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1 | Stumped and stupefied. Bewildered.... | Deut 12:13 | MJH | 213253 | ||
Deut 12:13-14 “Take care that you do not offer your burnt offerings at any place that you see, but at the place that the LORD will choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I am commanding you.” ESV Here (and in the surrounding verses) the Text, the command of God, tells the Israelites that they are to only offer sacrifices at “the place” where he chooses. Every single commentary that I consulted repeated the same idea. Israel could not offer sacrifices at any other place than the Tabernacle/Temple. None of them motioned any exceptions. Yet, we see Gideon, Samson’s parents, and Samuel just to name three (and several more) doing just that. They not only offer a sacrifice outside and away from the place, the sacrifice is obviously accepted. To what answer is there to this riddle? MJH |
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2 | Stumped and stupefied. Bewildered.... | Deut 12:13 | DocTrinsograce | 213254 | ||
Hi, MJH... We do not see Gideon, Samson's parents, and Samuel offering their burnt offerings to the Lord in places of heathen worship. Look to the main thrust of the full chapter -- see particularly the first five verses. As they say, every text without a context is a pretext. In Him, Doc |
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3 | Stumped and stupefied. Bewildered.... | Deut 12:13 | MJH | 213260 | ||
Thanks Doc. I understand that these people were not trespassing the command. It's obvious in context. What I am a bit perplexed about is why the command specifies, so it seems, one specific place ONLY, yet God not only accepts, but at least in Gideon's instance, tells him to do it. (I think Samson's Parents are also told to rather than doing it on there own.) So why have the command to only offer a sacrifice in the place, and then allow it in another place? Honestly, this is one of those, "hmmmmm, what am I missing here." questions. What am I still missing? MJH |
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4 | Stumped and stupefied. Bewildered.... | Deut 12:13 | DocTrinsograce | 213307 | ||
Hi, MJH... Deuteronomy is a sort of commentary on Leviticus. Moses reiterates the Law expanding, expounding, expositing the Law. Hence, Moses is speaking in Deuteronomy 12 of Leviticus 17. Hence, the focus is to the Levites, but widening the command to all Israel. The idea being: You don't go off and worship God on your own outside of His prescribed approach. No syncretism or pluralism here! The Law could be quite explicit, but Israel never succeeded in walking it out fully, or editing it to suit their tastes. Often, although compliance might not be perfect, there was some latitude granted by God. That's what we call mercy. Praise God for that, too, lest there would never be hope for anyone at any time in history. In Him, Doc PS A good commentary on the Law is Hebrews. We can only begin to understand the OT in the light of the NT. |
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