Bible Question:
Lev 17:11 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.' Psa 51:16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. 2 Samuel 12:13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has [fn]taken away your sin; you shall not die. I understand that Psalm 51 indicates that David had a foreshadowing of the Cross, but at the time of David's grave sins Christ had not yet come and the sacrificial law was strictly adhered to. So, did God really forgive his sins without the mandatory blood sacrifice? Did God break His own law for David? |
Bible Answer: adultery and murder were capital crimes punishable by death. no sacrifice or offering was available for such sins. God exercised His prerogative of mercy. 'i will have mercy on whom i will have mercy'. He did not thereby break the Law. He was above the Law. The Law was man's covenant with GOD. It was not binding on God. |