Tag Archives: Exodus 15:26

The Law is Your Schoolmaster. Leviticus 7:22-27.

Image: this ‘vintage ad’ is actually a parody. People who are unhappy with laws love to bring up Prohibition and then cite the old cliché, “You can’t legislate morality.” However– The failure of Prohibition proves not that you can’t legislate morality, but that you can’t legislate morality when the entire country disagrees with the legislation.Continue reading “The Law is Your Schoolmaster. Leviticus 7:22-27.”

Quarantine. Leviticus 13 and 14.

As of this morning (2/20/2020), the Coronavirus has reached 24 nations; 75,000 people have been infected; 2,118 have died. Cruise ships returning from China are under 14-day quarantines around the world. China has placed 45M people under quarantine—the largest quarantine in history. Hong Kong announced prison sentences for anyone who violates the quarantine. Researchers traceContinue reading “Quarantine. Leviticus 13 and 14.”

The Role of Old Testament Law in Health.

Jesus redeemed us from the law.  However, Old Testament laws continued to serve an important purpose, because many of them protect people from dangers science would not discover for centuries. Here are examples in addition to the recently mentioned hand washing and burying of “night soil”: “All FAT belongs to the Lord. This is aContinue reading “The Role of Old Testament Law in Health.”

None of These Diseases, Part 2.

Recently I wrote to you about Exodus 15:26: “If you will listen to the voice of the Lord … and keep all His statutes, then I will put NONE OF THESE DISEASES on you…” God promises His people that if they obey, they will not have the diseases of the pagans. For example, those whoContinue reading “None of These Diseases, Part 2.”

The Role of Old Testament Law in Health.

Jesus redeemed us from the law.  However, Old Testament laws continued to serve an important purpose, because many of them protect people from dangers science would not discover for centuries. Here are examples in addition to the recently mentioned hand washing and burying of “night soil”: “All FAT belongs to the Lord. This is aContinue reading “The Role of Old Testament Law in Health.”

None of These Diseases. Exodus 15:26.

If you have ever tried to read the Bible, you have probably made it as far as Leviticus. Genesis and Exodus are pretty easy: lots of great stories. But Leviticus is a book short on stories and long on laws. The same is true for Numbers and Deuteronomy—there are stories mixed in, but much ofContinue reading “None of These Diseases. Exodus 15:26.”