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Biblical Principle #363: Samuel, the Nazarite Servant of God
Biblical Principles List Principle Samuel was a Nazarite dedicated by his mother to serve God, which he faithfully did his entire life. Explanation We have previously established how important to GOD the Nazarite vow was for Israel. At the time that Samuel’s parents, Elkanah and Hannah, lived, Israel’s most recent national hero had been Samson.…
Biblical Principle #362: Israel’s Unfaithfulness Led to Civil War
Biblical Principles List Principle Israel’s abandonment of God and the Law of Moses created problems that included civil war. Explanation We have previously established that: At one point, things became so dark that the Benjamites virtually copied the playbook of Sodom (see Judges 19). This led to Israel’s first civil war.
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 #296: Israelite Treatment of Discharges
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses prescribed Israelites’ treatment of specific types of bodily discharges. Explanation In the Law of Moses, GOD gave instructions for specific male and female bodily discharges that He said caused the individual to be unclean for a period. Uncleanness of Semen
Biblical Principle #291: Israel Prohibited from Crossdressing
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God said crossdressing was an abomination. Explanation GOD put it plainly to Moses: 5 The apparel of a man shall not be on a woman, neither shall a man put on a woman’s dress; for every one that does these things is an abomination to the…
Biblical Principle #289: Law of Moses Forbid Bestiality
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid Israelite bestiality. Explanation Bestiality is defined as a man or woman having sex with an animal. In the Law of Moses, GOD told Israel not to engage in bestiality because it is a perversion. 23 Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with…
Biblical Principle #288: Law of Moses Forbid Homosexuality
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses prohibited Israelite homosexuality. Explanation We previously established that it was GOD who created: Since each of these are GOD’s creation, He set the guidelines on how they should work. In the Law of Moses, GOD said: 22 You shall not lie with a male as with a…
Biblical Principle #287: Law of Moses Forbid Sex During Menstruation
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God forbid sex with an Israelite wife during her menstruation period because it uncovered her shame. Explanation We have previously established that the Law of Moses declared a woman on her menstrual cycle ceremonially unclean. The woman was required to offer a specific sacrifice to atone…
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 #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…