Name: Josh
Scripture: 16-23 God spoke to Moses: "Tell Aaron, None of your descendants, in any generation to come, who has a defect of any kind may present as an offering the food of his God. That means anyone who is blind or lame, disfigured or deformed, crippled in foot or hand, hunchbacked or dwarfed, who has anything wrong with his eyes, who has running sores or damaged testicles. No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect is to offer gifts to God; he has a defect and so must not offer the food of his God.
OAP: I don't get this. Aren't these "inferior" people still made holy by God, aren't they still descendants of Aaron and rightfully entitled to interact with Him? Why are they cast out before the God who created them like that on purpose? And furthermore, how does one damage his testicles?
Prayer: God you have created me with blemishes and imperfections, but please, still accept my offerings.
1 comment:
Some of the old testament (actually a lot), shows the separation of God and man. The imperfection of man, the perfection of God, and the tremendous gap in between.
In our culture, I think we look at this as segregation since we live in the land of anyone can do anything.
Its not that God doesn't love these people, its that the role they serve, their calling is not up to standard I guess...but then, who of us is.
Its a hard one Josh. I don't know, but its a good question.
As to testicle injury, tea bagging, making girls mad, playing sports without protection, etc. can all result in mangling of the nether regions...Take my word for it, "Do not doubt the pain of the testicle maim"
-Nate
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