Leviticus 24:13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying ...
Leviticus 24:20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
Exodus 20:1 And God spake all these words, saying ...
Exodus 21:24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Deuteronomy 19:21 And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
But Jesus said:
Matthew 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Matthew 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
If God never changes, and His Laws are absolute, why did Jesus tell the Jews to ignore God's repeated law on "an eye for an eye" (Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy) and try to replace that law with "turn the other cheek"?
2007-07-02
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