Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 20:10-21
Leviticus 20:10-Ecclesiastes : . Penalties for Sexual Sins— generally death, the manner being unspecified. Adultery, incest, sodomy head the list; the special case of Leviticus 20:14 (contrast Amos 2:7) is followed by the burning of all three persons ( cf. Leviticus 21:9). Special enormity (RVm) requires special penalty. Bestiality, and other cases of incest, and neglect of the regulation of prohibited periods, are all to be punished by death. Union with an aunt, either on the mother’ s or... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 20:9-18
Crimes Which Deserve The Death Penalty (Leviticus 20:9-18 ). Leviticus 20:9 “For every one who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be on him.” The first such crime is that of a man cursing his father or mother. This does not mean that he just swears about something they have done, or at them because they have annoyed or frustrated him. It refers rather to a man who seeks to put his father and mother under a... read more