Leviticus 20:4-14

4 'If the people of the land, however, should ever disregard * that man when he gives any of his offspring to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

5 then I Myself will set My face against that man and against his family, and I will cut off from among their people both him and all those who play the harlot after him, by playing the harlot after Molech.

6 'As for the person who turns to ¹mediums and to spiritists, to play the harlot after them, I will also set My face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.

7 'You shall consecrate yourselves therefore and ²be holy, for I am the LORD your God.

8 '³You shall keep My statutes and practice them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

9 '⁴If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.

10 '⁵If there is a man who commits adultery with another man's wife, one who commits adultery with his friend's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

11 '⁶If there is a man who lies with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

12 '⁷If there is a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed incest, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

13 '⁸If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

14 '⁹If there is a man who marries a woman and her mother, it is immorality; both he and they shall be burned with fire, so that there will be no immorality in your midst.

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Leviticus 20:4-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 20

In this chapter several laws are, repeated, enforced with a penalty annexed to them, and the breach them made capital, to deter from it, as giving seed to Molech, Le 20:1-5; going after such that have familiar spirits, or are wizards, Le 20:6; by shunning which, and other sins, a regard would be shown to holiness, Le 20:7,8; such as cursing parents, Le 20:9; committing adultery, Le 20:10; incestuous copulations, and marriages, and beastly actions, Le 20:11-21; all which it became the Israelites to avoid, lest, when come into the land of Canaan, they should be cast out of it, as the old inhabitants were for the same things, Le 20:22-24; and therefore, that they might appear to be a distinct people from others, they were to put a difference between clean and unclean creatures, Le 20:25,26; and the chapter is closed with a law, making it death for any person to have a familiar spirit, or to be a wizard, Le 19:27.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 9

1. Leviticus 19:31
2. Ephesians 1:4; 1 Peter 1:16
3. Exodus 31:13
4. Exodus 21:17; Deuteronomy 27:16
5. Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 18:20; Deuteronomy 5:18
6. Leviticus 18:7, 8; Deuteronomy 27:20
7. Leviticus 18:15
8. Leviticus 18:22
9. Leviticus 18:17; Deuteronomy 27:23

Footnotes 5

[a]. Lit "hiding they hide their eyes from"
[b]. Lit "seed"
[c]. Or "ghosts and spirits"
[d]. Lit "confusion;" i.e. a violation of divine order
[e]. Lit "takes"