![]() ![]() It could only match the harm done in the context of violence. Instead of a perpetuation of violence as it’s often presented to mean, it was actually a limiter to the kind of consequences that would be meeted out on the offender. The meeting out of justice for the loss of an eye or tooth was limited to the harm done to the individual. What is the legal penalty for, quote, disfigurement. If the statement is being spoken to those meeting out legal penalties, the application would be exactly that. Now for the statement itself, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Who would be enforcing this penalty? Look no farther than the title of the book. Human lives were to be met with a capital penalty. Animals lives were to be financially compensated for. It is also worth noting that distinctions are made between those who take the life of another human being and those who take the life of an animal. The former of which was removed from the throne, and the latter struck with leprosy.Īt that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day. Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brethren the Lord is his inheritance, just as the Lord your God promised him.)Īs God’s ministers, or servants, this gives us the audience this legal penalty was spoken to. Examples of this were the kings Saul and Uzziah in the context of offering sacrifices. There were also serious penalties for those who tried to take the responsibilities of Levites on themselves. This was their calling from God as the head of state. Those who would perform religious ceremonies and sacrifices were Levites. Those who would enact the penalties of the law were Levites. ![]() Those who would establish the right to a fair trial in Cities of Refuge were Levites. Those who would enforce the law as a police force apart from the military were Levites. Instead, they were to be spread out throughout the land of Israel to serve as their equivalent of government representatives. Leviticus means “pertaining to the Levites.” The Levites were the descendants of the 3rd son of Israel Levi, who were given no specific territory in Israel. What is being communicated in this passage? In order to clarify all three ways this question could be asked, we will first start with the title. Those who are objectively coming to the text are asking something much simpler. Sometimes it’s asking for clarification of how it was applied in general. Usually, it is asking how this command is applied practically in the Christian life today. The question, “What is meant by” has meaning. ‘If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him-fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him. And whoever kills an animal shall restore it but whoever kills a man shall be put to death. You shall have the same law for the stranger and for one from your own country for I am the Lord your God.’ ” ‘Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death. Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal. ![]() ![]() A Reason For Hope Question of the Week – July 2nd, 2021 ![]()
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