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“Consensual” Sex The Law discourages “consensual” sex. Deuteronomy 22:23, 24 “If there is a betrothed virgin, and a man meets her in the city and lies with her, then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that…

Pre-Marital Sex Sexual relations are to be reserved for marriage. Exodus 22:16, 17 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her…

Protecting Marriage The Law protects against the deep wickedness of the heart. Leviticus 20:14 “If a man takes a woman and her mother also, it is depravity; he and they shall be burned with fire, that there may be no…

Inter-Familial Sex Forbidden (Again) More provisions against sex within families. Leviticus 20:20 “If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.” Leviticus 20:12 “If a man…

Guard Against All Adultery These statutes protected the community as a whole against adultery. Deuteronomy 22:30 “A man shall not take his father’s wife, so that he does not uncover his father’s nakedness.” 1 Corinthians 5:1, 2, 13 Leviticus 20:11…

Adultery Adultery is strictly forbidden. Leviticus 20:10  “If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.” Deuteronomy 22:22  “If a man is found lying with the…

Inter-Familial Sex Forbidden God’s Law forbids sex within families. Leviticus 20:19 “You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for that is to make naked one’s relative; they shall bear their iniquity.” Leviticus…

Sex During Menstruation God’s Law mysteriously forbids sex during menstruation. Leviticus 18:19 “You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness.” Leviticus 20:18  “If a man lies with a woman during her…

Sexual Purity Begins at Home Children must be taught to respect the sexuality of others. Leviticus 20:17 “If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she…

Uncovering Nakedness A call for self-control, modesty, and respect. Leviticus 18:6-18 “None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the LORD. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, which is…