Leviticus 20 Commentary

This verse introduces God’s authority and holiness as the basis for Israel’s moral laws.

This verse emphasizes that God abhors child sacrifice and commands His people to stand firmly against it.

This verse underscores God’s zero tolerance for idolatry and emphasizes His desire to preserve justice and holiness in His covenant community.

This verse serves as a reminder that God’s people are expected to act against ongoing evil rather than stand idly by.

God’s holy character demands steadfast worship and rejects all destructive forms of idolatry.

God’s command here reveals that seeking supernatural help apart from Him is an act of spiritual betrayal.

This verse beckons us to actively commit every part of our lives to God’s holy character, inspiring both inward devotion and outward righteousness.

We are reminded to rely on the LORD for holiness as we actively obey His commands.

This verse underscores God’s demand for reverence within the family.

Marital fidelity matters.

This verse warns against incestuous sin to protect the sanctity of family and preserve the holiness of God’s people.

The verse prohibits incest to preserve the sanctity of both family relationships and society as a whole.

The law underscores holiness before God in every moment and location of life.

It is a stern warning that any violation of God’s holy design for marriage was taken with the utmost seriousness by the Israelite community.

This verse underscores the gravity of sin and points to God’s desire for purity.

This verse warns against profaning the sacred bond of intimacy and emphasizes the gravity of honoring God’s established boundaries.

This verse highlights that immoral familial relationships violate God’s standard of holiness.

This verse emphasizes the call to honor God’s boundaries in intimate relationships.

This law underscores God’s intent for believers to live in moral purity, preserving the sanctity of intimate relationships.

This verse shows that unlawful sexual relations disrupt familial integrity, insult God’s holiness, and carry dire consequences even to future generations.

God’s law protects the community by affirming the sacred boundaries of family, highlighting that loyalty and respect within marriage honor both one’s spouse and the Lord.

God’s blessing is available for those who live by His commandments.

God calls His people to reject immoral customs and be devoted to His holiness.

God promises a special inheritance and demands holiness.

Holiness requires God’s people to remain distinct and stewards of His design.

God’s people are to live separately from the surrounding nations’ sinful ways, embracing holiness out of devotion to Him.

Leviticus 20:27 declares the death penalty for anyone in Israel who practices spiritualism or mediumship, emphasizing that such disobedience to the LORD’s covenant carries grave consequences.