CHAPTER XX _Of giving seed to_ Molech, _and the punishment of this crime_, 1-5. _Of consulting_ wizards, _ c._, 6-8. _Of_ disrespect _to_ parents, 9. _Of_ adultery, 10. _Of_ incestuous _mixtures_, 11, 12. Bestiality, 13-16. _Different cases of_ incest _and_ uncleanness, 17-21. _Exhortations... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:2. _THAT GIVETH_ ANY _OF HIS SEED UNTO MOLECH_] To what has been said in the note on Leviticus 18:21, we may add, that the rabbins describe this idol, who was probably a representative or emblematical personification of the solar influence, as made of brass, in the form of a man,... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:6. _FAMILIAR SPIRITS_] Leviticus 19:31; and _"_Exodus 22:18_"_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:9. _CURSETH HIS FATHER OR HIS MOTHER_] Genesis 48:12, and _"_Exodus 20:12_"_. He who conscientiously keeps the _fifth_ commandment can be in no danger of this judgment. The term יקלל _yekallel_ signifies, not only to _curse_, but to speak of a person _contemptuously_ and _disrespe... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:10. _COMMITTETH ADULTERY_] To what has been said in _Clarke's note on "_Exodus 20:14_"_, we may add, that the word _adultery_ comes from the Latin _adulterium_, which is compounded of _ad, to_ or _with_, and _alter, another_, or, according to Minshieu, of _ad alterius forum_, he t... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:12. _THEY HAVE WROUGHT CONFUSION_] See Leviticus 18:1, and especially _Clarke's note on "_Leviticus 18:6_"_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:14. _THEY SHALL BE BURNT WITH FIRE_] As there are worse crimes mentioned here, (see Leviticus 20:11 and Leviticus 20:17), where the delinquent is ordered simply to be _put to death_, or to be _cut_ _off_, it is very likely that the crime mentioned in this verse was not punished b... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:16. _IF A WOMAN APPROACH UNTO ANY BEAST_] We have the authority of one of the most eminent historians in the world, Herodotus, to say that this was a crime not unknown in Egypt; yea, that a case of this nature actually took place while he was there. Εγενετο δ' εν τῳ νο μῳ τουτῳ... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:22. _THE LAND, WHITHER I BRING YOU TO DWELL THEREIN,_ _SPUE YOU NOT OUT._] See this energetic prosopopoeia explained in the note on Leviticus 18:25. From this we learn that the cup of the iniquities of the Canaanitish nations was full; and that, consistently with Divine justice, t... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:24. _A LAND THAT FLOWETH WITH MILK AND HONEY_] _See this explained "_Exodus 3:8_"_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:25. _BETWEEN CLEAN BEASTS AND UNCLEAN_] See the notes on Leviticus 11:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 20:27. _A FAMILIAR SPIRIT_] A spirit or demon, which, by magical rites, is supposed to be bound to appear at the call of his employer. Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:8; _"_Exodus 7:11_"_; _"_Exodus 7:22_"_; _And see Clarke's notes "_Exodus 7:25_"_; and _"_Leviticus 19:31_"_. FROM the acc... [ Continue Reading ]