Leviticus 20:1

Leviticus 20:1

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying

a. NLT: Then the LORD said to Moses,

b. NIV: The LORD said to Moses,

c. Amplified Bible: And the Lord said to Moses,

d. Septuagint: And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

e. Stone Edition Torah/Writings/Prophets: He called to Moses, and HASHEM spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying:

1. “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying”

a. LORD [3068 * Yehovah] [Strong: from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord.]

b. spake [1696 * dabar] [Strong: a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue:--answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.]

c. Moses [4872 * Mosheh] [Strong: from 4871; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver:--Moses.]

d. saying [559 * ‘amar] [Strong: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.]

e. This phrase, “And the LORD spake unto Moses”, is found 36 times in the Book of Leviticus, detailing the numerous responsibilities of the Old Covenant priest. To deny divine inspiration, as well as Mosaic authorship is to embrace rebellion or apostasy, which ever applies. Jesus confirmed that Moses wrote Leviticus and it is cited in three of the gospels.

1). Matthew 8:2-4 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

8:3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

a). Chapter 14 in Leviticus is the chapter dealing with leprosy. It begins with the same exact Hebrew wording, translated into the English,  “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”

2). Mark 1:40-44 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

1:42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

1:43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;

1:44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

3). Luke 5:12-14  And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

5:13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

5:14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

f. In light of this we can be confident that these words, the whole book of Leviticus, no matter if they are directing to correctly offer sacrifices, handling leprosy, or identifying sexual immorality, are inspired by God and able to build faith in the believing heart. Glory to God.