Leviticus 20
1 - 27 Penalties for Violations of Holiness
My notes: "The penalties for illicit sexual relations are graded according to their severity: death by humans (10 - 16), death by God (17 - 19), childlessness (20 - 21). Of illicit worship of God, only Molech worship and oracles through mediums are singled out, the former because of its monstrousness and the latter because of its prevalence."
Psalm 20
Prayer for the King in Time of War
2 - 6 The psalmist prays for the king before battle. The Psalmist asks for divine help.
7 - 10 He expresses confidence that help will be given. The last verse refers to the first.
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Hey, David! Welcome aboard, man!
In regards to your comment about J.P.'s comment, "Our value is directly proportional to how much we dedicate our lives to God and obey his will and laws," I have the same trouble in reading Leviticus since it deals with the Old Law - that was superceded by the Gospel.
Your comment regarding how our actions do not "devalue us" is right on (see Romans 5:20: "where sin increased, grace abounded all the more" ) However, this doesn't mean we should continue to sin (see Romans 6:12-14): Therefore, do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey your passions. No longer persent your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no diminion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
I hope I didn't raise more questions than I answered. When I read the Old Testament, I always remember an old saying I heard once, "the New Testament lies hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is unvieled in the New."
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