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Were the Levitical services a form of worship or not?
The word for worship (Heb: חוה; Grk: προσκυνεω) is only used once in Leviticus, and this verse (Lev 26:1) refers to idol worship rather than Levitical worship. I have yet to find a link between ...
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Why a different standard for the unborn in the Old Testament?
In Exodus 21:12 (Saint Joseph Edition of the New American Bible) it says:
Whoever strikes a man a mortal blow must be put to death.
Also, in Leviticus 24:17:
Whoever takes the life of any human ...
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How to understand Numbers 18:12 in light of Leviticus 10:8?
Leviticus 10;9 KJV
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your ...
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Why was discharge in need of a sin offering
In Leviticus 15:15, 30 NKJV
15 And the priest shall use them, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord for his discharge.
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If Jesus says the law won't pass away, then how can he negate the food laws?
Matthew 15:11 New English Translation
What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.
Jesus was Jewish and also proclaimed:
Matthew 5:...
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Is curling hair in general a sin?
According to the LXX, Leviticus 19:27 states:
You will not make curled hair from the hair of your head, nor shall you disfigure the appearance of your beard.
The Greek word for curl is σισόην which ...
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Why did God prohibit wearing of garments of different materials in Leviticus 19:19?
Leviticus 19:19 ESV
You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth ...
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In Leviticus 16 was there a sign that atonement had been successful or not?
In this chapter of the day of atonement we are only told about the process of how Aaron should go about perfoming this ritual for himself and the Israelites
Leviticus 16:11 NASB
“Then Aaron shall ...
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Why add a fifth when one eats the holy thing(Terumah) unintentionally in Leviticus 22:14?
KJV Leviticus 22 : 14
And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.
I found the above text ...
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What was the penalty for failure to observe(Pe'ah) the law of gleaning?
Several times the Israelites are cautioned to observe the law of gleaning which seemingly was a legally enforced entitlement of the poor.
Leviticus 19:9-10 NASB
‘Now when you reap the harvest of your ...
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Seven times with each item or combined in Leviticus 14:51?
In the cleansing of a house that had leprosy it is said two birds were brought and one slain.Four items namely Hyssop,Cedar,Scarlet and the bird are to be dipped into the blood of the slain bird and ...
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Why does a woman become unclean after many days of her discharge in Leviticus 15:25?
A woman with a discharge of blood besides her monthly period is said to become unclean after a number of days of her flow
Leviticus 15:25 NIV
“‘When a woman has a discharge of blood for many days at ...
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Is the ram mentioned in Leviticus 16 the same as the one in Numbers 29?
Leviticus 16:3 NASB
Aaron shall enter the Holy Place with this: with a [d]bull as a [e]sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering.
Numbers 29:2 NASB
And you shall offer a burnt offering as a ...
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Where did Moses give the warning that is mentioned in Leviticus 10:3?
Leviticus 10:1-2 NLT
Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over them. In this way, they disobeyed the Lord by burning before him the wrong kind ...
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Was the sanctuary not defiled in Leviticus 10:2?
Two sons of Aaron die inside the sanctuary after offering an unholy fire
Leviticus 10:2 NASB
And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
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What was the significance of the change of garments in Leviticus 16?
We are told that when Aaron entered the holy of holies to do his ministry he wore linen clothing
Leviticus 16:4 NIV
4 He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body;...
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How did they burn the remains of the paschal lamb in the morning in Exodus 12:10?
Exodus 12:10 NASB
10 And you shall not leave any of it over until morning, but whatever is left of it until morning, you shall completely burn with fire.
The next morning would be the first day of ...
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Was laying of hand upon the sacrifice essential for atonement in Leviticus 1:4?
Leviticus 1:4 KJV
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
It is said the offender shall lay his hand upon the head ...
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Why did Judah charge that Tamar should be burnt in Genesis 38:24?
When Tamar is suspected of having played the harlot Judah her father-in-law charges that she should be burnt.
KJV Genesis 38:24
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, ...
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Is incest father-daughter incest permissible? Leviticus doesn't seem to prohibit this occurrence [duplicate]
I have seen the other question that has been asked concerning this matter, which is similar to my own(this) question. But I will still submit this question because I wish to be given rather straight-...
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Need help clarifying Leviticus 27:22
Leviticus 27:22 reads:
And if a man dedicates to the Lord a field which he has bought, which
is not the field of his possession...
How can a field which a person bought not be their possession, as ...
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How do you compute the selling prices in Leviticus 25:14-16?
I'm studying the Jubilee year and came across these verses that confuse me regarding sale prices during that period:
"And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor’s hand, ...
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How do you reconcile Exodus 27:21 and Leviticus 24:3?
These verses say:
"In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the
Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning
before the Lord. It shall be a ...
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Why did Moses tell the entire Israel God's priest-only commands in Leviticus 21?
In Leviticus 21:1, God instructs Moses to give only the priesthood a specific set of commands:
And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron,
and say to them...
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Why did Jesus in John 7:2-43 ignore fulfillment of Leviticus 23:36-39 for the 8th day of חַ֧ג הַסֻּכּ֛וֹת Chag Sukkot causing Unrest instead of Rest?
When studying "Festival of The-Tabernacles" in [John 7:2-43], we read about Jesus' rather non-Messianic actions on the 8th [last] day of חַ֧ג הַסֻּכּ֛וֹת. Chag Ha-Sukkot :
"**On the last ...
