G
I have been a Christian for many years and never really read the Bible. (was always weak in that area). In recent years I vowed to read thru the Bible each year. I am currently on my 3rd year and stuck in Leviticus.
I am currently struggling with the idea of all the clean and unclean rules that relate to sexual acts, dead animals, and discharged blood and other liquids and how they are considered details of God's commands. I can recall someone in my past
discussions that said, God gave the Israelite people these laws and rules to help them survive sicknesses and germs (ie dont touch dead animals, and keep people with skin lesions away from the general population).
The reason I struggle with it is there are so many verses that tell us to meditate on "The Book of the Law" (Joshua 1:8) and many other OT references to meditating on God's Law and Commandments. Even in the NT, we are told to meditate on God's Word, which includes all of the OT (All Scripture).
Anyway, just looking for how other people relate to the OT laws handed down in their walk with God.. DO you just read them informationally thanking God you didnt live in that time? DO you read and thank God that we do not have to make all those sin and peace and wave offerings anymore because of Jesus?
What are other thinking?
Thanks
I am currently struggling with the idea of all the clean and unclean rules that relate to sexual acts, dead animals, and discharged blood and other liquids and how they are considered details of God's commands. I can recall someone in my past
discussions that said, God gave the Israelite people these laws and rules to help them survive sicknesses and germs (ie dont touch dead animals, and keep people with skin lesions away from the general population).
The reason I struggle with it is there are so many verses that tell us to meditate on "The Book of the Law" (Joshua 1:8) and many other OT references to meditating on God's Law and Commandments. Even in the NT, we are told to meditate on God's Word, which includes all of the OT (All Scripture).
Anyway, just looking for how other people relate to the OT laws handed down in their walk with God.. DO you just read them informationally thanking God you didnt live in that time? DO you read and thank God that we do not have to make all those sin and peace and wave offerings anymore because of Jesus?
What are other thinking?
Thanks