Leviticus 22

Leviticus 22:1

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:2

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:3

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:4

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:5

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:6

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:7

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:8

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:9

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:10

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:11

Incest

The acts that are described in Leviticus 18:6-23 are acts of incest. They run counter to God’s original purpose with marriage and sexuality. This should be self-evident to God’s people. You assume them in the world and not in the people of God. That God addresses all these warnings to His people shows how necessary it is, because His people are also capable of these sins. God shows evil in its most horrible forms. He knows better than man himself to what he can degrade.

God here forbids sexual intercourse between blood relatives. The Hebrew words for ‘nakedness’ and ‘uncover’ are euphemisms, that is, softened or covered terms, for sexual intercourse. Here it concerns illicit sexual intercourse or fornication (Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:18). Such relations are unnatural.

The prohibition starts with the general ban on sexual intercourse with a blood relative. Sexual intercourse is forbidden here with: 1. mother; 2. stepmother; 3. half-sister (same father or mother); 4. grandchild; 5. half-sister (from the father’s second marriage); 6. aunt, the sister of father or mother; 7. aunt, the wife of the father’s brother; 8. daughter-in-law; 9. sister-in-law.

Leviticus 22:12

Other Illicit Sexuality

Forbidden is also the sexual intercourse with: 1. a woman and her daughter and a woman and her granddaughter; 2. a woman and her sister; 3. a woman who has her period; 4. a woman married to another person.

Leviticus 22:13

Other Illicit Sexuality

Forbidden is also the sexual intercourse with: 1. a woman and her daughter and a woman and her granddaughter; 2. a woman and her sister; 3. a woman who has her period; 4. a woman married to another person.

Leviticus 22:14

Other Illicit Sexuality

Forbidden is also the sexual intercourse with: 1. a woman and her daughter and a woman and her granddaughter; 2. a woman and her sister; 3. a woman who has her period; 4. a woman married to another person.

Leviticus 22:15

Other Illicit Sexuality

Forbidden is also the sexual intercourse with: 1. a woman and her daughter and a woman and her granddaughter; 2. a woman and her sister; 3. a woman who has her period; 4. a woman married to another person.

Leviticus 22:16

Prohibition to Offer Children

The Molech is the national god of the Ammonites. In the context of the text, this does not seem to be primarily a fire offering, but an ordination of children to temple prostitution. It is a spiritual fornication that underlies carnal fornication.

Leviticus 22:17

Prohibition of Homosexual Intercourse

Homosexual intercourse is the sin of Sodom (Genesis 19:5), from which also the Israelites do not keep themselves free (Judges 19:22). God gives people over to these degrading passions, when they honor the creature above the Creator (Romans 1:24-27).

Leviticus 22:18

Prohibition of Intercourse With an Animal

The prohibition of intercourse with an animal is given more often (Leviticus 20:15-16; Exodus 22:19; Deuteronomy 27:21). The fact that this prohibition is also presented to the people of God shows that this horrible sin is also possible among God’s people.

From a spiritual point of view, an animal is a symbol for people who ignore the existence of God in an absolute way or reject Him absolutely. We see this attitude in the two beasts described in the book of Revelation (Revelation 13:1-18). Where there is no longer any connection whatsoever with the living God, man sinks into the deepest corruption. To that the greatest conceivable shame is connected, of which he is not conscious through his total closing off for any revelation from God.

Leviticus 22:19

God Does Not Tolerate Abominations

If Israel takes over the actions of the nations around them, they will be spewed out like those nations. Persons who surrender to such horrible acts as described above shall be cut off from among their people. God has given them His statutes and His judgments to keep them from doing these abominations.

When God gives a certain revelation, He wants this revelation to work fully through in man’s life, that man takes it into account in his practice. The purity of marriage is of the utmost importance. God begins His warnings therewith. Paul writes about this in the letter to the Colossians and the letter to the Ephesians.

The antidote to all the evils mentioned in this chapter is given in Leviticus 18:30. By ‘taking in’ that, we are kept from the abominations found in the world, which connect with our flesh. This antidote is: remain in the Word of God.

The chapter concludes with the same statement about God as that with which it begins.

