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Leviticus 19.

God’s ultimate holiness.

Moses is reminded by God to tell Israel that since HE is holy, THEY are also to be holy. Some of the ten commandments are mentioned (4, 5, 2, 1), about honoring parents, keeping Sabbaths, and never serving or making idols, because HE is the LORD their God. 

Directions to love others (the poor, handicapped, or sojourner).

More of the ten commandments are reiterated (8, 9, 3), about not stealing, not doing/speaking injustice or slander in court, and not using the Name of the LORD in vain.   Instead Israel is to consider the poor and help them out. They are never to abuse the handicapped (deaf or blind).  In a word, they were to love their neighbor as themselves.

They were also to keep purity foremost. No animal interbreeding and no hybrid crop planting.  They were also to stay way clear of omens and fortunetellers, and never turn to mediums or necromancers for direction. ALWAYS, they were to seek the LORD their God. 

Respect for the elderly was charged. They were not to cheat in weights and measurements.  All these rules were to reflect God’s holiness, and His holiness mirrored in them.

Leviticus 20.

STRICTLY FORBIDDEN was child sacrifice to idols. They were never to do it, and to kill one who does.  If they don’t assure capital punishment on such a sin, then God will set His face against him, his clan and will cut him off.

Those who committed adultery or any other sexual perversion were likewise to be put to death. 

God says through Moses….

“You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My rules to do them; that the land where I am bringing you to live MAY NOT VOMIT YOU OUT. And you shall not walk in the customs of the nations that I am driving out before you, for they did all theses things … and therefore I DETESTED THEM.”

“You shall be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.” 

Leviticus 21.

Holiness and purity of the priests.

Moses was to tell Aaron and the priests to follow that they were to remain clean. No touching dead bodies except for the closest of relatives. No weird haircuts or styles. No sexual immorality.  None of the priests’ offspring who is deformed, mutilated, or blemished can serve God inside the Tabernacle. 

Why? For God is the LORD who sanctifies the High Priest. and God is holy.  Moses told Aaron and his sons and all the people theses things.