Leviticus 18:3
You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived: and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you; neither shall you walk in their statutes.
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In Context
2"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, 'I am the Lord your God.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:24"'Do not defile yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.
Deuteronomy 12:4You shall not do so to the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 29:17and you have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them);
Jeremiah 10:2Thus says the Lord, "Do not learn the way of the nations, and do not be dismayed at the signs of the sky; for the nations are dismayed at them.
Ezekiel 23:8Neither has she left her prostitution since the days of Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their prostitution on her.
Ephesians 5:7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:2-6
Cautions against Idolatrous Practices. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my… Read the whole commentary →