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BE YE HOLY ALWAYS!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
Leviticus 20
Jude 1:7
“Honour thy father and thy mother…
Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
BE YE HOLY ALWAYS!
After dealing with the sin of idolatry, focusing on the first 4 of the Ten Commandments (Exod 20:3-11), the LORD now focuses on 2 of the remaining 6 of the Ten Commandments. They are most commonly broken by man and would not be considered a crime in many countries today. They are Commandments 5 and 7 – honour father and mother, and do not commit adultery.
The fundamental basis for obeying the Ten Commandments is the LORD’s holiness and His sanctifying power over us through the blood of Christ and the perfect Word of God. Therefore, God commands us to sanctify ourselves whenever we break His Decalogue, especially Commandments 5 and 7. The penalty for cursing one’s father or mother is the death penalty! Our parents are chosen for us by God to bring us into existence. No matter what they are and how they have brought us up, there is never a just basis for cursing them, i.e. to speak ill of them in any manner. The sin of adultery covers all sorts of sexual relationships outside of marriage, including the sin of bestiality (cf. Lev 20:10-21). There was a heightened sense of holiness demanded by the LORD upon the founding of the nation of Israel as a holy witness for Christ. Hundreds of years before Moses’ time, godly men like Abraham were permitted to marry their half-sisters; and Cain definitely married one of his sisters to continue the human race. Marrying in the faith was crucial in Abraham’s time. Such was the case when Abraham sent his servant to Haran to find Rebekah, the first cousin of Isaac, to marry Isaac to ensure that the messianic line remained on track. They were to remain in Canaan, the future Promised Land, until the LORD said to go to Egypt. To marry anyone from Canaan would have been a disaster. Once God’s nation was formed, the Israelites could marry any within the millions of descendants of Jacob, for they would be in the “faith” as it were. Thereafter, stricter laws regarding marrying relatives were given to protect the families from destruction and maintain the holy witness of Israel.
MEMORISATION: Leviticus 20:7-8
PRAYER: Help me, Father, to obey and keep Commandments 5 and 7, and not sin against Thee. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.