Leviticus 19:2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-10

Moses is ordered to deliver the summary of the laws to all the congregation of the children of Israel (Lev. 19:2); not to Aaron and his sons only, but to all the people, for they were all concerned to know their duty. Even in the darker ages of the law, that religion could not be of God which boasted of ignorance as its mother. Moses must make known God's statutes to all the congregation, and proclaim them through the camp. These laws, it is probable, he delivered himself to as many of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:2

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel ,.... They could not be all spoke to together, but tribe after tribe, or family after family; or rather the heads of the tribes, and at most the heads of families were convened, and the following instructions were given, to be communicated to their respective tribes and families. Jarchi says this section was spoken in the congregation, because the greater part of the body of the law, or the more substantial parts of it, depend upon... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-2

Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy. Holiness. I. THE UNIVERSAL REQUIREMENT . "Speak unto all the congregation," etc. 1 . No exception. "All have sinned." 2 . The nature of man requires him to be holy. The relation between man and God. The laws of God not mere arbitrary decrees, but the expression, in positive relation to the freedom of man, of the Eternal Reality of the universe. 3 . The universality of revelation is the universality of responsibility.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-8

Purity in worship. The laws set out in this chapter were before communicated to Aaron and his sons; now they are given to the people ( Leviticus 19:1 , Leviticus 19:2 ). It is the privilege and duty of God's people to acquaint themselves with his will. They should learn the Law from the lips of Moses. They should learn the gospel from the lips of Jesus. It is a maxim of antichrist that" Ignorance is the mother of devotion" The mother of devotion, viz. to superstition, it is (see 1... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

These four laws are, in their positive aspects, In Leviticus 20:11 , Leviticus 20:14 , Leviticus 20:16 , 35, 36, obedience is inculcated to the eighth and the ninth commandments, which are the laws of honesty and of truthfulness; in Leviticus 20:12 to the third commandment, which is the law of reverence; in Leviticus 20:17 , Leviticus 20:18 , 33, 34, to the sixth commandment, which is the law of love; in Leviticus 20:20 , 29, to the seventh commandment, which is the law of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

Religion and superstition. It is not always easy or even possible to distinguish between religion and superstition. We may fall into the latter when we are seeking to practice the former; or we may, from undue fear of the latter, neglect the former. In this chapter the Jews were taught (and we are thereby encouraged) to avoid the one, and to perfect the other in the fear of God. I. THE SUPERSTITION WHICH WAS TO BE SHUNNED . 1 . Clearly and decisively everything that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

Social morality. cf. Matthew 22:35-40 ; Romans 12:1-21 ; James, passim. From the primary principle of unworldliness, we now have to proceed to sundry details about social morality. Although these details are given indiscriminately, it is yet possible to discern certain great principles among them. And— I. ALL SOCIAL MORALITY IS MADE TO REST ON OUR RELATION TO GOD HIMSELF . In the Decalogue we have social morality, that is, our duty to man, based upon... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:2

Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy. The religious motive is put forward here, as in the previous chapter, as the foundation of all morality. It is God's will that we should be holy, and by being holy we. are like God, who is to be our model so far as is possible to the creature. So in the new dispensation, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect" ( Matthew 5:48 ). "As he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 19:2

Ye shall be holy ... - These words express the keynote to the whole book of Leviticus, being addressed to the whole nation. There does not appear to be any systematic arrangement in the laws which follow. They were intended as guards to the sanctity of the elect people, enforcing common duties by immediate appeal to the highest authority. Compare Leviticus 18:24-30 note. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 19:2

Leviticus 19:2. Ye shall be holy Separated from all the forementioned defilements, and entirely consecrated to God, and obedient to all his laws. I am holy Both in my essence, and in all my laws, which are holy, and just, and good. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 19:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 19:2

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