What happensPermalink
Laws distinguishing Israel from sexual practices of their pagan neighbors.
Why it mattersPermalink
In every aspect of life, Israel was to be distinct, set apart, holy. This chapter begins the second half of Leviticus about the application of holiness.
Key versePermalink
“So keep my charge never to practice any of these abominable customs that were practiced before you, and never to make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.”