Tag: sin
Biblical Principle #225: Only Priest’s Family to Eat from Sacrifices
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God gave strict rules that only a Levite priest’s family could eat from the sacrifices offered by Israel as prescribed by the Law. Explanation As we have observed, sacrifice is a consequence of sin that goes back to Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel. Under the…
Biblical Principle #224: Special Rules for Israel’s Priests
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, Israel’s priests had additional rules for holiness because of their role. Explanation In addition to the precise instructions pertaining to ceremonies and public service, Israel’s Levitical priests had further unique regulations that only applied to them because of their role as intermediaries between GOD and the…
Biblical Principle #223: Israel’s Guilt Offerings
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, GOD gave specific instructions regarding guilt restitution payments for their sin. Explanation Under the Law of Moses, when an Israelite sinned, there were precise instructions for receiving forgiveness for that sin. Because blood (life) is the price of guilt due to sin, animals were sacrificed under…
Biblical Principle #222: Israel’s Sin Offerings
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, GOD gave specific instructions regarding sacrifices to be performed upon the realization that one had sinned either without knowing or failed to do certain things. Explanation Here are the instructions GOD gave to Israel through Moses in the Law about sin offerings involving unintentional transgressions and…
Biblical Principle #217: Israel to Keep Annual Day of Atonement
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, Israel was to annually observe the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of the seventh month. Explanation The seventh month of the religious calendar (September-October) held three significant events: On the Day of Atonement, the high priest was to make atonement for the sins of…
Biblical Principle #214: Penalty for not Observing Passover
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, an Israelite who didn’t keep Passover was destroyed and cut off from Israel. Explanation We have previously established that, under the Law of Moses, the three special feasts were important to GOD. Like other instructions, such as circumcision and purging leaven on the Day of Preparation…
Biblical Principle #205: Israelites Tempting Idolatry to be Stoned
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, an Israelite who enticed another Israelite to worship other gods was to be put to death. Explanation It would be an understatement to say that GOD is serious about His children not worshiping other gods. The punishment for tempting a fellow Israelite to sin by idolatry…
Biblical Principle #204: God Forbid Israel from Having Tattoos
Biblical Principles List Principle God forbid Israel from having tattoos. Explanation The Law of Moses included many instructions that we find peculiar today. The outlawing of tattoos is one such example. In Leviticus it is written: 26 ‘You shall not eat upon the mountains, nor divine for omens, nor watch birds for omens. 27 You…
Biblical Principle #203: God Forbid Child Sacrifice
Biblical Principles List Principle God specifically forbid Israel from sacrificing their children. Explanation GOD specifically forbid Israel from sacrificing their children: 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Again, you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the resident aliens dwelling in Israel, gives any…
Biblical Principle #202: Punishment for Sacrificing to Other Gods was Death
Biblical Principles List Principle Any Israelite who sacrificed to another god was to be put to death. Explanation We previously established that GOD forbid idolatry and any worship of other gods besides Himself. The punishment for sacrificing to other gods was death: 19 He who sacrifices to any god except to the Lord alone, he…