“*The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby— if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore what he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt. And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the LORDa ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent for a guilt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD, and he shall be forgiven for any of the things that one may do and thereby become guilty.”” (Lev 6:1-7 ESV)

Some observations about this passage:

1. God speaks to man. “The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,” (Lev 6:1 ESV). That is a wonderful thing to realize. If God were silent to us and never spoke to us, we would be in grave danger. I am so thankful that the Lord speaks to us through His Word, By His Spirit on the inside, and through fellow believers.
2. God speaks to men about the practical areas of their lives in terms we can understand.
   ““If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor... This is very practical instruction. This gets right down into where we live. It is not difficult to understand. We need not be confused about how to apply it.
3. A sin against our neighbor is a breach of faith against the Lord. There is no such thing as sinning against our neighbor without sinning against the Lord. Sin is the transgression of the Law, and God has given us commandments as to how we are to relate to other people. When we break those commandments we are sinning against both the Lord, and others.
4. Repentance includes dealing with the sin before our neighbor, and before the LORD. We must not only make things right with the LORD, but also with our neighbor.
5. Repentance includes restoring the loss, with 20% interest.
   
6. God has made a way for us to get right when we have sinned! Praise HIS NAME!