Imagine if God was revered as He was in the desert of Sinai? It says here in numbers chapter 5, that anyone who betrays God by doing wrong to another person is guilty and must make full restitution, plus 20%. If the person they wronged is dead then they are to pay the priest. If this type of mentality was still in acted, do you think we’d be having all of this selfish behavior going on in today’s society. The fear of God is the greatest deterrent to sin there is. We have a responsibility to God first. It just shows us God’s way is far superior to man’s way.
5 Then the Lord said to Moses, 6 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people–men or women–betray the Lord by doing wrong to another person, they are guilty. 7 They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding an additional 20 percent and returning it to the person who was wronged. 8 But if the person who was wronged is dead, and there are no near relatives to whom restitution can be made, the payment belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest. Those who are guilty must also bring a ram as a sacrifice, and they will be purified and made right with the Lord. 9 All the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him. 10 Each priest may keep all the sacred donations that he receives.”
Numbers 5:5-10
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