Reading Verbatim the Books of the Old Testament, 'Leviticus'; Leviticus Chapter 20, MWF, Post 20, August 11, 2021

​My friends, 

Thank you for returning this year and month, and the following dates August 9-11-13/16-18-20/23-25-27, 2021 as we proceed with the verbatim posts of the Books of the Old Testament, in particular Chapters 19-20-21/22-23-24/25-26-27 of the Book of 'Leviticus'. audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html .  I pray you had a wonderful break and time to review all posted to date. 

Because the Biblical Record is quite extensive and detailed, as is our practice, let's continue with our eighth week of posts on Monday/Wednesday/Friday this week.  Then, when we finish the final chapters of the book, we will be posting the chapter links for all the chapters of Leviticus, for a review, as the Lord wills. 

Continuing from:
Reading Verbatim the Books of the Old Testament, Introduction to 'Leviticus'; Leviticus Chapter 1-AM, Tu/Th, Post 1, June 2, 2021, until all is posted.  And then, a post with all the chapters shall post for a 'cumulative' review' when we are finished.   
 
​Remember we pray for the Almighty to 'open the eyes of our understanding', as we 'come into His Presence', 'reading' His Living Word, the Holy Bible.  [See prayer on Introduction Post A-PM, February 25, 2020; Post 1-AM, March 2, 2020, and Post 3-AM, March 4, 2020.]

FOLLOWING OUR OVERVIEW OUTLINE:
Chapters 1-7       Laws of Acceptable Worship  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
Chapters 8-10     Laws Pertaining to the Priesthood  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html BREAK
Chapters 11-16   Laws for Uncleanness  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html BREAK
Chapters 17-27   Laws of Acceptable Living  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html  TO THE FINISH!

​Continuing - Leviticus Chapter 20  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents. (1-9)

​[Notice how, there are no surprises, but, the Lord details how to live a life of success with Him. He waits to - forgive the repenting sinner, on this side of - death.]

1 'And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
3And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
4And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
5Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.'

​6 'And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
8And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.
9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.'
Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that curse their parents. (1-9)
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​Notes: 1-9 'Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the mysteries of iniquity which they show their children, devote them to the service of Satan, and forward their everlasting ruin, in a manner even more to be lamented? What an account must such parents render to God, and what a meeting will they have with their children at the day of judgment! On the other hand, let children remember that he who cursed father or mother was surely put to death. This law Christ confirmed.

Laws which were made before are repeated, and penalties annexed to them. If men will not avoid evil practices, because the law has made these practices sin, and it is right that we go on that principle, surely they should avoid them when the law has made them death, from a principle of self-preservation. In the midst of these laws comes in a general charge, Sanctify yourselves, and be ye holy. It is the Lord that sanctifies, and his work will be done, though it be difficult. Yet his grace is so far from doing away our endeavours, that it strongly encourages them. Work out your salvation, for it is God that worketh in you. [See Ephesians 1, 2, Philippians 2:12-13, James 2]audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 

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Of note. Today, child sacrifice is practiced throughout the world. There has been a resurgence of child sacrifice in Uganda. Witch doctors have been implicated in the mutilation and death of children who were killed in an effort to bring good fortune and wealth to those willing to pay for it. There is also a correlation between child sacrifice and modern-day abortion. Unprecedented numbers of children have been “sacrificed” at the hands of abortionists for the sake of convenience, immorality, or pride. Hundreds of thousands of babies have been killed so that their parents can maintain a certain lifestyle. God hates “hands that shed innocent blood” (Proverbs 6:17), and we can be sure that God will judge this horrendous sin.  
[See also on King Solomon at 1 Kings 11:4-11; and reference in Isaiah 30:33; Jeremiah 19:12; Mark 9:45.  For further, see regarding the evil king Manassah who offered his own son as a sacrifice (2 Kings 21:6), as did King Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:1-4). The people of Judah participated in this crime against their own sons—a sin so “detestable” that God said it had never even crossed His mind (Jeremiah 32:35).
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Child sacrifice was one reason for the Babylonian captivity (verse 36).  We must ever remember, this is 'innocent blood' shed in the land, [Leviticus 20:1-5; Deuteronomy 19:10], and God is the same, yesterday, today and forever. [Micah 6:8; Hebrews 13:8]  'Climate change' due to 'carbon emissions'?? or 'judgments of sin' falling on the world- world wide??  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html

Among other 'truths', consider that there has been 'recorded' more than 60 million abortions that have been performed in the U.S. since the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, 1973.  It has been estimated in 2013 that 1.72 billion abortions has been performed world-wide since 1973.  
[1.72 billion abortions worldwide in the last 40 years - LifeSite (lifesitenews.com)]
'Climate change' due to 'carbon emissions'?? or 'judgments of sin' falling on the world- world wide?? ​

​Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined. (10-27) audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
10 'And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.'

11 'And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
12And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
13If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
14And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
16And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.'

17 'And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.'

18 'And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.'

19 'And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
20And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
21And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.'​

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22 'Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.  [See 2 Chronicles 7; Romans Chapter 1]
23And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

24But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
25Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
26And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.'

27 'A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.'

Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined. (10-27)audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 
Notes: 10-27 'These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them. Amen. Amen. Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.​

He still 'stands at the door of your heart, knocking'.  Will you invite Him into your heart, asking and receiving through the 'grace of repentance' unto eternal salvation, with the forgiveness of your sin of unbelief and other evil?? 

If you die without surrendering to the 'free gift' of 'salvation', through faith by the grace of God, offered by Jesus Christ, then this will be you committing the 'ONE' 'unpardonable sin' of dying in - 'willful unbelief'.  Amen. Amen. [Ephesians 1, 2; 1 Timothy 2:4; Revelation 3:20] audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html