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Originally Posted by mizpeh
A landmark would be something ALL agreed to, Sam, and usually it is a matter of principle and not law.
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A landmark was a
landmark. Please review the following post...it was biblically accurate.
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Originally Posted by pelathais
The statement you cite in Proverbs involved respecting another man's fields and inheritance. Another verse just a bit further: Proverbs 23:10, clearly shows that the landmark was to keep people from stealing land and crops from those who were weaker than they. Job 24:2 echoes this same concern. |
Here's the actual verse...
Proverbs 23:10
10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
What we see here is that we have drifted from what the Bible is actually talking about in context because preachers have tried to "sermonize" on a word. If we drift away from what the Bible is actually addressing we'll argue over it until Jesus comes back because it's up to subjective opinion. However, if we keep it strictly within it's biblical context we can actually know the Bible and know what it was actually addressing.