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 […]

“Do not swear by my name falsely, which would be profaning the name of your God; I am YHVH.” -Leviticus 19:12 Verse 12 repeats the 3rd Word of God which is to not swear falsely using God’s personal name, which is YHVH. In Bible times, making an oath automatically involved invoking the name or names […]

“Do not steal from, defraud or lie to each other.” -Leviticus 19:11 From verse 11 of Leviticus 19, God’s focus changes from social responsibility for the poor to civil law. God starts off by saying “Thou shall not steal…”. Are you beginning to now see why Leviticus 19 is often considered to be a Torah […]

“When you harvest the ripe crops produced in your land, don’t harvest all the way to corners of your field, and don’t gather the ears of grain left by the harvesters. Likewise, don’t gather the grapes left on the vine or fallen on the ground after harvest; leave them for the poor and the foreigner; […]

“When you harvest the ripe crops produced in your land, don’t harvest all the way to corners of your field, and don’t gather the ears of grain left by the harvesters.  Likewise, don’t gather the grapes left on the vine or fallen on the ground after harvest; leave them for the poor and the foreigner; […]