(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Deuteronomy 17:8–13, “If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose; And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee: According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left. And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.”
The Lord established a system of local people to judge between one person and another when there were neighbourhood disputes and other issues between people on the local level. They also arbitrated in issues of business. However, from time to time, an issue would come up that was harder than the people on the local level could deal with so they were to go to the place that the Lord chose. During the kingdom period, this place was Jerusalem but before that other places were chosen. The Priests were trained and familiar with the Law and the regulations so they were qualified to make these more difficult decisions. Once the decision was made then all the parties involved were bound to accept and abide by the decision. This method would also lead to consistency between on region and another for the final place of appeal was always the same.
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