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Lev. 20:1–6 Worshipers of Molech ought to be stoned to death (v. 2). If that is not done, the Lord himself will cut them off (vv. 4–5; see note on 7:11–36). The Lord carries out the same punishment upon those who consult mediums and necromancers (20:6) in order to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
Lev. 20:7–8 The Lord sanctifies the Israelites by making them his holy people, set apart to be his own. Now he calls on them to consecrate themselves and be holy (dedicate themselves to holiness in practice); see note on 11:44–45.
Lev. 20:9 anyone who curses his father or his mother. Cursing one’s parents is the exact opposite of “honoring” them (Ex. 20:12; 21:17; compare Prov. 20:20).
Lev. 20:10–20 This section includes the punishments for each of the sexual activities prohibited in ch. 18: capital punishment (20:10–16), exile (vv. 17–18), or barrenness (vv. 19–21).
Lev. 20:17 sees her nakedness. A euphemism for having sexual relations.
Lev. 20:22–26 A land flowing with milk and honey is a common scriptural description of Canaan (Ex. 13:5; Num. 13:27; etc.).
Lev. 20:27 In v. 6, the one who consults a necromancer or a medium was to be put to death. In this verse, the necromancer or the medium is to be put to death. Why this verse appears here in the text is puzzling. It may be because the act receives capital punishment, as do most of the other activities of the section.
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