Leviticus 22:20

God Does Not Tolerate Abominations

If Israel takes over the actions of the nations around them, they will be spewed out like those nations. Persons who surrender to such horrible acts as described above shall be cut off from among their people. God has given them His statutes and His judgments to keep them from doing these abominations.

When God gives a certain revelation, He wants this revelation to work fully through in man’s life, that man takes it into account in his practice. The purity of marriage is of the utmost importance. God begins His warnings therewith. Paul writes about this in the letter to the Colossians and the letter to the Ephesians.

The antidote to all the evils mentioned in this chapter is given in Leviticus 18:30. By ‘taking in’ that, we are kept from the abominations found in the world, which connect with our flesh. This antidote is: remain in the Word of God.

The chapter concludes with the same statement about God as that with which it begins.

Leviticus 22:21

God Does Not Tolerate Abominations

If Israel takes over the actions of the nations around them, they will be spewed out like those nations. Persons who surrender to such horrible acts as described above shall be cut off from among their people. God has given them His statutes and His judgments to keep them from doing these abominations.

When God gives a certain revelation, He wants this revelation to work fully through in man’s life, that man takes it into account in his practice. The purity of marriage is of the utmost importance. God begins His warnings therewith. Paul writes about this in the letter to the Colossians and the letter to the Ephesians.

The antidote to all the evils mentioned in this chapter is given in Leviticus 18:30. By ‘taking in’ that, we are kept from the abominations found in the world, which connect with our flesh. This antidote is: remain in the Word of God.

The chapter concludes with the same statement about God as that with which it begins.

Leviticus 22:22

God Does Not Tolerate Abominations

If Israel takes over the actions of the nations around them, they will be spewed out like those nations. Persons who surrender to such horrible acts as described above shall be cut off from among their people. God has given them His statutes and His judgments to keep them from doing these abominations.

When God gives a certain revelation, He wants this revelation to work fully through in man’s life, that man takes it into account in his practice. The purity of marriage is of the utmost importance. God begins His warnings therewith. Paul writes about this in the letter to the Colossians and the letter to the Ephesians.

The antidote to all the evils mentioned in this chapter is given in Leviticus 18:30. By ‘taking in’ that, we are kept from the abominations found in the world, which connect with our flesh. This antidote is: remain in the Word of God.

The chapter concludes with the same statement about God as that with which it begins.

Leviticus 22:23

God Does Not Tolerate Abominations

If Israel takes over the actions of the nations around them, they will be spewed out like those nations. Persons who surrender to such horrible acts as described above shall be cut off from among their people. God has given them His statutes and His judgments to keep them from doing these abominations.

When God gives a certain revelation, He wants this revelation to work fully through in man’s life, that man takes it into account in his practice. The purity of marriage is of the utmost importance. God begins His warnings therewith. Paul writes about this in the letter to the Colossians and the letter to the Ephesians.

The antidote to all the evils mentioned in this chapter is given in Leviticus 18:30. By ‘taking in’ that, we are kept from the abominations found in the world, which connect with our flesh. This antidote is: remain in the Word of God.

The chapter concludes with the same statement about God as that with which it begins.

Leviticus 22:24

God Does Not Tolerate Abominations

If Israel takes over the actions of the nations around them, they will be spewed out like those nations. Persons who surrender to such horrible acts as described above shall be cut off from among their people. God has given them His statutes and His judgments to keep them from doing these abominations.

When God gives a certain revelation, He wants this revelation to work fully through in man’s life, that man takes it into account in his practice. The purity of marriage is of the utmost importance. God begins His warnings therewith. Paul writes about this in the letter to the Colossians and the letter to the Ephesians.

The antidote to all the evils mentioned in this chapter is given in Leviticus 18:30. By ‘taking in’ that, we are kept from the abominations found in the world, which connect with our flesh. This antidote is: remain in the Word of God.

The chapter concludes with the same statement about God as that with which it begins.

Leviticus 22:25

God Does Not Tolerate Abominations

If Israel takes over the actions of the nations around them, they will be spewed out like those nations. Persons who surrender to such horrible acts as described above shall be cut off from among their people. God has given them His statutes and His judgments to keep them from doing these abominations.

