israel. Were not under the law because the Messiah has fulfilled the law at the cross. Today is the day of salvation. The day of grace. Yes, there are scriptures that are hard to understand. Rather then trying to destroy the bible why not try to find out its meaning? The creator says that He is without sin. He created everything very good without sin. He created man and gave man a choice between His ways or his own. Man brought rebellion and brought death into the world. The first blood sacrifice of an animal was made for their sin. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. Sin destroys everything. The temple had to be pure and thats where they had to make sacrifical offerings for their sin. Life for life. Blood for blood. This was all a picture of what was to come in Jesus Christ. The creator is a God of love, peace, grace and forgiveness. But He is also a God of justice and righteousness. All through the Old and New Testament it says God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows he will reap. The reason He has given these laws was so people would not sin. He knows that sin destorys families, friends, children. Even our own soul. As we see in history up to today. Sin destroys everything. We all know it does. Is hell a literal lake of fire? I don't know. i don't want to know. I believe it is more a spiritual death and pain being seperated from the creator. Realizing for eternity it is what you chose and what you have to live with forever. He has made EVERY way possible for us not to go there but to have His peace, love and forgiveness. To have a brand new life. Whatever pain you might have would be removed. Many things are recorded through out the bible like Israel taking their children and burning them on altars. Did God command this? Fromthe words of Jesus Christ, "What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul?"
Leviticus 12:2 She was considered unclean to go into the temple until the 7 days were over. And during those days she is taking care of her child as well.
Leviticus 12:5 During that time she did not need to go to the temple. She was taking care of her child.
Leviticus 13:45 He was unclean to enter into the temple. The aim of these laws was to protect the people from disease, but more importantly, to show them by vivid object lessons how God desired purity, holiness and cleanness among His people.
Leviticus 15:19 This concerns a natural menstrual discharge of a woman for which no offerings were required.
Leviticus 11:6 Such a unique diet was specified that Israel would not relate themselves to their neighbors that worshiped idols.
Leviticus 19:20 In the case of immorality with a betrothed slave(bond servant), the couple was to be punished. God judges sin. He is the law giver.
Leviticus 22:11 Its talking about a bond servant. Not some chained slave. One who agrees(bond) to work for the family. One who comes and lives with the family. Almost like a son or daughter.
Leviticus 24:23 The Lord God commanded him to be stoned. Sin brings judgement. I will try to find more related to this reason. He is the God who brings justice and judgement for those who do not repent.
Numbers 15:36 This was illustration of a defiant sin. When it was determined that ther was a premeditated violation of the Sabbath law, death was required.
Genesis 19:32 Historical writings. Not God's commandment. The immoral philosophy of Sodom and Gomorrah had so corrupted the thinking of Lot's daughters that they unhesitatingly contrived to be impregnated by their own father!
There are newer translations of the bible that have been translated from different manuscripts. But of course there are still translations that have not been corrupted. Try looking on the history of translations if interested.
It's getting late. Maybe this weekend I will post a huge page about the bible. Maybe I'll give you some evidence of history that shows man was very advanced in the past, why the ark makes since, young earth, etc.
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