To be clear, this chapter is not about voyeurism,
exhibitionism, naturism or pornography - although those things would certainly
be included by implication. The phrase
"uncover the nakedness" was obviously a relatively couth way for the
AV translators to communicate God's word concerning the illicit carnal activities
that dominated Egypt and Canaan in the
days of Moses (Leviticus 18:3, 24 & 27).
Still, in the midst of the archaic tone of Leviticus 18, the horror of
sin is still unmistakable. So, here it
is in brief form...
Incest was both defined and condemned in verses 6-18. In
addition to incest, relations during menstruation were forbidden. Also,
adultery, homosexuality, bestiality (and, by extension, all such perversions
and pollutions of God's holy procreative order) were capital offenses
(Leviticus 18:29). And, to show just how abominable and appalling these
reprobate customs were in His sight, He listed ritualistic infanticide right in
the middle of the mix to emphasize His utter disdain for such filth. God
condemns ANY deviation from His ordained plan concerning the proper expression
of our sexuality (that is, within a societally recognized lifelong monogamous
heterosexual relationship - Matthew 5:28 and Deuteronomy 5:21).
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