I have a large family and several are disabled.Why wouldn't god in the ot let them in church?
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 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. . . . a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous. Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, Or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; 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 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." (Leviticus 21:16-23)
2007-11-01 05:28:06 · 21 answers · asked by Cotton Wool Ninja 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because the people who invented that god came from a nomadic and poor agrarian community where disability was considered a burden. They were also superstitious, so disability or malformation was viewed with suspicion.
2007-11-01 05:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by Bajingo 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
You're comparing apples to oranges. God told the Jewish people at Deuteronomy 28:58 “If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD, 59 then the LORD will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues—great and prolonged plagues—and serious and prolonged sicknesses. 60 Moreover He will bring back on you all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. 61 Also every sickness and every plague, which is not written in this Book of the Law, will the LORD bring upon you until you are destroyed."
Sickness and disablement very often indicated the person was found to be sinful in God's eyes. Such is not the case with us; we're not subject to the Mosaic Covenant -- it has been superceeded by something better (see Jeremiah 31:31-34.)
2007-11-01 05:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I AT FIRST BECAME A LONE PARENT AN EXTRA HARD DISABILITY WHEN YOUR A MAN AS THERE ARE NOT AS MANY OPEN DOORS FOR MEN TO SEEK ADVICE BUT AFTER A STRUGGLE I MANAGED TO MAKE THIS A BRILLIANT TIME IN MY LIFE .
SOME TIME LATER I FIND THAT I AM STRUGGLING DUE TO A BACK INJURY AND THAT WALKING IS BECOMING EVEN HARDER AND NOWADAYS I USE A STICK TO BALANCE AND TRAVEL TO THE SHOPS OR MY SONS SCHOOL IN MY ELECTRIC SCOOTER SO AS TIME HAS BEEN PASSING AND EACH OBSTACLE I HAVE FOUGHT TO MAKE MINE ALONE
A NOT SO WISE PERSON SAID TO ME THAT I WAS BEING PUNISHED FOR SOMETHING I DID IN A PAST LIFE .
I REPLIED WITH A CANDID SMILE THAT I WAS NOT PAYING FOR THE PAST BUT AMOUNTING CREDIT FOR THE NEXT ..
2007-11-01 08:11:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God said, he form babies in the womb. God created all babies. Doesn't matter how they turn out to be. The Lord form them all for his purpose. I try not to question God.
2016-04-11 08:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The God od the old testiment is the same God as the new testiment he does not change. He was speaking to the Levites who had different ways and traditions in their services. God accepts anyone who accepts him.
2007-11-01 05:36:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
That was in reference to who could be preists not who was able to come to worship. All offerings such as animals and those who brought them to the alter had to be perfect. Without blemish to make the offering pure. God loves Handicappers too he just loves them different and if you look in the new Testament especially he spent alot of time healing them to make them better.
2007-11-01 05:33:58 · answer #6 · answered by Chameleon 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The more I hear about God and the Bible, the more I wonder if there is anybody that God does like.
2007-11-01 05:34:48 · answer #7 · answered by Ready to Go Home! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that is the reason he sent Jesus Christ to prove to the earhlings that it was a forethought on Gods part he was embarrassed to himself for uttering those terrible words to Moses and consequently Aaron.you wonder where agnostics come from!!!!!!!!!
2007-11-01 05:39:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I have a large family and several are disabled.Why wouldn't god in the ot let them in church?"
Leviticus 21 is spelling out who could be Jewish priest.
You conveniently left out one verse:
Verse 22:
"He may eat the most holy food of his God, as well as the holy food;"
Nice try at deceit though.
2007-11-01 05:32:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Maybe the ... can explain why it seems that God doesn't like disabled people, when really its the opposite. You are just selecting what you like, and leaving out the rest.
2007-11-01 05:33:14 · answer #10 · answered by Tony C 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