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10-12-2008, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cleveland, MS
Posts: 54
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Originally Posted by Luke
My Pastor pointed something interesting out to me. During the 70 years in Babylon, and other captivities, the Bible makes no mention of the Israelites sacrificing. While most of Israel was probably disobedient to God, hence their captivity, there were some godly men and women who sacrificed to God with a broken spirit.
Psa 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
While this is an exception, God no doubt covered their sins because of their faith in His mercy (not the cross, which they knew nothing about).
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Amen Bro. Luke!!
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