Deuteronomy 14:1-2

Forbidden Practices

1 "You are sons of the Lord your God; do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head^[a] on behalf of the dead,^[b]

2 for you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord has chosen you to be His special people^[c] out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:1-2 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 14

In this chapter some cautions are given against the use of some rites and ceremonies in mourning for the dead, with the reason thereof, De 14:1,2 and instructions about what are lawful to be eaten, and what not, whether of beasts, fishes, or fowl, De 14:3-21, and concerning eating one sort of tithes both at the place God should choose, and within their own gates, De 14:22-29.

Footnotes

• [a] Or forehead
• [b] Lv 19:28
• [c] Dt 7:6; Ex 19:5