Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Leviticus 18:6.
Leviticus 18:6-7
Excerpted from: Modesty (Part 2): Put On RighteousnessToday, my emphasis is on moral and spiritual qualities related to the function of clothing. First, though, let us look at what God has to say about nakedness, lewdness, and shame. He has a lot to say about it in both the physical and the spiritual sense. As evidenced by the Song of Solomon and numerous other portions of scripture, sexual relations between man and wife are neither shameful nor sinful. However, after Adam's initial sin, nakedness became a biblical euphemism for male and female reproductive organs and is most often associated with shame. It also regards sinful or shameful sexual acts. Moses used terminology similar to "uncover the nakedness" to refer to the committing of sinful, sexual acts, as well as referring to the idolatry of the nation of Israel.
Leviticus 18:11-18 goes on to specifically list many other sins involving uncovering nakedness. A lot of it has to do with uncovering the nakedness of relatives and that type of thing. Here, there can be no argument. According to God's Word, uncovering someone's nakedness for the purpose of unlawful sexual relations is sinful and shameful. Obviously, these are secret or private acts. What about public displays of nakedness?
Leviticus 18:6-19
Excerpted from: Debased SodomNow, uncovered nakedness is sort of the key phrase here. It is a biblical euphemism. Actually, it has not been translated that way in the New King James or the King James, but it is in the original Hebrew, and it means sexual deviance. You should remember that it is also kind of a reference to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, when they recognized their nakedness. So it is described at length in Leviticus 18:6-19, a long section of "thou shalt nots" about uncovering nakedness of yourself and others.
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