Commandments & Obedience Verses
God's holy laws, statutes, and ordinances — the foundation of a righteous and obedient life.
But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD {withal}. {holy...: Heb. holiness of praises to the LORD}
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I {am} the LORD.
{But} the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I {am} the LORD your God.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I {am} the LORD.
Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever {he be} of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth {any} of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I {am} the LORD your God.
And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I {am} the LORD which sanctify you.
And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood {shall be} upon them.
And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. {uncovereth: Heb. hath made naked}
Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.