Today, I am reading and commenting on  Leviticus 5-7.

Under the U.S. legal system, while certain legal entities may require specific individuals to testify regarding what they know about an incident, no one is required to step forward and offer testimony about an incident.  That is, under U.S. law, you cannot be prosecuted for failing to volunteer that you know something of interest to authorities.  However, the first verse of this passage tells us that it is a sin to fail to provide such testimony.  If the innocent suffer, or the guilty escape punishment, due to our failure to volunteer relevant information, God will hold us accountable.  I think this applies more in situations outside of the judicial system where people are spreading inaccurate information about others, especially when those being spoken about are being maligned.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.