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11 The man who lies with his afather’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.  
12 If a man lies with his adaughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed perversion. Their blood shall be upon them.  
13 aIf a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.  
14 If a man marries a woman and her amother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you.  
15 If a man mates with an aanimal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.  
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Leviticus 20:13.

Leviticus 20:13

In other words, we see the same condemnation as in Genesis 13:13.

This is a little stronger. This is the penalty phase of the Holiness Code. And, God pronounces death for homosexuals. Both participants, notice, because in most homosexual relationships, there is a dominant, and a submissive. We will see that in the New Testament as well. God covers the bases here.

Even if one is forced into the act, God says it is an abomination, and both of them should die. (A merciful exception could be made in instances of rape, especially if the victim were a minor, using the principle found in Deuteronomy 22:25-27).

You have to understand God's thinking here. This is the Holiness Code. This was the standard that God had set for Israel. Obviously we do not have those sorts of authorities now because this was for the nation of Israel. But it certainly falls in line with everything else that God has said about this sin. God takes the strongest measures against this, because there is a perversion beyond the perversion.

Excerpted from Homosexual Marriage? by Richard T. Ritenbaugh



Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Leviticus 20:13:

Exodus 20:14
Exodus 20:14
Matthew 19:3-6
2 Corinthians 3:7


 
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