レビ記 20:2-4 JCB

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 20:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 20:1-5

Leviticus 20:1-5. And the Lord spake, &c.— In ch. Lev 18:21 this dedication of children to Molech, is forbidden in more general terms. It is there said, thou shalt not let any of thy offspring pass through the fire to Molech: where the reader will observe, that the words, the fire, are in Italics, and, consequently, not in the Hebrew. Accordingly, Houbigant is of opinion that the phrase signifies to become servants to; and that it expresses dedicating children in perpetual servitude to the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 20:2-5

Leviticus 20:2. Shall stone him, &c.— Compare Deuteronomy 7:2; Deuteronomy 7:26. Who, upon the face of these laws, could ever attempt to support so absurd a notion, as that idolatry was tolerated among the Jews? Yet such is the hypothesis of the admirable Voltaire! Bishop Warburton upon this law observes, that there were two cases in which the offender, here described, might escape punishment: first, when the crime could not be legally proved; or, secondly, when the magistrate was remiss in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 20:2

2. Whosoever . . . giveth any of his seed unto Molech—(See on :-). the people of the land shall stone him with stones, c.—Criminals who were condemned to be stoned were led, with their hands bound, without the gates to a small eminence, where was a large stone placed at the bottom. When they had approached within ten cubits of the spot, they were exhorted to confess, that, by faith and repentance, their souls might be saved. When led forward to within four cubits, they were stripped almost... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 20:4

4. If the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, &c.—that is, connive at their countrymen practising the horrid rites of Molech. Awful was it that any Hebrew parents could so violate their national covenant, and no wonder that God denounced the severest penalties against them and their families. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 20:1-8

Idolatry and spiritism are the focus of this section. The people were to execute a Molech worshiper by stoning. If they failed to put him or her to death, God Himself would judge the guilty person with death. He would do this to the person who resorted to mediums or spiritists too since this practice sought information about the future from evil spirits rather than from God (cf. King Saul’s fate). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 20:1-27

4. Punishments for serious crimes ch. 20The preceding two chapters specify correct behavior. This one sets forth the punishments for disobedience. Chapters 18-19 already discussed most of the subjects dealt with in this chapter."The difference between the laws in this chapter and previous ones lies in their form. Those in chs. 18-19 are apodictic in form; that is, they forbid or command certain types of behavior but they rarely indicate what the consequences of disregarding these rules would... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 20:1-27

Penalties attached to the Sins specified above1-5. See Leviticus 18:21 and note.6. See Leviticus 19:31.9. See Exodus 21:17.19-21. See Leviticus 18:6-23.27. See Leviticus 19:31. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 20:2

(2) Again, thou shalt say.—Better, And thou shalt say.Whosoever he be.—Better, What man soever there be, as the Authorised Version renders this phrase in Leviticus 17:3. (See Note on Leviticus 17:8.)That giveth any of his seed unto Molech.—It will be seen that whilst in Leviticus 18:21 the law about Molech worship follows the laws of incest, the reverse is the case here, where it precedes those laws.The people of the land.—That is, the whole community (see Leviticus 4:27), who have selected the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 20:3

(3) And I will set my face against that man.—That is, make him feel my anger. (See Leviticus 17:10.)And will cut him off.—As the preceding verse describes the offender as having been stoned to death by the people, the declaration on the part of God that He will cut off the sinner has occasioned some difficulty. Hence some take it simply to express the same thing—that the judicial execution is God’s mode of cutting off the sinner from his people. According to the administrators of the law during... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 20:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 20:1-5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 20:2-5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 20:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 20:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 20:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 20:1-27

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 20:1-27

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 20:2

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 20:3

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