King James Version
Leviticus 20
27 verses with commentary
Punishments for Sin
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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<strong>And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br><br>Hebrews 9-10 explains how Christ's once-for-all sacrifice supersedes the repeated Levitical offerings, providing permanent cl...
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(1) **And the Lord spake unto Moses.**—It is difficult to account for the position of this chapter. Naturally we should expect it to follow Leviticus 18. If Leviticus 20 contains the penalties attached to the sins enumerated in Leviticus 18, we should expect it immediately to follow that chapter. It may, however, be that before enacting these severe punishments, the Lawgiver wanted to appeal t...
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**5-10. shall take of the congregation ... two kids of the goats ... and one ram--**The sacrifices were to be offered by the high priest, respectively for himself and the other priests, as well as for the people. The bullock (Le 16:3) and the goats were for sin offerings and the rams for burnt offerings. The goats, though used in different ways, constituted only one offering. They were both presen...
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Chapter 20
Chapter Outline
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents.(1-9)
Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined.(10-27)
**Verses 1-9**
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the myste...
Read full commentary →Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
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<strong>Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of ...
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(2) **Again, thou shalt say.**—Better, *And thou shalt say.*
**Whosoever he be.**—Better, *What man soever there be, *as the Authorised Version renders this phrase in Leviticus 17:3. (See Note on Leviticus 17:8.)
**That giveth any of his seed unto Molech.**—It will be seen that whilst in Leviticus 18:21 the law about Molech worship follows the laws of incest, the reverse is the case here, where it...
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**5-10. shall take of the congregation ... two kids of the goats ... and one ram--**The sacrifices were to be offered by the high priest, respectively for himself and the other priests, as well as for the people. The bullock (Le 16:3) and the goats were for sin offerings and the rams for burnt offerings. The goats, though used in different ways, constituted only one offering. They were both presen...
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Chapter 20
Chapter Outline
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents.(1-9)
Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined.(10-27)
**Verses 1-9**
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the myste...
Read full commentary →And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
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<strong>And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy c...
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(3) **And I will set my face against that man.**—That is, make him feel my anger. (See Leviticus 17:10.)
**And will cut him off.**—As the preceding verse describes the offender as having been stoned to death by the people, the declaration on the part of God that He will cut off the sinner has occasioned some difficulty. Hence some take it simply to express the same thing—that the judicial executio...
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**5-10. shall take of the congregation ... two kids of the goats ... and one ram--**The sacrifices were to be offered by the high priest, respectively for himself and the other priests, as well as for the people. The bullock (Le 16:3) and the goats were for sin offerings and the rams for burnt offerings. The goats, though used in different ways, constituted only one offering. They were both presen...
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Chapter 20
Chapter Outline
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents.(1-9)
Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined.(10-27)
**Verses 1-9**
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the myste...
Read full commentary →And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
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<strong>And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br><br>Every sacrifice and ritual in Levi...
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(4) **And if the people of the land . . . —**In the former verse the Legislator treated of cases where there was insufficient evidence. Here he declares what God would do if the community itself, whose duty it is to execute the sentence, either from culpable indifference or criminal sympathy with the sin, connive at it.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**5-10. shall take of the congregation ... two kids of the goats ... and one ram--**The sacrifices were to be offered by the high priest, respectively for himself and the other priests, as well as for the people. The bullock (Le 16:3) and the goats were for sin offerings and the rams for burnt offerings. The goats, though used in different ways, constituted only one offering. They were both presen...
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Chapter 20
Chapter Outline
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents.(1-9)
Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined.(10-27)
**Verses 1-9**
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the myste...
Read full commentary →Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
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<strong>Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy comm...
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(5) **Then I will set my face.**—In that case God himself will show His anger. (See Leviticus 20:3, and Leviticus 17:10.) He will interpose to execute just judgment.
**And against his family.**—Because they would naturally be privy to it, and aid and abet the father in this crime, they, as well as all those who joined in this idolatrous worship, will be cut off by God himself.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--**The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33);...
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Chapter 20
Chapter Outline
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents.(1-9)
Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined.(10-27)
**Verses 1-9**
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the myste...
Read full commentary →And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
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<strong>And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in ...
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(6) **And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits.**—The same punishment will be visited upon the man who consults necromancers. For the nature of this sin, see Leviticus 19:31, and for the execution of this sentence see 1Chronicles 10:13-14. The soothsayers themselves were stoned to death by the community. (See Leviticus 20:27.)
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--**The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33);...
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Chapter 20
Chapter Outline
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents.(1-9)
Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined.(10-27)
**Verses 1-9**
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the myste...
Read full commentary →Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
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<strong>Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br>The central theme of Leviticus is God's holiness and the call for His people to be holy. The ...
