Restrain Your Anger

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Leviticus 24:16-22 New International Version 

16 anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death. The entire assembly must stone them. Whether foreigner or native-born, when they blaspheme the Name they are to be put to death.
17 “‘Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death. 18 Anyone who takes the life of someone’s animal must make restitution—life for life. 19 Anyone who injures their neighbor is to be injured in the same manner: 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The one who has inflicted the injury must suffer the same injury. 21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death. 22 You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born. I am the Lord your God.’”

For Reflection

Mosiac law was the law of the land. If a human killed a human he was to be put to death.  Restitution for the life of an aminal, eye for an eye and tooth for tooth indicated the severity of the judgment should not exceed the infraction.  Individuals were not to enact vengeance. Instead, the penalties were inflicted through the judges. 


Blasphemy by a foreigner or native-born were treated equally under the law. The penalties extended to the whole of society and were intended to control anger, evil deeds, and connections with wicked people.

Pray

Pray so that you might control your anger and are cautious about your social interactions.

Note: Dyed silk banner by students at the Presbyterian Association of Musicians, Montreat, NC, 2019
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