“‘Do not turn to idols, and do not cast metal gods for yourselves; I am Adonai your God.”-Leviticus 19:4 The Lord commands in verse 4 that Israel is not to “turn to idols”. The phrase “Do not turn to” is a Hebrew idiom meaning to not call on or rely on someone or something. In […]

“Adonai said to Moshe, “Speak to the entire community of Israel; tell them, ‘You people are to be holy because I, Adonai your God, am holy.“-Leviticus 19:1-2 If there is any one Bible phrase that is paid big-time lip service in modern Christianity, it’s got to be the phrase “You shall be HOLY, for I […]

“Every one of you is to revere his father and mother, and you are to keep my Shabbats; I am YAHWEH your God.”-Leviticus 19:3 Following the introduction in Leviticus 19 and the general instruction to “be HOLY for I am HOLY“, the Lord reminds us of 2 of the original 10 Words given to Moses on […]

In my last post I stated that Leviticus Chapter 19 defines in general how those people who have been set apart for HOLINESS by God are to live their lives. Given that the Temple is currently not standing, legitimate arguments do exist about whether or not we are to follow the letter of the 613 […]

Today we begin Leviticus Chapter 19. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. The Jewish people consider Leviticus 19 to be a special chapter. It is often referred to as a TORAH within the TORAH or a mini-TORAH. The reason is because this chapter nicely summarizes all of […]