Leviticus's Knowledge Of The Old Testament

I do not have a great knowledge of the bible. I am familiar with the main stories taught in Sunday school and the stories that my family told me, however I know very little about the Old Testament. I am able to recall many of the main stories as well as a few chapters in the Old Testament, but I would say that my knowledge is strongly lacking. My main knowledge of the Old Testament is there are many prophets, holy figures, and foreshadowing for what Jesus will be like when he comes. Some parts of the Bible confuse me and make me question how people cannot believe God although I feel that this is just the way, we as humans, have always been. The anger God shows at times also confuses me. If he truly loves all of his children, why would he send plagues and other disasters to kill all of …show more content…
With all of his power why can he not change the way these people act. A part of the Old Testament that I feel contradicts the world today is Leviticus. In Leviticus, some of the laws are outdated and people choose which of these rules they want to follow and which ones they want to ignore. There are the laws that talk about not having clothing made from two different materials, not shaving one’s beard, and not marking the body with cuts or tattoos. Countless Christians ignore those laws of the bible and do not feel those laws are important however there is a law that a number of Christians still follow. That law refers to gay marriage; so many Christians refer to the bible for that verse, but ignore all the others that they are breaking. There is a lot of contradiction in the world about those laws; what is acceptable and what is not. The Bible is also outdated in these ways too. The world is constantly changing and it is considerably different from the world in the Bible. In the world today, most clothing is made from two or more fabrics. It is also common for people to have tattoos, it is not something looked down upon anymore it is just an everyday