any beast: Leviticus 20:15-16; Exodus 22:19
confusion: Leviticus 20:12
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Leviticus 18:23
Leviticus 18:23
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Leviticus 18 — OverviewLeviticus 18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. A general law against all conformity to the corrupt usages
of the heathen, ver. 1-5. II. Particular laws, 1. Against incest, ver.
6-18. 2. Against beastly lusts, and barbarous idolatries, ver. 19-23.…Leviticus 18 — OverviewLeviticus 18 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeLeviticus 18:1, Unlawful marriages, and unlawful lusts.Leviticus 18 — OverviewLeviticus 18 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter the Israelites are directed in general not to imitate the customs and practices of the Egyptians and Canaanites, but to keep the ordinances, statutes, and judgments of the Lord, Le 18:1; and they are…Leviticus 18:1-30Leviticus 18:1-30 · The Pulpit CommentaryPART III. SECTION III.
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MORAL UNCLEANNESS AND ITS PUNISHMENT. This being the subject of the three following chapters (chapters 18-20), they naturally form a sequence to chapters 11-17, which have dealt with…Leviticus 18:1-30Leviticus 18:1-30 · The Pulpit CommentaryUnworldliness.
cf. Romans 12:2. The next element in the morality required of the Lord's people is non-conformity to this world. We are such imitative creatures that we are prone to do as our neighbours do, without…Leviticus 18:1-30Leviticus 18:1-30 · The Pulpit CommentaryAbominable doings.
This chapter contains laws against abominations practiced by the heathen, together with reasons why they must be avoided by the people of God. Foremost amongst these reasons is—
I. THAT THEY ARE…