They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding an additional 20 percent and returning it to the person who was wronged. (Numbers 5:7 NLT)
It does not talk about someone discovering the sin, or the person being caught. The person knows they have sinned and it is their responsibility to confess and make the situation better. I think about how life would be different if we all took responsibility for our mistakes and for making amends.
Let's also look at this verse related to marriage:
“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
"Suppose a man’s wife goes astray, and she is unfaithful to her husband and has sex with another man, but neither her husband nor anyone else knows about it. She has defiled herself, even though there was no witness and she was not caught in the act. (Numbers 5:12, 13 NLT)
Again, the defiling is not based on discovery or knowledge of the sin. Sin is sin independent of others knowledge of it and we are each responsible for repenting.
The rituals for dealing with sin have changed because Jesus became the ultimate sacrifice but we can not receive that blessing and purity if we don't acknowledge and repent of our mistakes.
Do you a clean account? Have you acknowledged, repented and corrected you sin as best as could've done? If not, maybe today, this sabbath, you will take the steps toward embracing the purity given you through the death of Jesus on the cross.
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