When God gives a certain revelation, He wants this revelation to work fully through in man’s life, that man takes it into account in his practice. The purity of marriage is of the utmost importance. God begins His warnings therewith. Paul writes about this in the letter to the Colossians and the letter to the Ephesians.

The antidote to all the evils mentioned in this chapter is given in Leviticus 18:30. By ‘taking in’ that, we are kept from the abominations found in the world, which connect with our flesh. This antidote is: remain in the Word of God.

The chapter concludes with the same statement about God as that with which it begins.

Leviticus 22:27

Introduction

The variety of subjects in this chapter shows the versatility of life. We see here that all aspects of human life are under the authority of God’s law.

Holiness of God Is the Starting Point

Leviticus 18 is mainly negative; this chapter also contains positive elements. Separation is not only to distance oneself from certain forms of evil, as Leviticus 18 emphasizes, but also means sanctification to a certain goal or a person. This is about sanctification to God, about positive dedication to Him.

What comes to the fore in this chapter concerns the whole people of God and not only Aaron and his sons. It is not so much the priestly service, but the daily life of the members of God’s people. All members of God’s people are needed for the implementation of these precepts. Nowhere else in Leviticus is the whole people approached in the way that is done here. God wants to see His holiness reflected in all members of His people. It is as with the new man which had been created in the likeness of God (Ephesians 4:24). To show this new man all believers are needed.

In Leviticus 18 the emphasis is on the LORD, which means on Him as the One Who stands in a covenant relationship with His people. In this chapter the emphasis is on the holiness of the LORD. We must realize that the holy God of the Old Testament is also the holy God of the New Testament (1 Peter 1:15-16). That we are no longer under the law, but under grace, does not change anything about God’s holiness. Behind all the commandments of God stands His holiness.

Leviticus 22:28

Introduction

The variety of subjects in this chapter shows the versatility of life. We see here that all aspects of human life are under the authority of God’s law.

Holiness of God Is the Starting Point

Leviticus 18 is mainly negative; this chapter also contains positive elements. Separation is not only to distance oneself from certain forms of evil, as Leviticus 18 emphasizes, but also means sanctification to a certain goal or a person. This is about sanctification to God, about positive dedication to Him.

What comes to the fore in this chapter concerns the whole people of God and not only Aaron and his sons. It is not so much the priestly service, but the daily life of the members of God’s people. All members of God’s people are needed for the implementation of these precepts. Nowhere else in Leviticus is the whole people approached in the way that is done here. God wants to see His holiness reflected in all members of His people. It is as with the new man which had been created in the likeness of God (Ephesians 4:24). To show this new man all believers are needed.

In Leviticus 18 the emphasis is on the LORD, which means on Him as the One Who stands in a covenant relationship with His people. In this chapter the emphasis is on the holiness of the LORD. We must realize that the holy God of the Old Testament is also the holy God of the New Testament (1 Peter 1:15-16). That we are no longer under the law, but under grace, does not change anything about God’s holiness. Behind all the commandments of God stands His holiness.

Leviticus 22:29

Relationship to Parents, Sabbath and Idols

Both commandments mentioned in Leviticus 19:3 summarize the whole law. It is about the acknowledgment of the authority granted by God and the authority of God Himself.

Reverence for God, Whom we do not see, is shown in the first place by reverence for father and mother whom we can see (cf. Malachi 1:6a). Father and mother are God’s first authority on earth that a human being has to deal with as soon as he is born. The honoring of father and mother applies as long as they live and not only when we live with them at home. The mother is first mentioned. Even when the father has died, the commandment remains to honor her.

This commandment to reverence the first authority with which a person on earth is confronted is linked to the sabbath commandment. By observing God’s sabbaths, the Israelite shows his recognition of God. A certain usefulness can be assumed in all commands. This is not directly seen in the sabbath commandment. A person can rather see it as a day with a loss of productivity. He who keeps this commandment does it, because God has said it.

In the spiritual application, the sabbath commandment lays the foundation for all relationships. If we rest in the rest of God, that is in the work of Christ, there will also be rest in the family relationships in the acknowledgment of the obligations God has given in them.

Father and mother (family) and sabbath (rest after work) were instituted by God before the fall into sin. These institutions are the pillars of a peaceful world order and civil prosperity. All who belong to God’s people may restore these pillars in a spiritual sense.

