Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
both of them
Leviticus 20:10-12 Lev 20:10 “If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbour, both the adulterer and the adulteress will surely be put to death. Lev 20:11 If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered … Continue reading
consecrate or curse
Leviticus 20:7-9 Lev 20:7 Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am Yahveh your God. Lev 20:8 Keep my prescriptions and do them; I am Yahveh who sanctifies you. Lev 20:9 Because anyone who curses his father or his … Continue reading
modern Molech
Leviticus 20:1-6 Lev 20:1 Yahveh spoke to Moses, and this is what he said, Lev 20:2 “Say to the people of Israel, any one of the people of Israel or of the foreign guests who are temporary residents in Israel … Continue reading
fairness and faith
Leviticus 19:35-37 Lev 19:35 “You will do no wrong in judgement, in measures of length or weight or quantity. Lev 19:36 You will have ethical balances, ethical weights, an ethical ephah, and an ethical hin: I am Yahveh your God, … Continue reading
second class citizens and the covenant
Leviticus 19:32-34 Lev 19:32 “You will stand up before the grey head and honour the face of an old man, and you will fear your God: I am Yahveh. Lev 19:33 “When a foreign guest is a temporary resident with … Continue reading
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highest motivation
Leviticus 19:29-31 Lev 19:29 “Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, or else the land will fall into prostitution and the land will become full of immorality. Lev 19:30 You will keep my Sabbaths and reverence my … Continue reading
Posted in children, commitment, discipleship, idolatry, loyalty, Sabbath keeping, will of God
Tagged Leviticus 19
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culture clashers
Leviticus 19:26-28 Lev 19:26 “You will not eat any flesh with the blood in it. You will not interpret omens or tell fortunes. Lev 19:27 You will not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of … Continue reading
uncircumcised trees
Leviticus 19:23-25 Lev 19:23 “When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you will regard its fruit as if it had a foreskin. Three years it will be uncircumcised to you; it must … Continue reading
it’s complicated
Leviticus 19:20-22 Lev 19:20 “If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction will be made. They will not be put to death, … Continue reading
reflecting God’s particular purity
Leviticus 19:17-19 Lev 19:17 “You will not hate your brother in your heart, but you will reason frankly with your associate, or you will be responsible for a mistake because of him. Lev 19:18 You will not take vengeance or … Continue reading
