The chata't (sin offering) atones only for unintentional sins. It does not atone for any intentional sin. Not one.
Now I realize that you and I are worlds apart on what we believe, metmom, but you do realize that you're arguing with people here who deny pages of Divinely-mandated battles and killings because according to Catholic philosophy a "good G-d" can't be "a big meanie?"
This is where natural law gets you.
God never smited a man who didn’t need smitin’.
Yes, matter of fact, I was aware of that. Intentional sin usually got the death penalty, IIRC.
We may be worlds apart in some of what we believe, but I do believe that the OT (as I know it) is divinely inspired, true, and historically accurate.
I accept it as God's revelation to us.