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(7, 8) **Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy.**—Rather, *Ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy, *as the same phrase is rendered in the Authorised Version in Leviticus 11:44. Though it is immaterial which of the two renderings is adopted, it is important that it should be the same in both passages, since the phrase is exactly the same in the original. It is only by ...
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**11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--**The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33);...
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Chapter 20
Chapter Outline
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents.(1-9)
Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined.(10-27)
**Verses 1-9**
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the myste...
Read full commentary →And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.
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<strong>And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br>The central theme of Leviticus is God's holiness and the call for His people to be holy. T...
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**11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--**The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33);...
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Chapter 20
Chapter Outline
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents.(1-9)
Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined.(10-27)
**Verses 1-9**
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the myste...
Read full commentary →For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
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<strong>For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br>Leviticus 17:11 ...
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(9) **For every one that curseth his father.**—Though the administrators of the Law during the second Temple have laid down the most minute regulation with regard to filial obedience (see Leviticus 19:3), and though nothing can exceed the tenderness with which they instilled into the hearts of children the Biblical precepts on this subject (Exodus 20:12), yet they enacted that the child only incur...
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**11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--**The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33);...
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Chapter 20
Chapter Outline
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents.(1-9)
Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined.(10-27)
**Verses 1-9**
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the myste...
Read full commentary →And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
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<strong>And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy c...
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(10) **Shall be surely put to death**—That is, by stoning. (See Leviticus 20:2.) This precept is also to be found in Exodus 21:17; Proverbs 20:20, and is referred to by our Lord (Matthew 15:14; Mark 7:10).
**His blood shall be upon **him—That is, he has brought it upon himself to be killed. (See Joshua 2:19.) This phrase, which occurs seven times either in the singular or plural, is only to be fou...
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**11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--**The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33);...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
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<strong>And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br>Leviticu...
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(11) **His father’s wife.**—Here the penalty is enacted for the sin prohibited in Leviticus 18:8.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--**The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33);...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
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<strong>And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br>Leviticus 17:11 decla...
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(12) **With his daughter in law.**—See Notes on Leviticus 18:15.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--**The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33);...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
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<strong>If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br...
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(13) **Mankind.**—See Leviticus 18:22.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--**The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33);...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
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<strong>And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br><br>The access to God...
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(14) **A wife and her mother.**—See Leviticus 18:17.
**They shall be burnt with fire.**—This, as we have seen, is the second of the four modes of capital punishment. (See Leviticus 20:2.) In the following ten cases those guilty of the sins specified suffered this punishment: (1) the unchaste high priest’s daughter (Leviticus 21:9); (2) he who had commerce with his daughter; (3)or with his daughter...
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**20-22. he shall bring the live goat--**Having already been presented before the Lord (Le 16:10), it was now brought forward to the high priest, who, placing his hands upon its head, and "having confessed over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins," transferred them by this act to the goat as their substitute. It was then delivered into the ...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
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<strong>And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br><br>Hebrews 9-10 explains how Christ's once-for-all sacrifice supersedes th...
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(15, 16) **with a beast.**—See Leviticus 18:23*.*
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**20-22. he shall bring the live goat--**Having already been presented before the Lord (Le 16:10), it was now brought forward to the high priest, who, placing his hands upon its head, and "having confessed over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins," transferred them by this act to the goat as their substitute. It was then delivered into the ...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
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<strong>And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><...
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**20-22. he shall bring the live goat--**Having already been presented before the Lord (Le 16:10), it was now brought forward to the high priest, who, placing his hands upon its head, and "having confessed over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins," transferred them by this act to the goat as their substitute. It was then delivered into the ...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people : he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
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<strong>And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishmen...
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(17) **Take his sister.**—See Leviticus 18:9.
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**23-28. Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments--**On the dismissal of the scapegoat, the high priest prepared for the important parts of the service which still remained; and for the performance of these he laid aside his plain linen clothes, and, having bathed himself in water, he assumed his pontifical dress. Thus gorgeously attired, he we...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. discovered: Heb. made naked
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<strong>And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emp...
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(18) **Having her sickness.**—See Leviticus 15:24; Leviticus 18:19.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**23-28. Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments--**On the dismissal of the scapegoat, the high priest prepared for the important parts of the service which still remained; and for the performance of these he laid aside his plain linen clothes, and, having bathed himself in water, he assumed his pontifical dress. Thus gorgeously attired, he we...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. uncovereth: Heb. hath made naked
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<strong>And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br><br>Hebrews...
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(19) **Thy mother’s **sister.—See Leviticus 18:12.
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**23-28. Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments--**On the dismissal of the scapegoat, the high priest prepared for the important parts of the service which still remained; and for the performance of these he laid aside his plain linen clothes, and, having bathed himself in water, he assumed his pontifical dress. Thus gorgeously attired, he we...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
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<strong>And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br><br>What Leviticus portrayed...
