The Lord said to Moses. The sexual ethics regulations of Leviticus 18 open the Holiness Code — the section of Leviticus (chapters 18–27) that applies the holiness of God to the practical and social life of the covenant community. The shift from the ritual regulations of chapters 1–17 to the ethical and social regulations of chapters 18–27 communicates that holiness is not only expressed in the sanctuary's rituals but in the community's daily relationships and behavior. I am the Lord your God is the grounding formula that will punctuate the holiness code throughout: the ethical requirements are grounded in the identity of the God who makes them.

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