Holiness of the People

Leviticus 19:1–20:8, 24–26

Biblical Period

Chapter 19

¹The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ²Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them:

You shall be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.

³You shall each revere his mother and his father, and keep My sabbaths: I the Lord am your God.

⁴Do not turn to idols or make molten gods for yourselves: I the Lord am your God.

⁵When you…

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About The “Holiness Collection”

Within the laws about the Tabernacle is a collection of laws that modern scholars call the “Holiness Collection” because of its persistent concern for holiness. While it includes further rules about the Tabernacle and the priests, it extends the concept of holiness to the people as a whole. It charges them to become holy like God and incorporates ethical and social laws into the regimen for achieving holiness, such as the requirement to love one’s fellow as oneself (Leviticus 19:18) and laws against incest (Leviticus 18 and 20), as well as a comprehensive calendar of holy days (Leviticus 23) and the sabbatical and jubilee years (Leviticus 25). It concludes with a long list of blessings for obeying God’s laws and curses for disobeying (Leviticus 26).

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