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(20) **His uncle’s wife.**—See Leviticus 18:14.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**23-28. Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments--**On the dismissal of the scapegoat, the high priest prepared for the important parts of the service which still remained; and for the performance of these he laid aside his plain linen clothes, and, having bathed himself in water, he assumed his pontifical dress. Thus gorgeously attired, he we...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. an: Heb. a separation
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<strong>And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br>Ritual purity laws taught Israel...
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(21) **His brother’s wife.**—See Leviticus 18:16.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**23-28. Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments--**On the dismissal of the scapegoat, the high priest prepared for the important parts of the service which still remained; and for the performance of these he laid aside his plain linen clothes, and, having bathed himself in water, he assumed his pontifical dress. Thus gorgeously attired, he we...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
Call to Holiness
Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
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<strong>Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br><br>The New Testament...
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(22) **Ye shall therefore keep all my **statutes.—Like the prohibitions (see Leviticus 18:26-30), the penalties here enacted for transgressing them conclude with an appeal to the Israelites to keep the Divine precepts, and not to be guilty of the crimes for which the former inhabitants of the land have been cast out.
**That the land . . . spue you not out.**—Better, *lest the land *. . . *vomit yo...
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**23-28. Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments--**On the dismissal of the scapegoat, the high priest prepared for the important parts of the service which still remained; and for the performance of these he laid aside his plain linen clothes, and, having bathed himself in water, he assumed his pontifical dress. Thus gorgeously attired, he we...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
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<strong>And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br><br>Every sacrifice...
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**29-34. this shall be a statute for ever unto you, that in the seventh month ye shall afflict your souls--**This day of annual expiation for all the sins, irreverences, and impurities of all classes in Israel during the previous year, was to be observed as a solemn fast, in which "they were to afflict their souls"; it was reckoned a sabbath, kept as a season of "holy convocation," or, assembling ...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
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<strong>But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness ...
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(24) **But I have said unto you.**—That is, promised to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and also to you, that he would expel the Canaanites, and give the land to the Israelites as an inheritance.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**29-34. this shall be a statute for ever unto you, that in the seventh month ye shall afflict your souls--**This day of annual expiation for all the sins, irreverences, and impurities of all classes in Israel during the previous year, was to be observed as a solemn fast, in which "they were to afflict their souls"; it was reckoned a sabbath, kept as a season of "holy convocation," or, assembling ...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. creepeth: or, moveth
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<strong>Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for...
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(25) **Ye shall therefore put difference.**—Better, *Ye shall therefore separate. *It is the same word which is used at the end of the preceding verse, and which is rendered “separate” in the Authorised Version. It is important that the word should be translated by the same expression, since it not only shows the intimate connection between the two verses, but brings out more forcibly the reason f...
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**29-34. this shall be a statute for ever unto you, that in the seventh month ye shall afflict your souls--**This day of annual expiation for all the sins, irreverences, and impurities of all classes in Israel during the previous year, was to be observed as a solemn fast, in which "they were to afflict their souls"; it was reckoned a sabbath, kept as a season of "holy convocation," or, assembling ...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
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<strong>And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br>The central theme of Leviticus is God's holiness a...
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(26) **And ye shall be holy unto me.**—Rather, *And ye shall be my holy ones, *in harmony with the remark in the last clause of this verse, where God says that He had separated them for the purpose that “ye should be mine” The phrase only occurs here, and is different from the one which has been used in Leviticus 11:44-45; Leviticus 20:17.
**And have severed you from other people.**—Better, *and h...
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**29-34. this shall be a statute for ever unto you, that in the seventh month ye shall afflict your souls--**This day of annual expiation for all the sins, irreverences, and impurities of all classes in Israel during the previous year, was to be observed as a solemn fast, in which "they were to afflict their souls"; it was reckoned a sabbath, kept as a season of "holy convocation," or, assembling ...
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**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
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<strong>A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Penalties for Disobedience</strong>. Punishments for violations of sexual and religious laws, emphasizing the seriousness of sin in God's holy community.<br><br>L...
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(27) **A man also or woman.**—Better, *And a man or a woman. *The departure from the literal translation of the conjunction in the Authorised version is both unnecessary and obscures the meaning of the sentence. It ought rather to be translated “but;” that is, but because the Israelites are God’s holy ones, therefore every man or woman who pretends to disclose future events by means of necromancy,...
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**29-34. this shall be a statute for ever unto you, that in the seventh month ye shall afflict your souls--**This day of annual expiation for all the sins, irreverences, and impurities of all classes in Israel during the previous year, was to be observed as a solemn fast, in which "they were to afflict their souls"; it was reckoned a sabbath, kept as a season of "holy convocation," or, assembling ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 10-27**
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.