Dear Friend,
Thanks very much for reminding me that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states
that homosexuality is an abomination. I would like some further advice, however,
regarding some other laws and how to best follow them:
- When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a
pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim
the odor is not pleasing to them. How should I deal with this?
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I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as suggested in Exodus
21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
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I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her
period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell?
I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
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Lev 25:44 states that I may buy slaves from the nations that are around
us. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans but not Canadians. Can
you clarify?
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I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus (Ex 35:2)
clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him
myself, and if so, how should I do that?
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A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an
abomination (Lev 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't
agree. Can you settle this?
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Leviticus 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have
a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my
vision have to be 20/20, or are correctable defects in vision excluded from the
aforementioned proscription.?
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Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around
their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Leviticus 19:27. How
should they die?
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I know from Leviticus 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes
me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
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My uncle has a farm on which he violates Leviticus 19:19 by planting two
different crops in the same field. His wife likewise violates Leviticus by
wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (a cotton/polyester
blend). Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the
whole town together to stone them? (Leviticus 24:10-16). Couldn't we just burn
them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with
their in-laws (Leviticus 20:14)?
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Thanks very much for your help, and thanks again for reminding us that
God's word is eternal and unchanging.
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