God's Ways Make Sense

When someone sins and offends the LORD by deceiving his neighbor.... He must make full restitution for it and add a fifth of its value to it. - Leviticus 6:1,5

In the midst of the obscurity of the Levitical laws that God gave to Moses, obscure mainly because we do not yet understand their fulfillment in the new covenant, in the midst of these laws, we often find some very practical judicial consequences.

For example, the laws governing the act of defrauding another make good sense. In our day, a thief is caught and jailed. He learns nothing and the one defrauded still loses. The provision above taught the thief a valuable lesson and repaid/rewarded the one from whom they stole.

Within our society, there should be some method by which, under supervision, a thief would be forced to repay (with penalty), either through labor or seized assets, everything he took from another. Doesn't that make sense?

The principle is this: God's ways are wise and best even when the application is not overtly theological.

Are you in the middle of a challenge? Remember God can provide help from unexpected sources. - Fisher