Tag: lust
Biblical Principle #314: Israelites Not to Covet
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid Israelites from coveting their neighbor’s wife, house, land, servant, animals, and possessions. Explanation We previously established in the ten commandments how GOD had commanded Israel not to covet. Later, as Moses recounted the Law to Israel not far from the land of Canaan, he said: 1…
Biblical Principle #286: Law of Moses Forbid Incest
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid incest and unhealthy sexual relationships with close family members. Explanation The Law of Moses provided the following restrictions against sexual relations with close relatives. (As you read these, remember that we previously established that, biblically, “shame” means the natural human embarrassment one feels by the realization…
Biblical Principle #285: Israelite Prostitution Forbidden
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid prostitution, including prostitution associated with idolatry. Explanation Parents were forbidden from giving their daughters over to a life of prostitution. 29 You shall not profane your daughter to prostitute her; so the land shall not go a whoring, and the land be filled with iniquity. Leviticus…
Biblical Principle #283: Penalty for Israelite’s Sex with an Engaged Virgin
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses prescribed death by stoning to an Israelite who, while in town, had sex with a virgin who was engaged to be married to someone else. Explanation 23 “If a young woman who is a virgin is betrothed to a husband, and a man finds her in the…
Biblical Principle #282: Penalty for Israelite Couple Caught in Adultery
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, an Israelite couple caught in adultery were both to be put to death. Explanation Israel had strict punishment for those caught in adultery: 22 “If a man is found lying with a married woman, then you shall kill both of them—the man that lay with the…
Biblical Principle #278: Israelite Marrying a Captive of War
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses gave instructions for an Israelite to marry a woman from a nation taken captive in war. Explanation 10 “Now if you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God delivers them into your hands, and you take them captive, 11 and you see…
Biblical Principle #255: Israel’s Justice for Rape
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God prescribed Israel’s just penalty for situations involving rape. Explanation GOD prescribed different judgments upon the Israelites for cases of rape depending upon whether the female who was raped was engaged to be married. If the Woman Was Betrothed 25 But if a man finds a…
Biblical Principle #237: King Not to Amass Horses, Wives, Wealth
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God forewarned Israel’s future kings not to amass horses, wives, and gold or silver. Explanation Knowing Israel would eventually desire a man to rule over them like the Gentile nations, GOD forewarned these Israelite kings in the Law, saying: 16 Wherefore he shall not multiply a…
Biblical Principle #96: Rape is Sinful
Biblical Principles List Principle Rape is sinful. Explanation We previously established that sexual relationships outside of a married husband and wife, male and female, are sinful. One category of sexual relationships that does not get discussed often is rape: forced or non-consensual sexual contact or intercourse. Genesis 34 tells the story of how Jacob’s daughter…
What Does the Bible Say about Dancing? (Is Dancing a Sin?)
Over the centuries, there’s been a lot of debate and disagreement over whether Christians should dance or condone dancing. What does GOD think about dancing? What does the Bible say about dancing? Is it a sin to dance? Did Jesus dance? Let’s study for ourselves and see. You might be surprised.