Leviticus 19 - Introduction - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

A.M. 2514. B.C. 1490.

Various precepts to be holy, Leviticus 19:1; Leviticus 19:2. To honour parents and sabbaths, Leviticus 19:3. To shun idolatry, Leviticus 19:4. Duty to eat their peace-offering, Leviticus 19:5-8. To leave gleanings for the poor, Leviticus 19:9; Leviticus 19:10. Not to steal, lie, swear falsely, or defraud, Leviticus 19:11-13. Not to curse the deaf, or put a stumbling-block before the blind, Leviticus 19:14. Not to judge unjustly, carry tales, or bear false witness, Leviticus 19:15; Leviticus 19:16. To reprove sinners, not to revenge themselves; to love their neighbours, Leviticus 19:17; Leviticus 19:18. Not to mix different things, Leviticus 19:19.

Not to defile their bond-maids, Leviticus 19:20-22. Not to eat of the fruit of the land for four years, Leviticus 19:23-25. Not to eat blood, use enchantments, or heathen customs, Leviticus 19:26-28, or prostitute their daughters, Leviticus 19:29. To reverence God and his sanctuary, Leviticus 19:30. Not to regard wizards, Leviticus 19:31. To honour the aged, Leviticus 19:32. Love and right the stranger, Leviticus 19:33; Leviticus 19:34. Do no injustice, Leviticus 19:34-36.