Leviticus 18:1
SPAKE. See note on Leviticus 5:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
SPAKE. See note on Leviticus 5:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. Hebrew sons.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DOINGS: i.e. all the abominable practices of the Canaanitish nations (Leviticus 18:27), for which they were cut off, Romans 1:23. ORDINANCES. statutes.... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGMENTS. regulations.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH, &C.. "which, if the man (Hebrew. _'adam,_ App-14) shall do them, he shall also live by them". LIVE. "live again" in resurrection life (Revelation 20:6). The Chaldee paraphrase. "shall live by them to life eternal". Compare the other passages where "live" is used in this sense: Ezekiel 13:21;... [ Continue Reading ]
FATHER. See Genesis 19:31.... [ Continue Reading ]
FATHER'S WIFE. See Gen 35:22. 2 Samuel 16:20; 1 Kings 2:17, and 1 Corinthians 5:1. This verse clarifies Genesis 9:22, and see also Leviticus 20:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
SISTER. See Genesis 20:12; 2 Samuel 13:12; 2 Samuel 16:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
FATHER'S WIFE. In Hebrew always means one's "step mother" (see Leviticus 18:8; Leviticus 20:11).... [ Continue Reading ]
FATHER'S SISTER. See Exodus 6:20. SHE. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "for she".... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel Septuagint, and Syriac, read "and thou".... [ Continue Reading ]
WICKEDNESS. lewdness. Hebrew. _zimm_. _h_. App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
SEED. children. PASS THROUGH, &C. Hebrew "pass to Molech", i.e. into his arms, from which it passed through the fire to him. MOLECH. Always has the article (except 1 Kings 11:7, which is probably. copyist's omission) denoting _the_ king, or the king-idol (see Leviticus 18:21; Leviticus 20:2; Leviti... [ Continue Reading ]
AS. Referring to the sin of Sodom (whence its name), Genesis 19:5. Compare Leviticus 20:13. Jdg 19:22. 1 Kings 14:24. ABOMINATION. a thing to be abhorred.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANY BEAST. This was part of the religious worship of the Egyptians.... [ Continue Reading ]
INIQUITY. Hebrew. _'avah._ App-44. VOMITETH. Figure of speech _Prosopopoeia,_ App-6. Compare "spued", Leviticus 18:28. From the beginning, the earth has shared the consequences of man's guilt (Genesis 3:17; Romans 8:19). Since it yields no fruit when man yields no obedience; and defiled when man is... [ Continue Reading ]
YE. In some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Syr, and Vulgate, this "Ye" has no emphasis.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR, &C. These "doings" are specially legislated against, because these were the corruptions pertaining to the origin and character of the _Nephilim_ (App-25). These formed the nations of Canaan, and this was why they had to be destroyed by the sword of Israel, as those in the days of Noah had to be... [ Continue Reading ]
SPUE. vomit of Leviticus 18:25. AS. according as. Compare Leviticus 18:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOULS. Hebrew, plural of _nephesh._ App-13.... [ Continue Reading ]
KEEP MINE ORDINANCE. This is the Figure of speech _Polyptoton_ (App-6). "observe My observance", but, Eng. keep My charge. CUSTOMS. statutes: because they were legal enactments of the land, Compare Leviticus 18:3. The word is rendered "statutes" in Deuteronomy 6:24; Deuteronomy 16:12, and Deuterono... [ Continue Reading ]