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Leviticus 18:5
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3 aAccording to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and baccording to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their2 ordinances.  
4 aYou shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.  
5 You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
6 ‘None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord.
7 The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.
8 The nakedness of your afather’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Leviticus 18:5

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them—A special blessing was promised to the Israelites on condition of their obedience to the divine law; and this promise was remarkably verified at particular eras of their history, when pure and undefiled religion prevailed among them, in the public prosperity and domestic happiness enjoyed by them as a people. Obedience to the divine law always, indeed, ensures temporal advantages; and this, doubtless, was the primary meaning of the words, "which if a man do, he shall live in them." But that they had a higher reference to spiritual life is evident from the application made of them by our Lord (Luke 10:28) and the apostle (Romans 10:2).




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Leviticus 18:5:

Exodus 20:8
Ezekiel 20:11
Ezekiel 33:15
Matthew 5:18
Romans 10:5-10

 

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