Category Bible Study

Sex before Marriage The Seventh Commandment God’s Law discouraged premarital sex. 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…

Against Depravity The Seventh Commandment God’s Law protects the sanctity of marriage. 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…

Adultery and Near Relations The Seventh Commandment Adultery with near relations is prohibited. 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…

Dealing with Adultery The Seventh Commandment The Church must deal with adultery in its midst. 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…

Adultery Proper The Seventh Commandment Guard against all adultery. Leviticus 18:20 “And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor’s wife and so make yourself unclean with her.” 1 Corinthians 10:8 Leviticus 20:10  “If a man commits adultery with the…

Nakedness and Fornication The Seventh Commandment Fornication begins in the heart. 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…

Obeying without Fully Understanding The Seventh Commandment God has His reasons, and that’s enough for us. 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…

Training Children for Modesty and Respect The Seventh Commandment Proper attitudes toward sexuality begin at home. 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…

Uncovering Nakedness The Seventh Commandment God calls us to modesty and mutual 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…

Justice and Community The Seventh Commandment God’s Law forbids adultery. 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…