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 lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have ...

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 “If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of ...

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 wife of another man, both of them shall die, the man who lay 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 20:21 “If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his ...

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 menstrual period and uncovers her nakedness, he has made naked her fountain, and she has ...

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 sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off ...

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 the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall not uncover ...

Adultery Forbidden God’s Law protects marriage and sexual purity. Exodus 20:14  “You shall not commit adultery.” Deuteronomy 5:18 “‘And you shall not commit adultery.’” Ephesians 5:3-13; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 Essentially, adultery is any unlawful sexual activity. It ranges from simple voyeurism to fornication, homosexuality, and bestiality. God is especially severe against sins of adultery, and for very ...

Protecting the Coming Generation God’s Law thinks about the generation to come, even if we don’t. Deuteronomy 25:11, 12 “When men fight with one another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who is beating him and puts out her hand and seizes ...

Protect Others We must always consider the well-being of others. Deuteronomy 22:8 “When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone should fall from it.” 1 Corinthians 8:9-12 Here is yet another way that neighbors exercised ...