

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Leviticus 18

Chapter 18


4 11:44 19:3,4,10,34 20:7 Genesis 17:7 Exodus 6:7 20:2 Psalms 33:12 Ezekiel 20:5,7,19,20


the doings

Psalms 106:35 Ezekiel 20:7,8 23:8 Ephesians 5:7-11 1 Peter 4:2-4

and after

20:23 Exodus 23:24 Deuteronomy 12:4,30,31 Jeremiah 10:2,3 Romans 12:2


26 19:37 20:22 Deuteronomy 4:1,2 6:1 Psalms 105:45 119:4 Ezekiel 20:19 36:27 Ezekiel 37:24 Luke 1:6 John 15:14


which if a man do

Ezekiel 20:11,13,21 Luke 10:28 Romans 10:5 Galatians 3:12

I am the Lord

Exodus 6:2,6,29 Malachi 3:6


near to kin

Heb. remainder of his flesh. Not withstanding the prohibitions here, it must be evident, that in the infancy of the world, persons very near of kin, and even brothers and sisters, must have joined in matrimonial alliances; and therefore we cannot pronounce them immoral in themselves. But, in these first instances, necessity required it; but when this necessity no longer existed, the thing became inexpedient and improper: for 1. As human nature now is, it is very expedient that those who are so much together in youth, should, by such a restriction be taught to look upon all such intercourse as prohibited and incestuous; for unless such restrictions are made, it would be impossible to prevent the prevalence of very early corruption among young persons. (See Michaelis on the laws of Moses, Art. 108.) 2. That the duties owing by nature to relatives might not be confounded with those of a social or political kind; for could a man be a brother and a husband, or a son and a husband at the same time, and fulfil the duties of both? Impossible. 3. That by intermarrying with other families, relationship and its endearments might be diffused. These prohibitions are, therefore, to be considered so eminently moral obligations as to be observed by all mankind.

to uncover

7-19 20:11,12,17-21


20:11 Ezekiel 22:10


20:11 Genesis 35:22 49:4 Deuteronomy 22:30 27:20 2 Samuel 16:21,22 Ezekiel 22:10 Amos 2:7 1 Corinthians 5:1


20:17 Deuteronomy 27:22 2 Samuel 13:11-14 Ezekiel 22:11


20:19 Exodus 6:20




20:12 Genesis 38:18,19,26 Ezekiel 22:11


20:21 Deuteronomy 25:5 Matthew 14:3,4 22:24 Mark 6:17 12:19 Luke 3:19


a woman

20:14 Deuteronomy 27:23 Amos 2:7

it is wickedness




or, one wife to another.

Genesis 4:19 29:28 Exodus 26:3

to vex her

Genesis 30:15 1 Samuel 1:6-8 Malachi 2:15


15:19,24 20:18 Ezekiel 18:6 22:10


20:10 Exodus 20:14 Deuteronomy 5:18 22:22,25 2 Samuel 11:3,4,27 Proverbs 6:25,29-33 Malachi 3:5 Matthew 5:27,28 Romans 2:22 1 Corinthians 6:9 Galatians 5:19 Hebrews 13:4


pass through

Molech signifies a king, or governor, of similar import with Ba‚l, lord, or governor; and it is generally supposed that the sun was worshipped under this name; and more particularly as the fire appears to have been so much employed in his worship. It seems clear that children were not only consecrated to him by passing through the fire, which appears to be alluded to here, but that they were actually made a burnt offering to him. (See the parallel passages.) That the several abominations afterwards mentioned were actually practised by many heathen nations is abundantly attested by their own writers.

20:2 Deuteronomy 12:31 18:10 2 Kings 16:3 21:6 23:10 Psalms 106:37,38 Jeremiah 7:31 Jeremiah 19:5 Ezekiel 20:31 23:37

to Molech

1 Kings 11:7,33 Amos 5:26 Acts 7:43



19:12 20:2-5 21:6 22:2,32 Ezekiel 36:20-23 Malachi 1:12 Romans 1:23 2:24


20:13 Genesis 19:5 Judges 19:22 1 Kings 14:24 Romans 1:26,27 1 Corinthians 6:9 1 Timothy 1:10 Jude 1:7


any beast

20:15,16 Exodus 22:19





6-23,30 Jeremiah 44:4 Matthew 15:18-20 Mark 7:10-23 1 Corinthians 3:17


20:22,23 Deuteronomy 12:31 18:12


the land

Numbers 35:33,34 Psalms 106:38 Isaiah 24:5 Jeremiah 2:7 16:18 Ezekiel 36:17,18 Romans 8:22


Psalms 89:32 Isaiah 26:21 Jeremiah 5:9,29 9:9 14:10 23:2 Hosea 2:13 8:13 9:9


28 20:22



5,30 Deuteronomy 4:1,2,40 12:32 Psalms 105:44,45 Luke 8:15 11:28 John 14:15,21-23 15:14

nor any stranger



24 Deuteronomy 20:18 23:18 25:16 27:15 1 Kings 14:24 2 Kings 16:3 21:2 2 Chronicles 36:14 Ezekiel 16:50 22:11 Hosea 9:10


25 20:22 Jeremiah 9:19 Ezekiel 36:13,17 Romans 8:22 Revelation 3:16


17:10 20:6 Exodus 12:15



3,26,27 20:23 Deuteronomy 18:9-12

that ye defile

I am