Leviticus 18: Walk in God's Ways

God tells Israel not to follow the practices of Egypt or Canaan. They must keep His statutes, for the one who does them shall live by them. The chapter lists forbidden relationships within families and other sins that defiled the land.

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¹ Yahweh said to Moses,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘I am Yahweh your God.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived. You shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my statutes and walk in them. I am Yahweh your God.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ “‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or born abroad.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness; for theirs is your own nakedness.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s near kinswoman.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife. She is your aunt.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is wickedness.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ “‘You shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is still alive.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ “‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ “‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ “‘You shall not give any of your children as a sacrifice to Molech. You shall not profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² “‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²³ “‘You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it. No woman may give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁴ “‘Don’t defile yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁵ The land was defiled. Therefore I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁶ You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among youThis verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁷ (for the men of the land that were before you had done all these abominations, and the land became defiled),This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁸ that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁹ “‘For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁰ Therefore you shall keep my requirements, that you do not practice any of these abominable customs which were practiced before you, and that you do not defile yourselves with them. I am Yahweh your God.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Leviticus 18 · Preschool

God's Good Ways

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Color the path! God shows His people the way to walk.

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Bible Verse

“You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my statutes and walk in them. I am Yahweh your God.”

Leviticus 18:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God gave His people good rules to keep. We walk in God's ways because He loves us.

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A Holy Difference

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Read and Think

Leviticus 18 opens and closes with the same reminder: I am Yahweh your God. Israel had come out of Egypt and was heading into Canaan. In both places people lived in ways that did not honor God. God told His people, You shall not follow their statutes.

God gave clear boundaries to protect marriage and family. He said the nations in Canaan had broken these boundaries and defiled the land. Israel was not to copy them. God promised that whoever keeps His statutes and ordinances shall live in them.

Being God's people meant being different, not to look better than others, but to show what God is like. Jesus said His followers are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14). When we follow God's good ways, our lives point others to Him.

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What reminder opens and closes the chapter?
What did God's boundaries protect?
What had the nations in Canaan done?
What did God promise those who keep His statutes?

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GodstatutesEgyptCanaanlive

Leviticus 18 opens and closes with the same reminder: I am Yahweh your .
Israel had come out of and was heading into Canaan.
God told His people, You shall not follow their .
He said the nations in had broken these boundaries and defiled the land.
God promised that whoever keeps His statutes and ordinances shall in them.

Think About It

In what ways might God be asking you to be different from those around you?
How do God's rules show His love for families?

Memory Verse

“You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.”

Leviticus 18:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me Your way. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What helps you remember who you belong to when others choose wrong?
How does Jesus help us when we cannot keep God's law perfectly?

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Leviticus 18 · Grade 5

Keep My Statutes

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Read and Think

Leviticus 18 is framed by God's name. It begins, I am Yahweh your God, and it ends the same way. The point is clear: Israel's behavior was to flow from who their God was. God named two cultures they must not imitate: Egypt, which they had left, and Canaan, where they were going.

The heart of the chapter sets boundaries that protected marriage, family, and human life. These boundaries forbade relationships that would harm families, and they also forbade offering children to the false god Molech. God said the nations had done these things and the land became defiled. Israel was warned that if they did the same, the land would vomit them out as well.

Verse 5 gives the positive promise: You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. Paul quotes this verse in Romans 10 and Galatians 3. He shows that no one keeps the law perfectly, and so life comes through faith in Christ, who kept it for us. God's law still shows us His holy and loving design for life.

Show What You Know

How is Leviticus 18 framed?
Which two cultures was Israel not to imitate?
What did the chapter's boundaries protect?
What warning was given if Israel did the same as the nations?
How does Paul use verse 5?

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EgyptGodlive

It begins, I am Yahweh your , and it ends the same way.
God named two cultures they must not imitate: , which they had left, and Canaan, where they were going.
Verse 5 gives the positive promise: You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall in them.

Think About It

How should knowing who God is shape the way you live?
Why do you think God cares so much about protecting families and children?

Memory Verse

“You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.”

Leviticus 18:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me Your way. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What does it mean that the one who keeps God's laws shall live by them?
How can you choose God's ways when others choose differently?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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God's Good Ways

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