Does god like disabled people? Leviticus 21:16-23?

Question

21:16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying
21:17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
21:18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
21:19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
21:20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
21:21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
21:22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
21:23 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them

I took it out of context is a cop out, simple fact it says that god said it.

Your god said it, simple as that. It is there in your bible. Thankfully I am Atheist and like the disabled.

Answer 1

Wise up, there is no god.

Answer 2

God said this for sure. He was talking about those who would serve in the priesthood, very few people where allowed to go near the Holiest places of the tabernacle. Aaron and his sons were some of the few. Even they had to be careful to do all the correct things. What you are having a problem understanding is that God is looking for perfection in the priesthood of that day, because it all was a fore runner of Christ, who is perfect. Those who had these disability could not serve in this capacity however, God did say that they could eat the most holy food. Very few folks got near the curtain. This is the same curtain that was torn apart when Christ died and He said "It is finished", by the tearing of the curtain it was showing man that all mankind may approach God through Christ, including those with handicaps.

Answer 3

Man that really hurt, I am Deaf. You sure did take it out of context. You cannot pick and choose the Word of God in that manner and make it look like God is defrauding the disabled. Who do you think made people disabled? It was God, for His Glory alone.

This is only a glimpse of what you missed, one must read the Bible with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Leviticus
12 " 'Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

13 " 'Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him.
" 'Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.

14 " 'Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the LORD.

15 " 'Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

16 " 'Do not go about spreading slander among your people.
" 'Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor's life. I am the LORD.

17 " 'Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt.

Additionally, God sent His Son to save this world. Jesus Christ did not avoid the sick and lame. Jesus Healed them by the Power of His Father.

Answer 4

In Jewish society, one of the tribes (the Levities) were set apart to act as the priest and the caretakers of the temple. Only a member of the tribe who was directly descended from Aaron (the first priest) was permitted to enter the Holy Place in the temple, beyond the veil, and offer the daily bread and other offerings to God. The Levities were not permitted to own land or flocks, and so could not support themselves. They lived entirely off the bread and offerings of the people.

Verse 22 is the key to this passage. The scripture list a bunch of deformities and disabilities and says that such people are not to serve in the office of priest. Their disabilities would make it difficult (or impossible) for them to perform the duties. Rather, they are to EAT FROM THE BREAD (and offerings) WITHOUT having to do the work.

God is saying that people who have disabilities that make it impossible for them to work are to be taken care of by the others and not required to work.

Sounds to me like God likes disabled people.

Answer 5

To begin, you should realize that you are reading from the Old Testament. In the Bible, it states that blessings come from obedience to the Word of God, and cursings from disobedience. Therefore, the blemishes of these people were a result from sin. Before Jesus Christ's arrival, we had to be forgiven through the innocent blood of animals. These people were forgiven, and loved by God. Back in the Old Testament, the laws were set up to make the Jews the Holy Nation of the World. Therefore, God did not want people who clearly sinned to represent the holiest of places on earth, His altar.

Remember, this is the Old Testament. Because of Jesus, we do not have to go through these things. Just ask for forgiveness with sincerity.

Answer 6

God loves all people but what you are quoting is not what you are saying it is saying. This is only the regulations for the priests th at would be doing the sacrifices in the temple, not for the general public. Can you imagine someone that can't walk cutting the throat of a bull and then cutting it up and burning it as a sacrifice? Or a blind man? this was a sacred work that was to be done so God had special rules for those that would do it as they would be coming into His presence from time to time. If you do your studies as it should be done, you will find that unless we are perfect in God's sight, none of us will make it and what is it that makes us perfect? Jesus robe of righteousness. We get the wedding garment so we can go in to see God face to face and the garment covers our weakness and sinladen bodies so we appear as perfect to God the Father. If you read more about things, check the workings of Jesus. He healed people and made them whole and perfect. Just as He will heal us and make us perfect when He comes again to get His people to take back to Heaven.

Answer 7

your answer can best be answered in two parts. Part one. In the old testament only the high priest of God of the Israelite nation could approach God The Father in the holy of holy's inside the tabernacle that God had them to build after God had brought them out of slavery from the Egyptians, and Its true that, that man had to be sound in body and spirit, but even a man not sound in body could partake of the good things of God:v:22. Part Two: In the new testament in the book of John, chpt:3 v:16 For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life." God Is Love , that is the very essence of God. God loves every soul of every human on earth, but mans very nature is sin therefore we all must accept The Lord Jesus Christ as our saviour before we can enter into the presence of an Holy and righteous God after we leave this this world. Salvation comes only through The Lord Jesus Christ, for he paid the total price for all our sins when He gave himself to die on the cross of calvery. Jesus Is The only Begotten sinless Son of God. In the book of Romans chapter 10, read verses 9 and 10 and 13.

Answer 8

You are totally missing the point behind the Levitical laws. This isn't about discrimination, its about the holiness of God. Its about pointing out that God's standard under a "religious system" would be nothing but perfection. It would take more than a few lines to get into all that, but all of the Levitical laws were nothing more than showing our need for an intermediate between God and man. The prophecy was that God would provide that intercessor. He did, when He sent Christ.

Answer 9

Just as God demanded that no imperfect animals be used for sacrifice, he required that no handicapped priests to offer offerings. This wasn't meant as a insult but rather it had to do with the fact that the priest had to match closely as possible the perfect God he served.

As Levites, the handicapped priest were protected and supported with food from the sacrifices.They were not abandoned because they still performed many essential services within the tabernacle.

Answer 10

It has nothing to do with like or dislike. The idea is that he is pure. There is a heavy emphasis on the symbolism of purity in the OT. People with deformities or problems are affected by s-n, even if it wasn't their fault. So they were excluded from the most sacred rituals for the purpose of communicating an ideal. So were foreigners, incidentally. But there exclusion is neither complete nor permanent. Compare Is. 56:3-8 for the whole picture.

Answer 11

That is from the Old Testament. If you read the New Testament and look at how Jesus healed the lame, touched lepers when no one else would and kissed people who were sick and suffering you will see that God obviously cares about the disabled.