Leviticus 20
Overview
20:1 Of him that gives of his seed to Moloch;
20:4 Of him that favours such an one;
20:6 Of going to wizards;
20:7 Of sanctification;
20:9 Of him that curses his parents;
20:10 Of adultery;
20:11 Of incest;
20:13 Of sodomy;
20:15 Of bestiality;
20:18 Of uncleanness;
20:22 Obedience is required with holiness;
20:27 Wizards must be put to death. Verse 1 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 12:14 - If ye will; Ezra 7:26 - whether it be; Jeremiah 7:31 - which I; Ezekiel 16:21 - to pass Verse 2 Whosoever Leviticus 17:8, 17:13, 17:15 giveth 18:21; Deuteronomy 12:31, 18:10; 2 Kings 17:17, 23:10; 2 Chronicles 28:3, 33:6; Psalm 106:38; Isaiah 57:5, 57:6; Jeremiah 7:31, 32:35; Ezekiel 16:20, 16:21, 20:26, 20:31, 23:37, 23:39; Acts 7:43, Moloch.MolechThe Rabbins describe this idol as made of brass sitting upon a throne of the same metal, in the form of a man, with the head of a calf, adorned with a royal crown, and his arms extended as if to embrace any one. When they offered any children to him, they heated the statue by a great fire kindled within, and the victim was put into his arms, and thus consumed. Others relate, that the idol, which was hollow, was divided into seven compartments within; in one of which they put flour, in the second turtles, in the third a ewe, in the fourth a ram, in the fifth a calf, in the sixth an ox, and the seventh a child; which were all burnt together by heating the statue inside. The account which Diodorus (l. xx.) gives of the statue of Saturn, to which the Carthaginians, descendants of the Canaanites, sacrificed their children, is very similar. For they had a brazen stature of Saturn, stretching out his hands towards the ground, in such a manner that the children placed within them tumbled down into a pit full of fire. To this account Milton alludes, in Paradise Lost, B. 1. 392.the people Leviticus 20:27, 24:14, 24:23; Numbers 15:35, 15:36; Deuteronomy 13:10, 13:11, 17:5-7, 21:21; Acts 7:58, 7:59 Reciprocal Joshua 7:25 - all Israel; 1 Kings 11:5 - Milcom; 2 Kings 16:3 - made his son; 21:6 - he made; Ezekiel 14:7 - of the stranger; Amos 5:26 - the tabernacle of your Moloch Verse 3 I will set Leviticus 17:10; 1 Peter 3:12 to defile Numbers 19:20; Ezekiel 5:11, 23:38, 23:39 profane Leviticus 18:21; Ezekiel 20:39; 2 Corinthians 6:16 Reciprocal Leviticus 17:4 - be cut off; 22:2 - that they profane not; 23:30 - General; Numbers 15:30 - doeth ought; Deuteronomy 31:16 - and go a; 2 Kings 21:6 - he made; Jeremiah 21:10 - I have; 23:30 - General; Ezekiel 14:8 - I will set; 15:7 - I will set; Amos 2:7 - to profane; Malachi 2:12 - cut; 1 Corinthians 3:17 - any Verse 4 hide Acts 17:30 and kill Deuteronomy 13:8, 17:2-5; Joshua 7:12; 1 Samuel 3:13, 3:14; 1 Kings 20:42; Revelation 2:14 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 22:1 - hide thyself Verse 5 I will Leviticus 17:10 against his Exodus 20:5; Jeremiah 32:28-35, 32:39 whoring Leviticus 17:7; Psalm 106:39; Jeremiah 3:2; Hosea 2:5, 2:13 Reciprocal Exodus 34:15 - whoring; Leviticus 23:30 - General; 26:17 - set; 2 Chronicles 21:11 - fornication; Jeremiah 2:9 - with your; 44:11 - I will; Hosea 4:12 - gone Verse 6 familiar Leviticus 20:27, 19:26, 19:31; Deuteronomy 18:10-14; Isaiah 8:19 go Exodus 34:15, 34:16; Numbers 15:39; Psalm 73:27; Ezekiel 6:9; Hosea 4:12 cut him 1 Chronicles 10:13, 10:14
In the days of Moses, superstition was almost the sensus communis of the human race, which then made severe punishment necessary: by means of the Christian dispensation such errors are now exploded, the cultivation of philosophy and natural history having harmonised and contributed their feebler share of light, so that we no longer have to deplore mischiefs occasioned by the silly curiosity attempting to unfold future events.Reciprocal Genesis 41:8 - the magicians of Egypt; Exodus 22:18 - General; Leviticus 18:29 - General; 23:30 - General; 26:17 - set; Numbers 15:30 - doeth ought; 1 Samuel 15:23 - witchcraft; 