The commandment of honoring father and mother also applies to the church (Ephesians 6:2). The sabbath commandment cannot be kept literally, because God’s rest with regard to creation is disturbed by sin (John 5:16-17). For creation this rest is still future (Hebrews 4:9). In a spiritual sense God rests in the work of His Son and we too may rest in it.

The child who is taught to honor father and mother will also honor God and keep away from idols. Also the connection with one’s neighbor can only be good if the upwards connection, with God, is good. If God no longer stands before our attention, because other things have become more important – idols in any form –, the relationship with our immediate neighbors, our family members, will chill.

Leviticus 22:30

Relationship to Parents, Sabbath and Idols

Both commandments mentioned in Leviticus 19:3 summarize the whole law. It is about the acknowledgment of the authority granted by God and the authority of God Himself.

Reverence for God, Whom we do not see, is shown in the first place by reverence for father and mother whom we can see (cf. Malachi 1:6a). Father and mother are God’s first authority on earth that a human being has to deal with as soon as he is born. The honoring of father and mother applies as long as they live and not only when we live with them at home. The mother is first mentioned. Even when the father has died, the commandment remains to honor her.

This commandment to reverence the first authority with which a person on earth is confronted is linked to the sabbath commandment. By observing God’s sabbaths, the Israelite shows his recognition of God. A certain usefulness can be assumed in all commands. This is not directly seen in the sabbath commandment. A person can rather see it as a day with a loss of productivity. He who keeps this commandment does it, because God has said it.

In the spiritual application, the sabbath commandment lays the foundation for all relationships. If we rest in the rest of God, that is in the work of Christ, there will also be rest in the family relationships in the acknowledgment of the obligations God has given in them.

Father and mother (family) and sabbath (rest after work) were instituted by God before the fall into sin. These institutions are the pillars of a peaceful world order and civil prosperity. All who belong to God’s people may restore these pillars in a spiritual sense.

The commandment of honoring father and mother also applies to the church (Ephesians 6:2). The sabbath commandment cannot be kept literally, because God’s rest with regard to creation is disturbed by sin (John 5:16-17). For creation this rest is still future (Hebrews 4:9). In a spiritual sense God rests in the work of His Son and we too may rest in it.

The child who is taught to honor father and mother will also honor God and keep away from idols. Also the connection with one’s neighbor can only be good if the upwards connection, with God, is good. If God no longer stands before our attention, because other things have become more important – idols in any form –, the relationship with our immediate neighbors, our family members, will chill.

Leviticus 22:31

Provisions for the Peace Offering

All forms of fellowship with our brothers and sisters, only have meaning through the peace offering. That seems to be the reason for reiterating the conditions relating to the peace offering. The peace offering, the fellowship offering, must be renewed each time (cf. Leviticus 7:15-18).

We must always remember that our fellowship with each other and with God is based on the work of the Lord Jesus. If our fellowship, which we first experienced as a result of the work of the Lord Jesus, has descended to the level of the world, then that fellowship is an abomination to God. For Him there is only one fellowship: the fellowship characterized by His Son Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:9).

Leviticus 22:32

Provisions for the Peace Offering

All forms of fellowship with our brothers and sisters, only have meaning through the peace offering. That seems to be the reason for reiterating the conditions relating to the peace offering. The peace offering, the fellowship offering, must be renewed each time (cf. Leviticus 7:15-18).

We must always remember that our fellowship with each other and with God is based on the work of the Lord Jesus. If our fellowship, which we first experienced as a result of the work of the Lord Jesus, has descended to the level of the world, then that fellowship is an abomination to God. For Him there is only one fellowship: the fellowship characterized by His Son Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:9).

Leviticus 22:33

Provisions for the Peace Offering

All forms of fellowship with our brothers and sisters, only have meaning through the peace offering. That seems to be the reason for reiterating the conditions relating to the peace offering. The peace offering, the fellowship offering, must be renewed each time (cf. Leviticus 7:15-18).

We must always remember that our fellowship with each other and with God is based on the work of the Lord Jesus. If our fellowship, which we first experienced as a result of the work of the Lord Jesus, has descended to the level of the world, then that fellowship is an abomination to God. For Him there is only one fellowship: the fellowship characterized by His Son Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:9).