Leviticus 5

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Leviticus 5:5-6, “When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin.  Then you must bring to the Lord as the penalty for your sin a female from the flock, either a sheep or a goat. This is a sin offering with which the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the Lord.

In this chapter, we go deeper into God’s requirements for unintentional sin.  If someone touches an unclean animal, they need to fess up.  When someone touches something that makes another person unclean, they need to admit it promptly.  If they fail to testify about something they have seen or if they make a foolish oath, these are things that require a full accounting. 

This seems to be an integrity issue.  If you sinned and you know you sinned, even if it was an accident, you need to be honest and up front.  Failure to do so will only bring problems to the whole community.  God is making allowances for our clumsiness and stupidness!  He knows that as humans, we will touch the wrong thing and say the wrong thing at times.  But there is always a way to atone for these sins; God provides a path for redemption.

Let’s pray…God, thank you for always providing a way to redemption.  You know us through and through so you are well acquainted with our weaknesses.  Thank you for Jesus, our path to healing, wholeness, and redemption.  In Your Name, Amen.