Leviticus
Leviticus 12
12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
7 Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
Leviticus 14:52
"He shall thus cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the running water, along with the live bird and with the cedar wood and with the hyssop and with the scarlet string," (Leviticus 14:52 NASB1995).
"The blood of the bird" refers to a sacrifice to God.
"running water" seems to refer to living water when we read the actual Hebrew: "הַֽחַיִּ֑ים". Living water is water that comes from a source that is running(or has movement) and is natural. Things like rivers, lakes, freshwater seas, and springs all are considered as living water. Nonliving water is things like wells or cisterns.
Works Cited:
Dr. Falk, David. Live Stream #120: What Are You Going To Do With Your Question? YouTube, YouTube, 19 Aug. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WXR_JFYsFQ. Accessed 23 Aug. 2023.
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Leviticus 15
Leviticus 18:22
"Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination," (Leviticus 18:22).
This verse simply condemns homosexuality(having relations with the same sex).
Leviticus 19:28
"You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord," (Leviticus 19:28 NASB1995).
In this verse, God (Leviticus 19:1) condemns the act of getting tattoos. It must be remembered this is Old Testament law so we are no longer under it (read more).
We are given no reason for why this was given, some speculate Pagans may have been known to do it during the time to promote their gods or as some sort of morning practice; however, the scholars Dr. John Huehnergard and Dr. Harold Liebowitz believe the markings mentioned here may correlate with the practice of slave markings, as they write: "... while in the biblical period the prohibition against tattooing was associated with the marking of the slave, in the rabbinic period, and subsequently in the view of codifiers in the Middle Ages, the prohibition took on another meaning, associating tattooing with idolatry. In any event, in this period there is no association of tattooing with a mourning practice."
Works Cited:
Huehnergard, John, and Harold Liebowitz. “The Biblical Prohibition Against Tattooing.” Vetus Testamentum, vol. 63, no. 1, 2013, pp. 59–77. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23496450. Accessed 1 Nov. 2023.
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Leviticus 20:13
13 If there is a man who sleeps with a male as those who sleep with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they must be put to death. They have brought their own deaths upon themselves.
This is a pretty simple verse. It is just forbidding homosexuality and stating that those who take part in it have only themselves to blame.
Leviticus 20:14
14 If there is a man who marries a woman and her mother, it is an outrageous sin; both he and they shall be burned with fire, so that there will be no such outrageous sin in your midst."
This verse is just stating that a person can't marry a person and their mother. It could be debated, however, that this verse is also forbidding having several wives.
Leviticus 20:15-16
15 If there is a man who has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you shall also kill the animal. 16 If there is a woman who approaches any animal to mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they must be put to death. They have brought their own deaths upon themselves.
All these two verses are saying is that you can't have the dirty with animals.
Leviticus 20:17
17 ‘If there is a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he bears his guilt.
This verse is merely stating that incest isn't acceptable.
Leviticus 20:18
18 If there is a man who sleeps with a menstruous woman and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood; so both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
This verse simply is stating that one may not have intercourse if the wife is on her period.
Leviticus 20:19
19 You shall also not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for such a one has uncovered his blood relative; they will bear their guilt.
This verse simply claims that you can't have intercourse with your aunt.
Leviticus 20:20
20 If there is a man who sleeps with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they will bear their sin. They will die childless.
This verse simply claims you can't have intercourse with your uncle's wife. If they do, they shouldn't have children.