“Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.”
Keep all my decrees and laws and follow them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out. The closing exhortation connects the penalties of chapter 20 to the land-vomiting warning of Leviticus 18:28. The penalties that the chapter has assigned to the various violations are not only for the protection of individuals but for the protection of the land: the land that will receive Israel is the land that vomited out the Canaanites for the same violations. Israel's holiness protects the land as much as it protects the individuals.
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David MensahNote1mo agoKeep My Decrees: The Path to Inheritance
After listing numerous laws and prohibitions, God promises: 'Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.' The language...
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Jonas ErikssonNote1mo agoHope in suffering - Leviticus 20
Now I understand why - it's a daily declaration of dependence on God. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. We bring nothing; He provides everything.
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