The Third Book of Moses: Leviticus

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- Chapter 24 -

(Exodus 27:20–21)

And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

Commande the children of Israel that they bring vnto thee pure oyle oliue beaten, for the light, to cause ye lampes to burne continually.

Without the vaile of the Testimonie, in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, shall Aaron dresse them, both euen and morning before the Lord alwayes: this shalbe a lawe for euer through your generations.

He shall dresse the lampes vpon the pure Candlesticke before the Lord perpetually.

The Showbread

(Exodus 25:23–30; Exodus 37:10–16)

Also thou shalt take fine floure, and bake twelue cakes thereof: two tenth deales shalbe in one cake.

And thou shalt set them in two rowes, six in a rowe vpon the pure table before the Lord.

Thou shalt also put pure incense vpon the rowes, that in steade of the bread it may bee for a remembrance, and an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Euery Sabbath hee shall put them in rowes before the Lord euermore, receiuing them of the children of Israel for an euerlasting couenant.

And the bread shalbe Aarons and his sonnes, and they shall eate it in the holie place: for it is most holie vnto him of the offrings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetuall ordinance.

Punishment for Blasphemy

And there went out among the children of Israel the sonne of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian: and this sonne of the Israelitish woman, and a man of Israel stroue together in the hoste.

So the Israelitish womans sonne blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed, and they brought him vnto Moses (his mothers name also was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan)

And they put him in warde, till he tolde them the minde of the Lord.

Then the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

Bring the blasphemer without the hoste, and let all that heard him, put their handes vpon his head, and let all the Congregation stone him.

And thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoeuer curseth his God, shall beare his sinne.

And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shalbe put to death: all the Congregation shall stone him to death: aswell the stranger, as he that is borne in the lande: when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, let him beslaine.

An Eye for an Eye

(Matthew 5:38–48)

He also that killeth any man, he shall be put to death.

And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it, beast for beast.

Also if a man cause any blemish in his neighbour: as he hath done, so shall it be done to him.

Breache for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: such a blemish as he hath made in any, such shalbe repayed to him.

And he that killeth a beast shall restore it: but he that killeth a man shall be slaine.

Ye shall haue one lawe: it shalbe aswel for the stranger as for one borne in the countrey: for I am the Lord your God.

Then Moses tolde the children of Israel, and they brought the blasphemer out of the hoste, and stoned him with stones: so the children of Israel did as the Lord had commanded Moses.

(Exodus 27:20–21)

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

“Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

Outside of the veil of the Testimony, in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron shall keep it in order from evening to morning before the LORD continually. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand before the LORD continually.

The Showbread

(Exodus 25:23–30; Exodus 37:10–16)

“You shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenths of an ephah(a) shall be in one cake.

You shall set them in two rows, six on a row, on the pure gold table before the LORD.

You shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to the LORD.

Every Sabbath day he shall set it in order before the LORD continually. It is an everlasting covenant on the behalf of the children of Israel.

It shall be for Aaron and his sons. They shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.”

Punishment for Blasphemy

The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp.

The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

They put him in custody until the LORD’s will should be declared to them.

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

“Bring him who cursed out of the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.

He who blasphemes the LORD’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as the native-born shall be put to death when he blasphemes the Name.

An Eye for an Eye

(Matthew 5:38–48)

“‘He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.

He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.

If anyone injures his neighbor, it shall be done to him as he has done:

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. It shall be done to him as he has injured someone.

He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.

You shall have one kind of law for the foreigner as well as the native-born; for I am the LORD your God.’”

Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they brought him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. The children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Footnotes

(a)24:5 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel