Lev 18:1-3 | Clarke | STEP | The people are commanded to avoid the doings of the Egyptians and Canaanites, . They are to do God's judgments, and to keep his ordinances, that they may live, , . Marriages with those who are near of kin are prohibited, . None to marry with his mother or step-mother, , ; with his sister or step-sister, ; with his grand-daughter, ; nor with the daughter of his step-mother, ; nor with his aunt, by father or mother, , ; nor with his uncle's wife, ; nor with his daughter-in-law, ; nor sister-in-law, ; nor with a woman and her daughter, son's daughter, or daughter's daughter, ; nor with two sisters at the same time, . Several abominations prohibited, , of which the Canaanites, etc., were guilty, and for which they were cast out of the land, , . The people are exhorted to avoid these abominations, lest they be treated as the ancient inhabitants of the land were treated, and so cast out, . Threatenings against the disobedient, , and promises to the obedient, .

‏ Leviticus 18:1-3

Introduction

The people are commanded to avoid the doings of the Egyptians and Canaanites, Lev 18:1-3. They are to do God's judgments, and to keep his ordinances, that they may live, Lev 18:4, Lev 18:5. Marriages with those who are near of kin are prohibited, Lev 18:6. None to marry with his mother or step-mother, Lev 18:7, Lev 18:8; with his sister or step-sister, Lev 18:9; with his grand-daughter, Lev 18:10; nor with the daughter of his step-mother, Lev 18:11; nor with his aunt, by father or mother, Lev 18:12, Lev 18:13; nor with his uncle's wife, Lev 18:14; nor with his daughter-in-law, Lev 18:15; nor sister-in-law, Lev 18:16; nor with a woman and her daughter, son's daughter, or daughter's daughter, Lev 18:17; nor with two sisters at the same time, Lev 18:18. Several abominations prohibited, Lev 18:19-23, of which the Canaanites, etc., were guilty, and for which they were cast out of the land, Lev 18:24, Lev 18:25. The people are exhorted to avoid these abominations, lest they be treated as the ancient inhabitants of the land were treated, and so cast out, Lev 18:26-28. Threatenings against the disobedient, Lev 18:29, and promises to the obedient, Lev 18:30. Verse 3

The doings of the land of Egypt - the land of Canaan - The worshipping of demons, beasts, etc., as mentioned in the preceding chapter, Lev 17:7, and the abominations mentioned in this chapter from Lev 18:21-23.