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What is the meaning of "the life of all flesh"?
In Leviticus 17:14, the Lord says this about animal blood:
for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life.
Therefore I said to the children of Israel, ‘You shall not eat the
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Why cover animal blood in dust?
The Lord commanded Israel in Leviticus 17:13 to do the following with blood from hunted animals:
“Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell
among you, who hunts and ...
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In Luke 8, why didn't Christ instruct the woman to appear before the priest?
After healing a man afflicted with leprosy Christ bids him to appear before the priests and offer sacrifices prescribed by the law
Mark 1:40-43 NIV
40 A man with leprosy[h] came to him and begged him ...
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If Peter is released from keeping the Torah [Romans 7:6], Why does 1 Peter 1:14-16 uphold (Leviticus 11:45 & Leviticus 19:2)?
Why does the Apostle Peter add in [1 Peter 1:14-16] that all should be:
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who ...
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Did Hannah pay for Samuel's dedication to the Lord in 1 Samuel 1? [closed]
According to the law in the book of Leviticus one was obliged to pay a certain amount for dedicating someone to the Lord
Leviticus 27:1-7 NIV
27 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Give the following ...
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What is the significance or symbolism of wringing off the head of a bird in Leviticus 1:14?
It is said during the offering of a burnt sacrifice of a bird the Priest shall wring off its head and burn it,then shall drain its blood,remove its feathers,divide it and then finally burn it.
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How to understand 1 Samuel 16:7 in light of Leviticus 21:16-20?
1 Samuel 16:7 NIV
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward ...
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Was Leviticus 18:22 only prohibiting homosexuality that involved pagan rituals?
I have heard some progressive Christians claim that Leviticus 18:22 was only condemning homosexual activities for idolatrous rituals. I know that 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10 was using the ...
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Why did the Mosaic law prohibit the killing of an ox or sheep and its young on the same day in Leviticus 22:28?
28 But, whether it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not slaughter both it and its young in one day.
What is the reason for this prohibition?
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Did the priest violate the Sabbath as alluded in Matthew 12:5?
Matthew 12:5 NASB
5 Or have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple [c]violate the Sabbath, and yet are innocent?
But according to the law the priests on duty had a ...
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Was Moses a priest as suggested in Psalms 99:6?
Psalms 99:6 NIV
Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
and he answered them.
According to the law priests were consecrated and ...
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Does the Law prohibit all farming with hybrid cultivars?
In Deuteronomy 22:9 (NASB)
“You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, otherwise all the produce of the seed which you have sown and the yield of the vineyard will be forfeited to the ...
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Is Leviticus 24 13-23 in contradiction with new testament?
I hope you can help me out with this dilemma.
In Leviticus 24 (https://www.catholic.org/bible/book.php?id=3...)
God says to Moses the following (V16):
Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must ...
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Law for the character of a dream? [closed]
In Leviticus 15:16
16 ‘Now if a man has a seminal emission, he shall bathe all his body
in water and be unclean until evening.
In Deuteronomy 23:10
10 “If there is among you any man who is unclean ...
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How would a single author theory of the Pentateuch reconcile the different time of release of the Hebrew slave?
The law regarding the time of release of a Hebrew slave, and whether the slave should be let free empty handed or not, is treated differently in Exodus, Deuteronomy, and Leviticus:
Exodus 21:2: ...
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Is the weekly Sabbath nothing but just one of many festivals / holy convocations (Leviticus 23, Numbers 28, 29)?
Leviticus 23:1-3 (NIV) says:
The Appointed Festivals
23 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the Lord, ...
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Why was Michal not stoned for adultery in 2 Samuel 3?
Michal had been given to David as his wife by his father king Saul after he had said he wanted the bride price to be hundred foreskins of the philistines.
1 Samuel 16:27 NIV
27 David took his men with ...
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Are there exegetical differences between 'your mother and fathers wife' in Leviticus 18:7-8?
Leviticus 18:7 NASB
7 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you are not to uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 18:8 NASB
8 You ...
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Why is the hired servant not allowed to eat the holy thing in Leviticus 22:10-11?
Leviticus 22:10-11 KJV
10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11 But if the priest buy any soul with his ...
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Leviticus 20:20,21; what is the difference between "shall die without children" and "shall be without children"?
Leviticus 20:11,20,21; (DRB):
11If a man lie with his stepmother, and discover the nakedness of his father, let them both be put to death: their blood be upon them.
20If any man lie with the wife of ...
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Is Jeremiah 2:3 an allusion to Leviticus 19:23?
Leviticus 19:23 NIV
23 “‘When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden.[b] For three years you are to consider it forbidden[c]; it must not be eaten. 24 In ...
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In Luke 2:24, and Leviticus 12, is a second turtledove implying that birth is a sin? [duplicate]
I read about the Law of Moses, mentioned in Luke 2:22, and it seems to imply that birth is a sin. Looking it up, the bible study resource I found referenced Leviticus 12:1-8. The relevant sections are ...
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Why were the fornicators in Leviticus 19:20 not slain?
And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because ...
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How is leprosy like snow?
צָרַעַת, traditionally translated as leprosy, (perhaps skin disease is more accurate) is compared to snow in three locations:
Exodus 4:6 (ESV) 6 Again, the Lord said to him, "Put your hand ...
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Numbers 18 states that Levites have No inheritance among the sons of Israel, but Deuteronomy 18 says Levites could sell their estates
Numbers 18:23-24 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
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Levites shall perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they
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