The Law concerning
Forbidden
Sexual Relations
40.
Not to indulge in familiarities with relatives, such as kissing,
embracing, winking, skipping, which may lead to incest (Lev. 18:6 ‘None of you shall
approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am
YAHVEH.) This command
teaches us that this is a
forbidden relationship, any child from these union cannot minister unto YAHVEH.
The Torah contains a long list of prohibited marriages between blood relatives.
The only explanation for these prohibitions, which are classified as incest, is
that they were practiced by idolatrous cultures and therefore forbidden to the
Children of Yisrael. It did not say not to marry, it specific said do not
approach any close family, to see their nakedness.
82.
Not to commit incest with one's mother (Lev. 18:7 ‘The nakedness of your
father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your
mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.) (This command teaches us that any sexual relationship with your mother, this is one of the
forbidden relationship).
83.
Not to commit sodomy with one's father (Lev. 18:7 ‘The nakedness of your
father) (This command
teaches us that homosexual and
normal sexual activity with one’s father is also a forbidden relationship).
84.
Not to commit incest with one's father's wife (Lev. 18:8‘The nakedness of your
father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is
your father’s nakedness.) (This command teaches us that although your father wife is not necessary you mother, she
could be your mother-in-law. One exposes his father nakedness by cohabiting
with one’s father wife, even if the woman is not the mother of the perpetrator.
Do not live with any woman who have ever been the wife of one’s father, even if
she is raped).
85.
Not to commit incest with one's sister (Lev. 18:9 ‘The nakedness of your
sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether
born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover.) (This command
teaches us that taking one’s
full sister or half sister is another of the forbidden relationship).
86.
Not to commit incest with one's father's wife's daughter (Lev. 18:11 ‘The nakedness of your
father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.) (This command
teaches us that even a woman
who is not necessarily a full biological sister. She could be a stepsister,
this too is another forbidden relationship).
87.
Not to commit incest with one's son's daughter (Lev. 18:10 ‘The nakedness of your
son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not
uncover; for theirs is your own
nakedness.) (This command
teaches us that you can treats
this and the next as one commandment; some treats them as two).
88.
Not to commit incest with one's daughter's daughter (Lev. 18:10 ‘The nakedness of your
son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not
uncover; for theirs is your own
nakedness.) (This command
teaches us that having sex
with our grand children is another of the forbidden relationship).
89.
Not to commit incest with one's daughter (this is not explicitly in the
Torah but is inferred from other explicit commands that would include it) (This command
teaches us that having sex
with our children is another of the forbidden relationship. We knew from
Scripture that Lot ’s daughters became his
wives, even if it was for a noble reasons, it is still forbidden).
90.
Not to commit incest with one's fathers sister (Lev. 18:12 ‘You shall not uncover
the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is near of kin to your father.) (This command
teaches us that taking your
farther sister as a wife is incest, it is a forbidden relationship).
91.
Not to commit incest with one's mother's sister (Lev. 18:13‘You shall not uncover
the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is near of kin to your mother.) (This command
teaches us that taking your
mother sister as a wife is incest, it is a forbidden relationship).
92.
Not to commit incest with one's father's brothers wife (Lev. 18:14‘You shall not uncover
the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is
your aunt.)( This command
teaches us that these set of
command seems to speak of the forbidden relationship between men and a woman).
93.
Not to commit sodomy with one's father's brother (Lev. 18: 14‘You shall not uncover
the nakedness of your father’s brother.) (This command teaches us that this could mean sodomy with one’s brother. Who is a brother?
A brother is any one who believes as you do).
94.
Not to commit incest with one's son's wife (Lev. 18:15 ‘You shall not uncover
the nakedness of your daughter-in-law she is your son’s wife, you shall
not uncover her nakedness.) (This command teaches us that a father wife does not mean your mother. From a biblical
perspective a man can have more that one wife. David, Moses, Solomon, Jacob
only to name a few. This too is another of the forbidden relationship).
95.
Not to commit incest with one's brother's wife (Lev. 18:16‘You shall not uncover
the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.) (This command
teaches us that unless she is
childless and her first husband dies, another brother may take her as a wife.
However, having sexual relationship with her, while her husband is still having
a relationship with her is another of the forbidden relationship).
96.
Not to commit incest with one's wife's daughter (Lev. 18:17 ‘You shall not uncover
the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter
or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to
her. It is wickedness.) (This command teaches us that any one who is near of kin is forbidden. This daughter could
be a daughter from a previous relationship. Even her is part of a forbidden
relationship).
97.
Not to commit incest with the daughter of one's wife's son (Lev. 18:17)
(This
command teaches us that one’s
wife son seem to be a younger woman. This however does not speak of age as a
restriction to taking a wife. This command teaches what Torah considers to be a
forbidden relationship).
98.
Not to commit incest with the daughter of one's wife's daughter (Lev.
18:17) (This command seems to
imply that within the family circle, any relation seems to be forbidden, except
the wife of a dead male in the family).
99.
Not to commit incest with one's wife's sister (Lev. 18:18 ‘Nor shall you take a
woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is
alive.). This command
teaches us that a woman in
addition to her sister is forbidden. The prohibition applies as long as the
first relationship is still existence, even if she had been divorced. Upon the
death of the first sister, however, the husband may marry the surviving sister.
Jacob did take two sister as wife, Leah and Rachel.
100.
Not to have intercourse with a woman, in her menstrual period (Lev. 18:19‘Also you shall not
approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary
impurity.) (certain sexual practice are always
forbidden. We are told that for seven day a woman must remain secluded,
remember the story of Rachael, Jacob wife and her father idols. These sexual
acts must not be a practice among the redeemed community).
101.
Not to have intercourse with another man's wife (Lev. 18: 20‘Moreover you shall not
lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her.) (This command
teaches us that who is thy
neighbor? The neighbor is one who believes like you do. They are not the person
living next to you. To believers should not be having sexual relationship with
the same woman. The children of this union will be an abomination). ( Children of a forbidden relationship are
not allow to go into the temple. In any of the above commandments it says that
a man cannot desire a virgin?)
102.
Not to commit sodomy with a male (Lev. 18: 22‘You shall not lie with
a male as with a woman. It is
an abomination).( This command
teaches us that sodomy is a
forbidden act, need not I say any more. This practice is a forbidden act.)
103.
Not to have intercourse with a beast (Lev. 18:23 ‘Nor shall you mate with
any animal, to defile yourself with it. (This command teaches us that as spiritual been we are experiencing a human experience,
animals in scripture usually represent the flesh, we must not desire the flesh,
we must overcome it. The Spirit like a woman must be desire, however the right
kind of woman is preferred as we should desire the right kind of spirit. This
too is a forbidden act and should not be practice).
104.
That a woman shall not have intercourse with a beast (Lev. 18:23 …… Nor shall any woman
stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.) (This command
teaches us that when a woman
stand before an animal is like a angel desiring to be human. It is not a up
grading, but a degrading of our spiritual life. This too is an forbidden act).
105.
Not to castrate the male of any species; neither a man, nor a domestic
or wild beast, nor a fowl (Lev. 22:24‘You shall not offer to YAHVEH what is bruised
or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your
land.) (This command
teaches us that anything
blessish or castration, are forbidden in the Land of Yisrael Heavenly Kingdom Heavenly Kingdom
There are 25 specific
commandments on unlawful sexual activity, yet none says that a man cannot have
more than one wife.
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