Today is the 18th day of February.

Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

Welcome to the Global Campfire.

It is joy to be here with you today.

As we create this little oasis where we can leave behind,

whatever it is that is going on.

Seek the counsel of the wisdom of the ages that is found in the scriptures.

I'm glad we can be together today and take another step forward.

Day by day, step by step.

We're stepping our way through the book of Leviticus at this point,

learning quite a bit about guilt and innocence,

as it relates to the law that is organizing the children of Israel,

thousands of years ago as they are encamped in the wilderness on their arduous journey toward a land of promise.

Leviticus chapter 6 verse 1 through 7 verse 27 today.

The Lord spoke to Moses.

When someone sins and offends the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit, a security, or a robbery,

or defrauds his neighbor, or finds something lost and lies about it,

or swears falsely about any of the sinful things a person may do.

Once he has sinned and acknowledged his guilt, he must return what he stole or defrauded,

or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost item he found, or anything else about which he swore

falsely, he will make full restitution for it and add a fifth of its value to it. He is to pay it

to its owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt,

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