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Prostitution The Law of God forbade prostitution. Leviticus 19:29 “Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity.” Prostitution was closely linked to idolatry in pagan…
Rape The Law favored a woman in cases of rape. Deuteronomy 22:25-27 “But if in the open country a man meets a young woman who is betrothed, and the man seizes her and lies with her, then only the man…
“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…