Lame Priests
Leviticus 21:18 " For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long." As I sit in church today, I accidentally sat near the group who is hard of hearing. They praise Ya with their hands and listen by watching their fearless leader: the sign language interpreter. She does a wonderful job. Standing on stage next to the speaking pastor, she echoes his words for the benefit of the deaf. As she beautifully signs, I remembered Leviticus 21:18. Here Yahweh says that no priest who conducts his services in front of the crowd should have a debilitating handicap that impedes on their ability to do their duties. What if the sign language interpreter was missing a few fingers? What if one hand was deformed at birth? Would she still be great at interpreting? Yes. But would she still be the lead interpreter for the entire church? Probably not. It would be so distracting that others would have a har...