Pulelulu Me 12, 2021
he is a witness
ko e fakamo‘oni ia
(v. 1) If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity
(v. 1) 1KA ai ha taha kuo ne hia he‘ene
fanongo ki he fakafuakava, ka ko e fakamo‘oni ia (pe kuo ne sio ki ai, pe kuo
ne ‘ilo‘i); kapau ‘e ‘ikai te ne tala, te ne fua hono kovi.
*Commentary: David Guzik – Study Guide on Leviticus*
1. (Lev 5:1) Failing to be a truthful witness, or in being a false witness.
If a person sins in hearing the utterance of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of the matter; if he does not tell it, he bears guilt.
If a person sins in hearing the utterance of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of the matter: It wasn't enough to merely not tell lies. God also required His people to make the truth known, so even if one merely knew about a lie, they were responsible to make the truth known.
If he does not tell it, he bears guilt: Therefore it was the duty of someone who was a witness to come forward and tell the truth about the matter. "In Israel all the people were to be involved in seeing that justice was done. Not to witness was a sin." (Harris)
We can say that the same principle applies
to our witness of Jesus Christ. It isn't enough that we refrain from actively
denying Jesus or lying about our relationship with Him. We must also take every opportunity to tell the truth about Jesus.
In my line of work it’s important to have integrity. Some areas you can’t do anything but turn the blind eye depending who’s doing the action because there’s certain levels of power in the airline industry but I continue to stress to my agents the importance of integrity. Jesus was always blamed for something he didn’t do because people didn’t have integrity and bared the guilt. Have a great day 🙏🏼
ReplyDeleteAmen. Malo Peteli. Mo'oni 'aupito. Continue to be a light and a witness in your work environment.
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