Leviticus 20:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 20:2

Penalties for Breaking the Law

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 ^a“Again, you shall say to the children of Israel: ^b‘Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who¹ dwell in Israel, who gives any of his descendants to Molech, he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall ^cstone him with stones.

3 ^aI will set My face against that man, and will¹ cut him off from his people, because he has given some of his descendants to Molech, to defile My sanctuary and profane My holy name.

4 And if the people of the land should in any way¹ hide their eyes from the man, when he gives some of his descendants to Molech, and they do not kill him,

5 then I will set My face against that man and against his family; and I will cut him off from his people, and all who prostitute themselves with him to commit harlotry with Molech.

6 ‘And ^athe person who turns to mediums and familiar spirits, to prostitute himself with them, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.

7 ^aConsecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.

8 And you shall keep ^aMy statutes, and perform them: ^bI am the Lord who sanctifies you.

9 ‘For ^aeveryone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. ^bHis blood shall be upon him.

10 ^a‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death.

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Definitions of words in Leviticus 20:2:

A {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Again {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Death {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Death {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Dwell {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Dwell {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Or {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Put {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Molech {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

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