“Do not hate your brother in your heart, but rebuke your neighbor frankly, so that you won’t carry sin because of him. Don’t take vengeance on or bear a grudge against any of your people; rather, love your neighbor as yourself; I am YHVH.”-Leviticus 19:17-18 Verses 17 and 18 go together and should be treated […]

“‘Do not be unjust in judging — show neither partiality to the poor nor deference to the mighty, but with justice judge your neighbor.  Do not go around spreading slander among your people, but also don’t stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is at stake; I am Adonai.”-Leviticus 19:15-16 Verses 15 and 16 deal […]

It is indeed awesome how God has chosen to reveal His ways to us!!! He follows a pattern that starts in Exodus 20 when He handed down the 10 Words (what gentiles call the “10 Commandments”) to Moses at Mount Sinai. And then building upon those 10 Words as the unshakeable foundation, God patiently and […]

“Do not speak a curse against a deaf person or place an obstacle in the way of a blind person; rather, fear your God; I am Adonai.” -Leviticus 19:14 In verse 14, we are told to not speak a curse against a deaf person or place an obstacle in the path of a blind person. […]

Do not oppress or rob your neighbor; specifically, you are not to keep back the wages of a hired worker all night until morning.-Leviticus 19:13 Verse 13 begins a series of verses that clearly define fairness, justice, and truthfulness from God’s perspective. This brings me to a point that is repeatedly being shown to us […]