“ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, ”
Holiness, Piety, Idolatry, Peace-offerings. Note the mention of the mother first. On the Sabbath, see pp. 101f., Exodus 20:8 *. Idols, lit. things of nought; only here and in Leviticus 26:1 in...
spake. See note on Leviticus 5:14 .
1. And the Lord spake. This is the object of the exhortation: first, that they should not measure the service of God by their own conceits, but rather by His nature; and secondly, that they...
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, No JFB commentary on this verse.
Various Laws, mainly of a Moral and Humane Character This chapter was very naturally regarded by Jewish authorities as an embodiment of the Decalogue. It will be observed that in general the prece...
XIX. (1) And the Lord spake unto Moses. — The prohibitions in the preceding chapter, which are designed to regulate the moral conduct of relations and connections towards each other in their fam...
THE LAW OF HOLINESS (CONCLUDED) Leviticus 19:1-37 WE have in this chapter a series of precepts and prohibitions which from internal evidence appear to have been selected by an inspired redactor...
The more positive habits of separation are insisted on by the repetition of laws already given, with one reiterated emphasis, namely, the fact that the God of this people is Jehovah. There was, first...
CONTENTS This Chapter is a continuation of the same subject as the former. Here are many precepts of a moral and religious nature.
And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... About the same, or quickly after he had delivered the above laws to him; and there are many in this chapter, which were before given, and here repeated: saying...
MANY LAWS GROUPED TOGETHER (vv. 1-37) We have seen at the beginning and end of chapter 18 God's announcement, “I am the Lord your God.” In chapter 19 the expression “I am the Lord” occurs 15 times...
Ceremonial and Moral Laws. B. C. 1490. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Sp...
LEVITICUS CHAPTER 19 Israelites must be holy, Leviticus 19:1,2 ; must honour their parents, and keep sabbaths, Leviticus 19:3 ; shun idolatry, Leviticus 19:4 ; duly to stay and eat their p...
Chapter 19. God Requires His People To Be Holy. Having spoken of what God requires of His people especially as regards sexual relations which had a vital place in a patriarchal society, God now mo...
Practical Piety: Religion in all Relationships SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 19:2 .—Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say: Nowhere else in the whole of Leviticus doe...
The leading precepts of the law are here repeated to give them new force, and with many additions and illustrations, that they might be better understood. Most of these having already been explained,...
EXPOSITION From the prohibition of moral uncleanness exhibiting itself in the form of incest and licentiousness, the legislator proceeds to a series of laws and commandments against other kinds...
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 19:1