28:3 - put away; 2 Chronicles 33:6 - he observed; Psalm 106:39 - went; Isaiah 2:6 - and are; Jeremiah 44:11 - I will; Malachi 3:5 - the sorcerers; Acts 8:9 - used; 13:6 - certain; 1 Peter 3:12 - but Verse 7 Leviticus 11:44, 19:2; Ephesians 1:4; Philippians 2:12, 2:13; Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 4:7; Habakkuk 3:1; 1 Peter 1:15, 1:16 Reciprocal Leviticus 18:2 - General; 19:31 - General; 20:26 - the Lord; 21:8 - for I; Joshua 3:5 - Sanctify; 1 Samuel 16:5 - sanctify yourselves; Ezekiel 20:7 - I am; 37:23 - but Verse 8 And ye Leviticus 18:4, 18:5, 19:37; Matthew 5:19, 7:24, 12:50; John 13:17; James 1:22; Revelation 22:14 sanctify Leviticus 21:8; Exodus 31:13; Ezekiel 20:12, 37:28; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Reciprocal Leviticus 22:16 - for I; 22:32 - hallow you; Deuteronomy 4:1 - unto the statutes; 1 Samuel 16:5 - sanctify yourselves; Ezekiel 37:23 - but Verse 9 cursethThe term yekallel signifies not only to curse, but to speak contemptuously, disrespectfully, or to make light of a person, so that all speeches which have a tendency to lessen our parents in the eyes of others, or to render their judgment, piety, etc., suspected or contemptible, is here included; though the act of cursing, or of treating the parent with injurious or opprobrious language, is what is particularly intended. He who conscientiously keeps the fifth commandment, can be in no danger of the judgment here denounced. Exodus 21:17; Deuteronomy 27:16; Proverbs 20:20, 30:11, 30:17; Matthew 15:4; Mark 7:10 his blood Leviticus 20:11-13, 20:16, 20:27; Joshua 2:19; Judges 9:24; 2 Samuel 1:16; 1 Kings 2:32; Matthew 27:25 Reciprocal 1 Kings 2:37 - thy blood; Ezekiel 18:13 - blood; 22:7 - set; 33:4 - his blood; Acts 18:6 - Your; 1 Timothy 1:9 - murderers Verse 10 the adulterer Deuteronomy 22:22-24; 2 Samuel 12:13; Ezekiel 23:45-47; John 8:4, 8:5 Reciprocal Genesis 20:9 - a great; 38:24 - let her; 39:9 - how then; Exodus 20:14 - General; Leviticus 18:20 - General; Numbers 5:13 - General; 5:31 - bear; 15:30 - doeth ought; Judges 19:3 - speak; Job 31:11 - an iniquity; Psalm 50:18 - hast been partaker; Proverbs 6:29 - he that; Jeremiah 5:7 - they then; Ezekiel 16:38 - as women; 18:6 - neither hath defiled; 22:11 - committed; Malachi 3:5 - the sorcerers; Matthew 1:19 - a public; 5:27 - Thou; Romans 7:3 - So then Verse 11 Leviticus 18:8; Deuteronomy 27:20, 27:23; Amos 2:7; 1 Corinthians 5:1 their Leviticus 20:9 Reciprocal 18:6 - to uncover; 18:7 - General; Deuteronomy 22:30 - a man shall; Joshua 2:19 - his blood; 2 Samuel 1:16 - Thy blood; 16:21 - unto thy; 1 Chronicles 5:1 - forasmuch; Ezekiel 18:13 - blood; 22:10 - discovered; 33:4 - his blood; Acts 18:6 - Your Verse 12 lie Leviticus 18:15; Genesis 38:16, 38:18; Deuteronomy 27:23 confusion Leviticus 18:23 Reciprocal 18:6 - to uncover; Ezekiel 22:11 - hath lewdly; Acts 18:6 - Your Verse 13 Leviticus 18:22; Genesis 19:5; Deuteronomy 23:17; Judges 19:22; Romans 1:26, 1:27; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Timothy 1:10; Jude 1:7 Reciprocal Genesis 19:7 - General; Ezekiel 33:26 - work Verse 14 a wife Leviticus 18:17; Deuteronomy 27:23; Amos 2:7 burnt Leviticus 21:9; Joshua 7:15, 7:25
Verse 15 Leviticus 18:23; Exodus 22:19; Deuteronomy 27:21 Reciprocal Exodus 19:13 - whether; 21:28 - the ox Verse 16 And if a womanWe are assured by Herodotus (in Euterp) that the abominations here referred to existed among the Egyptians, and even formed part of their superstitious religious system, and we have reason to believe that they were not uncommon among the Canaanites. - See note on Leviticus 18:24, 18:25. Need we wonder then, that God should have made laws of this nature, and appointed the punishment of death for these crimes? This one observation will account for many of those strange prohibitions which we find in the Mosaic law.and the beast Exodus 19:13, 21:28, 21:32; Habakkuk 3:1 Reciprocal Exodus 22:19 - General; Leviticus 17:4 - be cut off; 18:23 - any