If the Bible is an instruction manual, then the book of Numbers is the fine print.

Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the Lord is guilty and must confess the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Details were critical. The drive to get everything just right—keeping every letter of the law—was all-consuming.

Jesus put an end to that performance freeing up our time and attention to focus on love over law, faith over form, purpose over perfection.

The Bible leaves no stones unturned. It speaks precisely to our human conditions from which there is no escape, but every forgiveness.