Leviticus 19 (GCB 7/1/1900)

In the Old Testament are recorded the laws which God gave for the guidance of his people. He would have his people today study these laws. "The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy. . . . When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God. Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. . . . Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor. Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am the Lord. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord." {GCB, July 1, 1900 par. 11}

Leviticus 19 Commandment Statute

Thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, vs 9	Ex.20:15 Thou shalt not steal. The gleanings of harvest-field, orchard, and vineyard were to be regarded as the Lord's portion, to relieve the necessities of the poor and the stranger. {18MR 87.4}	Ex:22:21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, vs 11	Ex 20:15 Thou shalt not steal
Neither lie one to another. vs 11	Ex.20:6 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: vs 13	Ex.20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
The wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning vs 13	Ex.20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. vs 14	Ex.20:6 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.	(3-1)
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. vs 15		Deuteronomy 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: vs 16	Ex.20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.	Ex.23:2-4 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: vs 17	Ex.20:13 Thou shalt not kill.	Matt.5:21, 22
Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him vs.17		Gospel Application: Lev.17:3 If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him and if he repent, forgive him.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: vs 18		Gospel Application: James 5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

What relationship do the commandments and statutes have with God commanding us to be a holy people? Why should we study them today?

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