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I am here to discuss Gods word, if you want to discuss. Feel free. but when someone comes in here with a blatently false idiology (such as the levitical priests is a law which was added) I am sorry, but why keep going on with him?
Well.....let's do as you say. Let's discuss the word of God. Let's use reason and ALL scripture.
Let's first as the question.......did God have laws that ALL men were to obey BEFORE Moses? YES! Now let's prove this;
Gen.6
[5] And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
[6] And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
[7] And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
[12] And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
So although we can read of no written law, at some point God must have given man laws for him to follow. It is obvious that man was not keeping those laws, for God's words above tells us,
"...the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.", and "...for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth."
[8] But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
[18] But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
Now what did God say would happen to those that were wicked? Who is it that God punishes? Is it those that keep His laws or those that do not? Let's read....
[13] And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
[17] And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
So although we cannot read of a written law, we know for a fact that ALL of mankind was breaking God's laws, thus He brought a flood upon the earth. Let's now prove this with scripture.
Josh 24
[2] And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
So now it is clear that those on the 'other side' of the flood knew that it was wrong to serve other god's. How they knew is not recorded. But we know that they knew it was wrong, thus the flood from God.
Question...... Was there a Levitical Priesthood at this time? NO!
Was the above the only instance we know of where we can find an example of God's laws being known of by other nations BEFORE they were given to Moses? NO! Again....although we have no place where we can go to read of God's laws written down or given, we have MANY examples of other nations knowing about God's laws BEFORE they were given to Moses.
Question....... Can we find anywhere in the word of God that there was a Levitical Priesthood during those times when God's other laws existed? NO! And why not? You cannot have a Levitical Priesthood BEFORE the tribe of Levi exists! That's where common sense and reason kicks in. Moving on....
Let's jump to when God made the covenant with the nation of Israel.
Exod.19
[9] And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
[11] And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
So we have God preparing the people to hear what HE will have to say to them. The laws that will be given are NOT the laws of Moses, but are the laws of GOD! Let's continue....
Exod.20
[1] And God spake all these words, saying,
[2] I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
So God starts to speak all of His laws that the nation of Israel are to keep. Let's skip to the end.....
Exod.24
[3] And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.
[4] And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
So AFTER God gave all of His laws to the nations that choose to follow Him, the next morning Moses wrote all of the words of the Lord down.
Question........ Was the Levitical Priesthood laws a part of those laws given to the nations by God? NO! Let's continue.....
[6] And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
[7] And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.
[8] And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
Question........ What laws were part of the covenant made between the nations and God? ONLY the laws that were spoken by God up to this point.
Question........ Was the laws of the Levitical Prieshood part of the covenant? NO!
Question........ So when did God give the laws of the Levitical Priesthood?
They were added AFTER the covenant was made with those nations that choose to follow the true and living God!
The laws of the Levites and their job as priest were NOT a part of the covenant that God made with the nations. The laws of the Levites and their 'works and deeds' of killing animals was a set of laws that were ADDED after the covenant was made.
Question....... Is the above not true?
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