He wants us to turn to Him in times of trial and say, “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul” ( Psalm 94:19). Trying to run one’s life without God is like that first rebellion in the Garden, but while “many are the plans in the mind of a man, it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand” ( Proverbs 19:21).
People sometimes self-injure themselves for the same reasons they get tattoos: the pain is part of how they cope with difficulty or feel a sense of power for a short period of time. If self-mutilation went wrong, one could die a painful death or at least create ugly scars, all to please the pagan gods. His people did not enjoy the advantages of 21 st-century society: hospitals, doctors, and antibiotics. Self-mutilation is dangerous and can lead to significant health problems. God did not want His people to hurt themselves gratuitously. One ancient verse describes ritual masochism: “She cuts cheek and chin/She lacerates Her forearms/She plows lake a garden Her chest/Like a vale She lacerates the back.” This Canaanite religion involved many rituals including self-mutilation. The worship of Baal has been dated to at least before the Exodus, making it contemporary with the time in which Moses was given the law. Is this God’s final word on tattoos? What is the Lord talking about here? In this article we will consider the three parts of God’s law in Leviticus 19:28 as it refers to tattoos: “cuttings in your flesh ” “for the dead ” and “print marks” to try and establish a biblical stance for Christians today. “You will not make cuttings in your flesh, for the dead, nor print marks on you” ( Leviticus 19:28).
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