Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Leviticus 24:16-22
by: Dale Rood.
Are these rules made necessary due to the hardness of our hearts? (See last week’s devotion for Thursday, July 11.) It is hard to say they are just exaggeration to obtain emphasis. (See the devotion for Monday, July 8.) These rules do make one aware of the importance of maintaining integrity in our relationships, both with God (v.16) and with man (v.17-22). There are to be no special privileges because of race (v.22). It is interesting to note that Jesus seems more to be pointing to a better way of living than any indication that these rules came out of hardness of heart. (Compare v.19-20 with Matthew 5:38-42.)