July 4, 2010 Lesson 13 of Leviticus 18

In chapters 18-20 we pass from the worship of the people to their behavior. Chapter 18 prohibits unlawful marriage, unchastity, and Molech worship; but the last is dealt with more fully in 18:2-5


What reasons are given for Israel’s obedience to these laws and how important is this obedience? See V1-5 and 24-30. Answer: 1) it is the decree of the Lord, 2) He will drive them out if they do not. God said it, so we do it (or don’t do it as the case may be). We do it because we love God. God has given us sex and sexual desires so that we may use them the way He intended. Even today we are not to use them in just any old way. Many in the culture will tell you different.


What light is thrown by this chapter on God’s command for the extermination of the Canaanites? Answer: I see that God intends to throw them out because of their sexual sins.