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The Scale Is Off



 When trying to find out the proportions of modern measurements to ancient ones, scholars have had trouble. Many different sets of weights unearth by archeologist marked as the same weight all weight differently.  Some of this might be chalked up to ancient man not having the exacting technology to be completely uniform but mostly it is because many ancient people carried around different weight sets. One for receive and one for paying. That way you could always get a little bit over on the person. You measure differently on how it could better you.

  God hated it. At least seven different times in the Old Testament he condemns it (Lev 19:35, Deu. 25:13-15, Pro. 11:1; 16:11; 20:23, Amo. 8:4-7, Mic. 6:10-11). It is
Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD.  
Proverbs 20:10
called an abomination, term used for the vilest of offenses. It is a cursed practice, one that God is squarely against.

 Then and today.

  We might not be suspect of the grocery store scale, but that doesn’t mean we are using the same measures. When we condemn a political figure on the opposite side of the aisle and let our guys skate for the same infraction, we are using different weights.  We discriminate against one race because of a perceived bias but we tolerate the same action by another, we are using different measures. When we deal out ‘justice’ to a stranger but let ‘one of our own’ off, we are using a false balance. When we promote every fable about our foes, yet claim anything brought upon us is ‘fake news’, we have a dishonest scale.

  Partiality is a sin. Unfair judging is a sin. Injustice is a sin. Dishonesty is a sin. Don’t fool yourself into any other degree.


If you are not using an accurate weight, your scale is off.  
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