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Leviticus 24-27

 




Today I read the last few chapters in Leviticus. A few things stuck out to me. One is how we should be treating people who have borrowed money from us or who are indebted to us. The Bible tells us to take them in and sustain them but not at an interest. We were always meant, as a community, to take care of each other - so we can thrive together. 

The year of Jubilee was fascinating to me. You never really owned anything. Every 50 years you would have to retire everything back, all land and slaves that were Jewish. Now I don't think that the year of Jubilee was ever observed, not sure why, but it was just interesting to see the concept. 

Leviticus was eye-opening. To see all that they had to do at the time just so that they could be in God's presence. I think one of the biggest takeaways from this is that I need to make sure that my heart and life are right with him if I'm wanting to enter in. I know that we no longer live under old testament law but I think if I want to go deeper then I need to make sure that I am ready and prepared.


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