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Be Holy and Love People

Date: Jul. 3, 2016

Passage

Leviticus 19:1-18  (ESV)

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the LORD your God.

“When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted. It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the day after, and anything left over until the third day shall be burned up with fire. If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is tainted; it will not be accepted, and everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned what is holy to the LORD, and that person shall be cut off from his people.

“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. 10 And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God.

11 “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. 12 You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

13 “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning. 14 You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD.

15 “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. 16 You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. 18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

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Key Verse: 19:2

“Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.

First, be holy (1-10). This chapter repeats 15 times, "I am the Lord." The Lord their Redeemer is holy and so his people must be holy. These are the Lord's holy commands, echoing and expanding the Ten Commandments. They express a right relationship with God and with people. They admonish us to be mindful of all people, including the poor and foreigners (10).

Second, love your neighbor as yourself (11-18). Jesus, Paul and James quoted this royal law (Mt 22:39-40; Ro 13:9; Gal 5:14; Jam 2:8). To love people includes treating them fairly and helping them to see their faults (17), just as I would want to be treated and helped (Mt 7:12). To love people is not to hate, slander, mistreat, or seek revenge, but to uphold goodness, kindness, fairness, and justice.

Prayer: Lord God, you are holy and loving and my Redeemer. Help me to pursue your holiness and love, and forsake and repent daily of all sin that dishonors you and hurts people.

One Word: Pursue holiness and love

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