beast; 20:9 - his blood; 24:15 - bear his sin; 2 Samuel 1:16 - Thy blood Verse 17 Leviticus 18:9; Genesis 20:12; Deuteronomy 27:22; 2 Samuel 13:12; Ezekiel 22:11 Reciprocal Leviticus 5:1 - bear; 7:18 - bear; 17:16 - General; 18:6 - to uncover; 24:15 - bear his sin; Numbers 5:31 - bear; 2 Samuel 13:4 - my brother Verse 18 having Leviticus 15:24, 18:19; Ezekiel 18:6, 22:10 discoveredHeb. made nakedReciprocal Leviticus 15:19 - and her issue; 15:33 - and of him; 17:4 - be cut off; Mark 5:29 - fountain Verse 19 mother's Leviticus 18:12, 18:13-30; Exodus 6:20 uncovereth Leviticus 18:6 Reciprocal Exodus 28:43 - bear not iniquity; Leviticus 7:18 - bear; 17:16 - General; Numbers 14:34 - shall ye bear Verse 20 uncle's wife Leviticus 18:14 childless Job 18:19; Psalm 109:13; Jeremiah 22:30; Luke 1:7, 1:25, 23:29 Reciprocal Exodus 28:43 - bear not iniquity; Leviticus 17:16 - General; Numbers 9:13 - bear his sin; 18:22 - bear sin; Luke 20:29 - and died Verse 21 his brother's Leviticus 18:16; Matthew 14:3, 14:4 an unclean thingHeb. a separationReciprocal Mark 6:18 - It is Verse 22 statutes Leviticus 18:4, 18:5, 18:26, 19:37; Psalm 19:8-11, 105:45, 119:80, 119:145, 119:171; Ezekiel 36:27 judgments Exodus 21:1; Deuteronomy 4:45, 5:1; Psalm 119:20, 119:106, 119:160, 119:164, 119:175; Isaiah 26:8, 26:9 spue you Leviticus 18:25-28, 26:33; Deuteronomy 28:25, 28:26 Reciprocal Leviticus 18:24 - for; 18:28 - General; 1 Kings 21:26 - according to; 2 Chronicles 33:2 - like unto; Isaiah 24:5 - defiled; Jeremiah 9:19 - our; Ezekiel 31:11 - I have driven; 33:26 - and shall; Hosea 9:3 - shall not; Micah 2:10 - because Verse 23 in the manners Leviticus 18:3, 18:24, 18:30; Deuteronomy 12:30, 12:31; Jeremiah 10:1, 10:2 therefore Leviticus 18:27; Deuteronomy 9:5; Psalm 78:59; Zechariah 11:8 Reciprocal Leviticus 26:11 - abhor; 26:30 - my soul; Numbers 33:56 - General; Deuteronomy 12:4 - General; 1 Kings 21:26 - according to; 2 Chronicles 33:2 - like unto; Psalm 5:5 - thou; 106:40 - insomuch; Ezekiel 31:11 - I have driven Verse 24 But I Exodus 3:8, 3:17, 6:8 a landMilk and honey were the chief dainties of the ancients as they are now among the Arabs, particularly the Bedouins. Hence not only the Hebrews, but also the Greeks and Romans, painted the highest pleasantness and fertility by an abundance of milk and honey. The image used in the text, and frequently by ancient authors on similar subjects, is a metaphor, derived from a breast, producing copious streams of milk.which Leviticus 20:26; Exodus 19:5, 19:6, 33:16; Numbers 23:9; Deuteronomy 7:6, 14:2; 1 Kings 8:53; John 15:19; 2 Corinthians 6:17; 1 Peter 2:9 Reciprocal Genesis 43:11 - honey; Exodus 33:3 - a land; Numbers 13:27 - General; 16:14 - Moreover; 35:34 - Defile not; Deuteronomy 27:3 - a land; 1 Samuel 8:20 - General; Nehemiah 10:28 - all they; Jeremiah 11:5 - a land; Ezekiel 20:6 - flowing; Romans 1:1 - separated Verse 25 put difference Leviticus 11:1-47; Deuteronomy 14:3-21; Acts 10:11-15, 10:28; Ephesians 5:7-11 abominable Leviticus 11:43 creepethor, movethReciprocal Genesis 3:14 - thou art; Exodus 22:31 - neither; Leviticus 10:10 - General; Ezekiel 22:26 - put no; Acts 10:14 - for Verse 26 the Lord Leviticus 20:7, 19:2; Psalm 99:5, 99:9; Isaiah 6:3, 30:11; 1 Peter 1:15, 1:16; Revelation 3:7, 4:8 severed Leviticus 20:24; Deuteronomy 7:6, 14:2, 26:18, 26:19; Titus 2:14 Reciprocal Genesis 48:5 - are mine; Exodus 19:6 - and an; Leviticus 10:10 - General; 11:44 - ye shall; Numbers 6:2 - When; Deuteronomy 18:10 - that useth divination; Malachi 2:11 - profaned; Matthew 5:48 - ye; 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - sanctify Verse 27 a familiar Leviticus 20:6, 19:31; Exodus 22:18; Deuteronomy 18:10-12; 1 Samuel 28:7-9 their blood Leviticus 20:9 Reciprocal 20:2 - the people; 24:14 - let all the; Deuteronomy 13:10 - stone him; 1 Samuel 15:23 - witchcraft; 28:3 - put away; 2 Samuel 1:16 - Thy blood; 2 Kings 23:24 - that he might; Ezekiel 18:13 - blood; Malachi 3:5 - the sorcerers