And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... After he had delivered the above laws to him in the preceding chapter, he added penalties, to many of them, or declared what punishment should be inflicted on the transgressors of them:
saying; as follows.
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
The crimes which are condemned in Leviticus 18; Leviticus 19 on purely spiritual ground, have here special punishments allotted to them as offences against the well-being of the nation....
3. WARNINGS AGAINST SPECIAL SINS AND THEIR PENALTIES CHAPTER 20 _ 1. Warning against Molech--worship and familiar spirits (Leviticus 20:1)_ 2. Warning against cursing parents (Leviticus 20:9) 3. C...
WORSHIP OF MOLECH, ETC. Offering children to Molech (see Leviticus 18:21 *) is to be punished by stoning; such a death emphasizes the repudiation by the whole community and involves everyone in the ac...
SPAKE. See note on Leviticus 5:14....
AND THE LORD SPAKE, &C.— In ch. Leviticus 18:21 this dedication of children to Molech, is forbidden in more general terms. It is there said, _thou shalt not let any of thy offspring pass through the f...
PUNISHMENT FOR UNHOLINESS 20:1-27 MOLECH WORSHIP 20:1-5 TEXT 20:1-5 1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Moreover, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of...
_AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse....
(CHS. 17-26) THE LAW OF HOLINESS This section of Leviticus occupies a position by itself, being distinguished from the rest of the book both by style and contents. A few only of its main characteristi...
LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...
XX. (1) AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES. — It is difficult to account for the position of this chapter. Naturally we should expect it to follow Leviticus 18. If Leviticus 20 contains the penalties attac...
וַ יְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל ־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּ אמֹֽר
PENAL SANCTIONS Leviticus 20:1 In no age or community has it been found sufficient, to secure obedience, that one should appeal to the conscience of men, or depend, as a sufficient motive, upon the n...
Once more we have a repetition of laws already enunciated with the same persistent thought of responsibility. In this section we find the death sentence associated with certain forms of disobedience,...
CONTENTS This Chapter is a continuation of the former, in a repetition of certain laws, with the addition of the threatened punishment to the breaches of them; and concluding with a more comprehensiv...
When laws are repeated, or when the LORD at any time enforceth his precepts, by a renewed rehearsal, it always should carry with it an evidence of its importance. Psalms 62:11....
We have seen the various forms of the work of Christ, of His offering of Himself to God, whether in all the perfectness of His life, or in His death as the means of our acceptance. We have seen furthe...
1._And the Lord spake. _The prohibition of this superstition was previously expounded in its proper place. God here commands the punishment to be inflicted, if any one should have polluted himself wit...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 AND 20. Chapter s 19, 20, carry us somewhat farther. They were to be holy, for Jehovah was holy. Chapter 19 takes up rather the side of good, though keepin...
1 Of him that giueth of his seed to Molech. 4 of him that fauoureth such an one. 6 Of going to Wizards. 7 Of sanctification. 9 Of him that curseth his parents. 10 Of adulterie. 11.14.17.19 Of Inc...
FOR SINS AGAINST THE SIXTH, SECOND, AND FOURTH COMMANDMENTS...
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,...
PENALTIES FOR SIN GODWARD (VV. 1-8) Chapter 19 has given many laws forbidding sin; now chapter 20 shows that law, when it is broken, demands certain penalties. These penalties were to be executed as s...
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,...
LEVITICUS CHAPTER 20 Israelites must not offer their children to Molech on pain of death, LEVITICUS 20:1; which if not inflicted by the magistrate, shall be by God himself, LEVITICUS 20:4,5. The same...
Leviticus 20:1 LORD H3068 spoke H1696 (H8762) Moses H4872 saying H559 (H8800)...
Leviticus 20:1 ‘And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,' It is again stressed that these are God's word, given to Moses. They possibly indicate another separate revelation....
CONTENTS: Further laws on relationship and walk of God's people. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: God has distinguished His people from all others by a holy covenant with them through Christ, the...
Leviticus 20:2. _Molech._ See on Leviticus 18:21. Leviticus 20:3. _I will cut him off._ Ahaz gave his son to Molech, and the Lord afflicted his reign with miseries....
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 20:1 Worshipers of MOLECH ought to be stoned TO DEATH (v. Leviticus 20:2). If that is not done,
Social and Moral Crimes SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 20:2.—Again thou shalt say to the children of Israel. These denunclations of sin (already denounced in ch. 18.) are to be _repeated_ in the heari...
EXPOSITION The subject of Leviticus 18:1, is resumed in this chapter; but that which was before considered as sin only is now regarded as crime, and penalties are attached according to the heinousness...
Chapter twenty, now God begins to get a little heavier. In chapter twenty God goes over some of the things He dealt with in chapter eighteen, only in chapter twenty telling that the violators of these...
Leviticus 20:1...