February 12, 2010 7:30 AM
Sam wrote:
Your Thummim and Urim. (v33:8) Ever wonder what that means? Best I can find is that it translates as Doctrine and Truth.
If that is the case, then what is being said here by Moses to Levi is that God was his Doctrine. God was his Truth. Meaning, God set the rules by which the Levites must live (as He did likewise for ALL of us). He declared these laws as Truth. Meaning, again, that God does not lie, He commands us to do things in accordance with His rules. His rules have always been true....as has He. He promises to everyone a relationship with Him here on earth and in Heaven....all we have to do is obey. Later on, this doctrine was superceded by Christ, yet the truth remained. There are STILL laws we must follow (again I refer to Matthew 4,5,6 and 7), which are our new doctrine, also having been made true by Jesus Himself.
What is your Doctrine? Well, it should be the rules you have decided to follow. Most of the time, they coincide with God's rules. Sometimes they don't. The truth of the matter is that His rules are what really count, so we should attempt to establish our doctrine (rules we live by) the same as the ones God set forth through Jesus. We are all well aware that living solely by doctrine (rules) that we will break a heck of a lot of them. God placed Jesus here many moons ago to compensate for our inability to comply with God's own laws. Moses was not allowed into 'the promised land' because of his unfaithfulness at the waters of Meribah Kadesh (verse 32:52); BUT, when he died, he most certainly retained his relationship with God and most certainly is with Him today. This is encouraging to us, or at least, should be. To be able to break laws and still get to Heaven is the greatest gift of all from God. But, remember, those who reject God, and fail to keep coming back to Him, will not inherit the Kingdom of God (Galatians 5:19-21).
So, today, think about your Thummim and Urim, your True Doctrine, and try to do the best you can to adhere to it.
Your Thummim and Urim. (v33:8) Ever wonder what that means? Best I can find is that it translates as Doctrine and Truth.
If that is the case, then what is being said here by Moses to Levi is that God was his Doctrine. God was his Truth. Meaning, God set the rules by which the Levites must live (as He did likewise for ALL of us). He declared these laws as Truth. Meaning, again, that God does not lie, He commands us to do things in accordance with His rules. His rules have always been true....as has He. He promises to everyone a relationship with Him here on earth and in Heaven....all we have to do is obey. Later on, this doctrine was superceded by Christ, yet the truth remained. There are STILL laws we must follow (again I refer to Matthew 4,5,6 and 7), which are our new doctrine, also having been made true by Jesus Himself.
What is your Doctrine? Well, it should be the rules you have decided to follow. Most of the time, they coincide with God's rules. Sometimes they don't. The truth of the matter is that His rules are what really count, so we should attempt to establish our doctrine (rules we live by) the same as the ones God set forth through Jesus. We are all well aware that living solely by doctrine (rules) that we will break a heck of a lot of them. God placed Jesus here many moons ago to compensate for our inability to comply with God's own laws. Moses was not allowed into 'the promised land' because of his unfaithfulness at the waters of Meribah Kadesh (verse 32:52); BUT, when he died, he most certainly retained his relationship with God and most certainly is with Him today.
This is encouraging to us, or at least, should be. To be able to break laws and still get to Heaven is the greatest gift of all from God. But, remember, those who reject God, and fail to keep coming back to Him, will not inherit the Kingdom of God (Galatians 5:19-21).
So, today, think about your Thummim and Urim, your True Doctrine, and try to do the best you can to adhere to it.
God is Great!
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I dont understand the reason for the song?
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