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Leviticus 19:34
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32 a‘You shall1 rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and bfear your God: I am the Lord.  
33 ‘And aif a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.  
34 aThe stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as1 one born among you, and byou shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.  
35 ‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.
36 You shall have ahonest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.  
37 a‘Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the Lord.’ ” 
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What Does Leviticus 19:34 Mean?



Leviticus 19:1-37

Leviticus 19 deals with social relationships within the community, and these commandments are seen as major regulators of community relationships. God gives all of these laws with a common thought in mind: "You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy." These laws are given because the Lawgiver is God (see verses 4, 10, 12, etc.).

They are not primarily statements of authority ("Do this because I tell you"), though some of this is included, but statements of the relationship between the Lawgiver and His law. The laws reflect His nature. The law is what it is because God is what He is. Therefore, if we want to be like God, we will imitate Him by obeying His laws in their physical and spiritual applications.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Fifth Commandment (1997)

Related Topics: Community Relationships | Fifth Commandment | God's Law Internalized | God's Law reflects His Nature | Imitating God | Relationship between Lawgiver and Law | Social Relationships | The Fifth Commandment


 
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