1-30 Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

Le 18:4 11:44 19:3,4,10,34 20:7 Ge 17:7 Ex 6:7 20:2 Ps 33:12 Eze 20:5,7,19,20

3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

the doings Ps 106:35 Eze 20:7,8 23:8 Eph 5:7-11 1Pe 4:2-4

and after Le 20:23 Ex 23:24 De 12:4 30:1 Jer 10:2,3 Ro 12:2

4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.

Le 18:26 19:37 20:22 De 4:1,2 6:1 Ps 105:45 119:4 Eze 20:19 36:27 37:24 Lu 1:6 Joh 15:14

5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

which if a man do Eze 20:11,13,21 Lu 10:28 Ro 10:5 Ga 3:12

I am the Lord Ex 6:2,6,29 Mal 3:6

6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

near to kin [heb] remainder of his flesh Not withstanding the prohibitions here, it must be evident, that in the infancy of the world, persons very near of kin, and even brothers and sisters, must have joined in matrimonial alliances; and therefore we cannot pronounce them {immoral} in themselves. But, in these first instances, necessity required it; but when this necessity no longer existed, the thing became inexpedient and improper: for 1. As human nature now is, it is very expedient that those who are so much together in youth, should, by such a restriction be taught to look upon all such intercourse as prohibited and incestuous; for unless such restrictions are made, it would be impossible to prevent the prevalence of very early corruption among young persons. (See Michaelis on the laws of Moses, Art. 108.) 2. That the duties owing by nature to relatives might not be confounded with those of a social or political kind; for could a man be a brother and a husband, or a son and a husband at the same time, and fulfil the duties of both? Impossible. 3. That by intermarrying with other families, relationship and its endearments might be diffused. These prohibitions are, therefore to be considered so eminently moral obligations as to be observed by all mankind

to uncover Le 18:7-19 20:11,12,17-21

7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Le 20:11 Eze 22:10

8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

Le 20:11 Ge 35:22 49:4 De 22:30 27:20 2Sa 16:21,22 Eze 22:10 Am 2:7 1Co 5:1

9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

Le 20:17 De 27:22 2Sa 13:11-14 Eze 22:11

10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.

Le 20:19 Ex 6:20

13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

Le 20:20

15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Le 20:12 Ge 38:18,19,26 Eze 22:11

16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

Le 20:21 De 25:5 Mt 14:3,4 22:24 Mr 6:17 12:19 Lu 3:19

17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

a woman Le 20:14 De 27:23 Am 2:7

it is wickedness Le 20:14

18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

wife. or, one wife to another Ge 4:19 29:28 Ex 26:3

to vex her Ge 30:15 1Sa 1:6-8 Mal 2:15

19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

Le 15:19,24 20:18 Eze 18:6 22:10

20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.

Le 20:10 Ex 20:14 De 5:18 22:22,25 2Sa 11:3,4,27 Pr 6:25,29-33 Mal 3:5 Mt 5:27,28 Ro 2:22 1Co 6:9 Ga 5:19 Heb 13:4

21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

pass through Molech signifies a king, or governor, of similar import with Baal, lord, or governor; and it is generally supposed that the sun was worshipped under this name; and more particularly as the fire appears to have been so much employed in his worship. It seems clear that children were not only consecrated to him by passing through the fire, which appears to be alluded to here, but that they were actually made a burnt offering to him. That the several abominations afterwards mentioned were actually practised by many heathen nations is abundantly attested by their own writers. Le 20:2 De 12:31 18:10 2Ki 16:3 21:6 23:10 Ps 106:37,38 Jer 7:31 19:5 Eze 20:31 23:37

to Molech 1Ki 11:7,33 Am 5:26 Ac 7:43

Moloch
profane Le 19:12 20:2-5 21:6 22:2,32 Eze 36:20-23 Mal 1:12 Ro 1:23 2:24

22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

Le 20:13 Ge 19:5 Jud 19:22 1Ki 14:24 Ro 1:26,27 1Co 6:9 1Ti 1:10 Jude 1:7

23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

any beast Le 20:15,16 Ex 22:19

confusion Le 20:12

24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

Defile Le 18:6-23,30 Jer 44:4 Mt 15:18-20 Mr 7:10-23 1Co 3:17

for Le 20:22,23 De 12:31 18:12

25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

the land Nu 35:33,34 Ps 106:38 Isa 24:5 Jer 2:7 16:18 Eze 36:17,18 Ro 8:22

therefore Ps 89:32 Isa 26:21 Jer 5:9,29 9:9 14:10 23:2 Ho 2:13 8:13 9:9

vomiteth Le 18:28 20:22

26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

keep Le 18:5,30 De 4:1,2,40 12:32 Ps 105:44,45 Lu 8:15 11:28 Joh 14:15,21-23 15:14

nor any stranger Le 17:8,10

27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)

Le 18:24 De 20:18 23:18 25:16 27:15 1Ki 14:24 2Ki 16:3 21:2 2Ch 36:14 Eze 16:50 22:11 Ho 9:10

28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

Le 18:25 20:22 Jer 9:19 Eze 36:13,17 Ro 8:22 Re 3:16

29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

Le 17:10 20:6 Ex 12:15

30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.

abominable Le 18:3,26,27 20:23 De 18:9-12

that ye defile Le 18:24

I am Le 18:2,4