seekeroftruth
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Leviticus 11 is about clean and unclean food
Leviticus 12 purification after childbirth
Leviticus 13 defiling skin diseases
Leviticus 14 cleansing after defiling skin diseases
Leviticus 15 discharges causing uncleanliness
Leviticus 16 day of atonement
Leviticus 17 eating blood
And now the part of Leviticus that everyone talks about.
As I suspected, it's hard to find commentary that isn't too preachy concerning this chapter. I went to several before choosing the easy English commentary. I thought about just skipping these laws but sex is sexy and there are so many people who quote "the Bible" about sex without ever having read the guidelines. So here they are.... the guidelines.
OK so FYI the part about buggery was in the instruction about protection of property.
Humans had to learn the way to live according to God. These 2+ million people were chosen. They are special and to be in that special catagory, they had to follow certain rules.
I don't know how many times my grandmother said to my mother, who said to me, and I said to my children.... "as long as you are living under my roof... you will live by my rules".
These are God's rules and if you want to be part of God's family and live under God's roof.... these are the rules.
Leviticus 12 purification after childbirth
Leviticus 13 defiling skin diseases
Leviticus 14 cleansing after defiling skin diseases
Leviticus 15 discharges causing uncleanliness
Leviticus 16 day of atonement
Leviticus 17 eating blood
And now the part of Leviticus that everyone talks about.
Leviticus 18:1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. 3 You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices. 4 You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the Lord your God. 5 Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord.
6 “‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.
7 “‘Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.
8 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father.
9 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
10 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.
11 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
12 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.
13 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.
14 “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.
15 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.
16 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother.
17 “‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.
18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
19 “‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.
20 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.
21 “‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
22 “‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.
23 “‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.
24 “‘Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am going to drive out before you became defiled. 25 Even the land was defiled; so I punished it for its sin, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. 26 But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the foreigners residing among you must not do any of these detestable things, 27 for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled. 28 And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
29 “‘Everyone who does any of these detestable things—such persons must be cut off from their people. 30 Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God.’”
6 “‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.
7 “‘Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.
8 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father.
9 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
10 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.
11 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
12 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.
13 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.
14 “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.
15 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.
16 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother.
17 “‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.
18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
19 “‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.
20 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.
21 “‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
22 “‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.
23 “‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.
24 “‘Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am going to drive out before you became defiled. 25 Even the land was defiled; so I punished it for its sin, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. 26 But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the foreigners residing among you must not do any of these detestable things, 27 for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled. 28 And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
29 “‘Everyone who does any of these detestable things—such persons must be cut off from their people. 30 Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God.’”
As I suspected, it's hard to find commentary that isn't too preachy concerning this chapter. I went to several before choosing the easy English commentary. I thought about just skipping these laws but sex is sexy and there are so many people who quote "the Bible" about sex without ever having read the guidelines. So here they are.... the guidelines.
These laws are important, because the LORD gave them. Moses did not make them up.
God says, ‘I am the LORD your God.’ He is the Israelites’ God. They have a relationship with him. So that is a special reason why they must obey his rules.
Verse 6 In this verse, to have sex with’ is ‘to uncover the nakedness of’ in the Hebrew language. ‘Nakedness’ really means ‘the sex parts’ of a man or a woman in the Hebrew language. It is a polite way to refer to sex!
These verses are more about marriage than incest. It is wrong to marry more than one person in the same family, verse 17. Or (it is wrong to marry) your wife’s sister while your wife is still alive. The two women would compete for their husband’s love, as Rachel and Leah did (Genesis 30:1).
Verse 21 Many nations burnt their children for their gods. They thought that their gods wanted them to do this.
Verse 22 We call this sin ‘homosexuality’. Many ancient religions used homosexuality as part of what they did. Romans 1:27 shows us that God does not allow women to do such things with other women.
Verse 23 We call this sin ‘buggery’. Again, many ancient religions used buggery. God did not allow his people to do it, Exodus 22:19 and Leviticus 20:15-16.
God says, ‘I am the LORD your God.’ He is the Israelites’ God. They have a relationship with him. So that is a special reason why they must obey his rules.
Verse 6 In this verse, to have sex with’ is ‘to uncover the nakedness of’ in the Hebrew language. ‘Nakedness’ really means ‘the sex parts’ of a man or a woman in the Hebrew language. It is a polite way to refer to sex!
These verses are more about marriage than incest. It is wrong to marry more than one person in the same family, verse 17. Or (it is wrong to marry) your wife’s sister while your wife is still alive. The two women would compete for their husband’s love, as Rachel and Leah did (Genesis 30:1).
Verse 21 Many nations burnt their children for their gods. They thought that their gods wanted them to do this.
Verse 22 We call this sin ‘homosexuality’. Many ancient religions used homosexuality as part of what they did. Romans 1:27 shows us that God does not allow women to do such things with other women.
Verse 23 We call this sin ‘buggery’. Again, many ancient religions used buggery. God did not allow his people to do it, Exodus 22:19 and Leviticus 20:15-16.
OK so FYI the part about buggery was in the instruction about protection of property.
Humans had to learn the way to live according to God. These 2+ million people were chosen. They are special and to be in that special catagory, they had to follow certain rules.
I don't know how many times my grandmother said to my mother, who said to me, and I said to my children.... "as long as you are living under my roof... you will live by my rules".
These are God's rules and if you want to be part of God's family and live under God's roof.... these are the rules.
