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LEVITICUS XVII-EATING BLOOD FORBIDDEN

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8 | And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,

9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.

10 | And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will

even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.

13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.

· 15 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which ras torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

Chapter 18 1 Unlawful marriages. 19 Unlawful lusts.

ND 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, shau 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 judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

6 [None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

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LEVITICUS XVIII-UNLAWFUL MARRIAGES

7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.

13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-inlaw: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech', neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

Molech was worshipped by the Ammonites, and human sacrifices were made to him.

TH) JOH

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The Scene of Moses' Youth

BY ERNST KOERNER, A CONTEMPORARY GERMAN

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"And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians.”-Acts, 7, 22.

ROUGHT up in highest rank among the

Egyptians, Moses must have spent much of

his life at their capital, which was then Memphis, on the banks of the lower Nile. He must have gazed often upon the mighty structure which even then loomed in stately antiquity beside the sacred stream. All the remarkable "wisdom” of the Egyptians was open to him, and in the Acts of the Apostles we are assured that he gathered all, including the secret knowledge of the priesthood, which enabled them to do wonders that seemed miraculous to common eyes.

Moses was also "mighty in deeds.” One legend tells of his saving Egypt by leading an army against the Ethiopians who had invaded and almost mastered the land, until an oracle bade Pharaoh "appeal to the Hebrew" for aid. Then Moses conquered them. While little real faith can be placed in these romantic tales, it seems likely that Moses was a vigorous and powerful chieftain and a successful general in the Egyptian wars. It is certain that he held a high position at the court of Pharaoh. Then he deliberately abandoned all his power to cast his lot with that of his afflicted brethren.

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