Deuteronomy 15:12-23
These verses are the instructions for the freeing of a slave. They were to remember that they were slaves in the land of Egypt. It is good to remember our slavery to sin. I was a total slave to sin. When I look at a fellow believer it is good to remember what I was before I met Christ.
It is also mentioned what was to happen if a slave did not want to leave his master. He was to have his ear lobe pierced against a pole and then he was to be a slave forever or as long as his master needed him.
Looking at the above paragraph we should be slaves of God. We should in a typical sense have pierced ears. Jesus also in a symbolic typical sense had a pierced ear.
Next, we have the ordinance of going up to the place where God chose to put His Name with animal sacrifices. It was to be a time of yearly worship. You will notice that these animals were to be without blemish and not blind or lame. God is not to get second best. I am wondering whether we give God un blemished worship. We must examine ourselves. In Moses time and now it is grace. Should it be less?
It is also mentioned what was to happen if a slave did not want to leave his master. He was to have his ear lobe pierced against a pole and then he was to be a slave forever or as long as his master needed him.
Looking at the above paragraph we should be slaves of God. We should in a typical sense have pierced ears. Jesus also in a symbolic typical sense had a pierced ear.
Next, we have the ordinance of going up to the place where God chose to put His Name with animal sacrifices. It was to be a time of yearly worship. You will notice that these animals were to be without blemish and not blind or lame. God is not to get second best. I am wondering whether we give God un blemished worship. We must examine ourselves. In Moses time and now it is grace. Should it be less?
