What’s Love Got To Do With It?!?
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Here in Leviticus the people of God are in the wilderness and God is giving them outline for their new lives. They are no longer held captive in Egypt and they can live in freedom that is found in a relationship with God.
-God is showing them characteristics of himself in a way that can be understood.......in these verses we are seeing the heart of God and he is showing himself to the people of Israel yet again so they can know him and live following the heart of God.
-God is using this time in the wilderness to form the people of Israel into the priestly nation he is calling them to be.
-God is in the process of separating Israel through the way they live from the rest of the world.....God is sanctifying Israel in this process we see in Leviticus.
Justice
Biblical references to the word “justice” means “to make right.” . From a scriptural point of view, justice means loving our neighbor as we love ourselves and is rooted in the character and nature of God. As God is just and loving, so we are called to do justice and live in love.
“Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.
An example of this was seen in Jesus’ life as well.
Jesus went into the temple and over turned tables-
11:17. Jesus’ daring action captured peoples’ attention and He taught (lit., “began teaching”) them about God’s purpose for the temple. Using a question expecting a positive answer, He appealed to Old Testament authority for His action (quoting Isa. 56:7b verbatim from the LXX).
Only Mark extended the quotation from Isaiah to include the words for all nations. God desired that both Gentiles and Jews use the temple as a place of worship (cf. John 12:20). This was especially relevant to Mark’s readers in Rome.
By contrast you (emphatic), the insensitive Jews, have made it, the court of the Gentiles, a den of robbers. It was a refuge for fraudulent traders (cf. Jer. 7:11) instead of a house of prayer (cf. 1 Kings 8:28–30; Isa. 60:7) for both Jews and Gentiles.
11:17. Jesus’ daring action captured peoples’ attention and He taught (lit., “began teaching”) them about God’s purpose for the temple. Using a question expecting a positive answer, He appealed to Old Testament authority for His action (quoting verbatim from the LXX).
Only Mark extended the quotation from Isaiah to include the words for all nations. God desired that both Gentiles and Jews use the temple as a place of worship (cf. ). This was especially relevant to Mark’s readers in Rome.
By contrast you (emphatic), the insensitive Jews, have made it, the court of the Gentiles, a den of robbers. It was a refuge for fraudulent traders (cf. ) instead of a house of prayer (cf. ; ) for both Jews and Gentiles.
Grassmick, J. D. (1985). Mark. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 2, p. 158). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
Jesus was saddened and sickened by the injustice of the Jews who were taking advantage of people coming to worship in the temple. The Jews had set up this market that had been set up in the court of the Gentiles and had become known more for being able to make a profit off the backs of those coming to worship than it was known for prayer.
11:17. Jesus’ daring action captured peoples’ attention and He taught (lit., “began teaching”) them about God’s purpose for the temple. Using a question expecting a positive answer, He appealed to Old Testament authority for His action (quoting Isa. 56:7b verbatim from the LXX).
Only Mark extended the quotation from Isaiah to include the words for all nations. God desired that both Gentiles and Jews use the temple as a place of worship (cf. John 12:20). This was especially relevant to Mark’s readers in Rome.
By contrast you (emphatic), the insensitive Jews, have made it, the court of the Gentiles, a den of robbers. It was a refuge for fraudulent traders (cf. Jer. 7:11) instead of a house of prayer (cf. 1 Kings 8:28–30; Isa. 60:7) for both Jews and Gentiles.
The place where you come to worship the almighty God was being prostituted and the people of God were being unjust in their actions to people and running the risk of at best prohibiting people from worship and at worst changing the way people would view God.
Jesus in his sadness and pain for the people who had no voice in the situation set the situation right.
When Jesus talked about the “Den of Theives” he was actually quoting
Don’t you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears my name, has become a den of thieves? Surely I see all the evil going on there. I, the Lord, have spoken!
Leviticus 19:
“Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people.
“Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.
You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not profit by the blood of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
Biblical references to the word “justice” mean “to make right.” ... From a scriptural point of view, justice means loving our neighbor as we love ourselves and is rooted in the character and nature of God. As God is just and loving, so we are called to do justice and live in love.
“Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.
“Nurse”
To help mend till it’s well.....care for.
-Scripture is telling us to not support and help carry on hatred for our relatives
“Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sins”?
-How can this happen?
Jesus tells us in
But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”
I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”
But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
If someone sins against you and you do not forgive them........you are guilty for their sin against you.
-Forgiveness is not allowing that person who wronged us to win......true forgiveness is allowing ourselves to
start the healing process and allows our relationship with God to remain unhindered.
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In this world we should never expect to be treated with Justice or to live in a society that is characterized by justice, because we know that we live in a place that is not what God had planned for us.......BUT as the people of God we should never stop living out a life of Justice being the justice of God in the world.
“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
The word used here for Love is the same word used in Love the Lord your God with all your heart......
Also the same word used in The Lord said to Israel: I have Loved you, my people, with an everlasting Love.
In verse 18, the Hebrew word for “love” is ahab. This word “implies an ardent and vehement inclination of the mind and a tenderness of affection at the same time.” Throughout the Old Testament, this word is used to express God’s tender mercies and unspeakable love for His people; to express affection in romantic human relationships and close ties of friendship; and in familial affection between parents and children, (“Lexical Aids to the Old Testament,” The Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible, 1708).
-The Word we saw Ahab that was used for love is a directional verb when you change the end of the word and in it’s current phrase it is directed not to any one person like to a woman or man, adult, child, it is stated as from God to ALL Humanity.
Application:
From What I learned about justice today .....
I can live a life showing God’s justice through.........
2. God has shown me .......
Love isn’t passive or just thinking compassionate thoughts for others. It’s active, and requires action. Do you love others with just your thoughts or do you also love them by actively reaching out?
Love isn’t passive or just thinking compassionate thoughts for others. It’s active, and requires action. Do you love others with just your thoughts or do you also love them by actively reaching out?
Who do we seek Justice for? Scripture talks about true religion in caring for the widows and orphans......
Biblical references to the word “justice” mean “to make right.” ... From a scriptural point of view, justice means loving our neighbor as we love ourselves and is rooted in the character and nature of God. As God is just and loving, so we are called to do justice and live in love.
Who do we seek Justice for? Scripture talks about true religion in caring for the widows and orphans......
-This is a picture of the people in Israels time who had no voice to speak for themselves.
-Today we must seek justice for those God has put in our Reach, but also specifically for those who don't have the ability to speak up/out for themselves.
Forgiveness- any time we see Jesus forgive someone he is removing that sin or deed from them as what they are identified with in their life.