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Leviticus 21:1 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: "
Leviticus 21:1
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
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We are now continuing the history of Rehoboam.
1. His attempt to win back the ten tribes he had lost, and then his decision to stop that effort when he obeyed God’s command (2 Chronicles 11:1-4).
2. His successful efforts to hold on to the two tribes that remained loyal to him (2 Chronicles 11:5-12).
3. The priests and Levites who came to him from the rest of Israel (2 Chronicles 11:13-17).
4. An account of his wives and children (2 Chronicles 11:18-23).
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Leviticus 21:2
"But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,"
Leviticus 21:3
"And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled."
Leviticus 21:4
"But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane"
Leviticus 21:5
"They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh."
Leviticus 21:6
"They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy."
Leviticus 21:7
"They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God."
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