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Question¶

What does the Bible say about the seventh commandment? Trace the creation foundation of marriage (Gen 2:24 -- "one flesh," pre-Sinai). What does Leviticus 18 say about sexual ethics, and how does its introduction (Lev 18:24-30 -- the Canaanites judged for the same violations) establish the scope? How does Jesus deepen this to lust (Mat 5:27-28) and address divorce (Mat 19:3-9)? What do Paul (1 Cor 6:18-20; Rom 1:26-27), the author of Hebrews (13:4), and Revelation (21:8; 22:15) say?

Topics¶

ADULTERY¶

General scriptures concerning GEN 20:3; 2SA 12:14; JOB 24:15-18; 31:1,9-12; PRO 2:16-19; 5:3-22; 6:24-29,32,33; 7:5-23; 9:13-18; 22:14; 23:27,28; 29:3; 30:18-20; 31:3; ISA 57:3,4; JER 3:1; 5:7,8; 7:9,10; 23:10; EZK 18:5,6; HOS 4:1,2,11; MAT 5:28,32; 15:19; 19:9; MRK 7:21; 10:11,12,19; LUK 16:18; ACT 15:20,29; ROM 1:28,29,32; 7:3; 1CO 5:9,10; 6:15-18; 10:8; 2CO 12:21; GAL 5:19,21; 1TI 1:9,10; 2TI 3:6; JAS 2:11; 1PE 4:3,4; 2PE 2:9,10,14; Jude 1:7; REV 2:20-22; 9:21
See LASCIVIOUSNESS; RAPE; SENSUALITY; SODOMY; WHORE; WHOREDOM
FORBIDDEN EXO 20:14; LEV 18:20; 19:29; DEU 5:18; 23:17; MAT 5:27; 19:18; LUK 18:20; ACT 15:20; ROM 13:9,13; 1CO 5:9-11; 6:13,15,18; 10:8; EPH 4:17,19,20; 5:3,11,12; COL 3:5; 1TH 4:3-5,7; JAS 2:11
FORGIVENESS OF. INSTANCES OF JDG 19:1-4; JHN 8:10,11
PENALTIES FOR GEN 20:7; 26:11; 38:24; EXO 22:16,17; LEV 19:20-22; 20:10-12; 21:9; NUM 5:11-29; DEU 22:13-29; 27:20,22,23; 2SA 12:10-12; JER 29:22,23; EZK 16:38,40,41; 23:45,47,48; MAL 2:5; JHN 8:4,5; 1CO 5:1-13; 6:9,10; 10:8; GAL 5:19,21; EPH 5:5,6; HEB 13:4; REV 18:9,10; 21:8; 22:15
FIGURATIVE JER 3:2; EZK 16:15,16; HOS 1 (See WHOREDOM; IDOLATRY)
INSTANCES OF:
Sodomites GEN 19:5-8
Lot GEN 19:31-38
Shechem GEN 34:2
Reuben GEN 35:22
Judah GEN 38:1-24
Potiphar's wife GEN 39:7-12
The Levite's concubine JDG 19:2
The Gibeahites JDG 19:22-25
Gilead JDG 11:1
Samson JDG 16:1
Sons of Eli 1SA 2:22
David 2SA 11:1-5
Amnon 2SA 13:1-20
Absalom 2SA 16:22
Israelites EXO 32:6,25; JER 29:23; EZK 22:9-11; 33:26; HOS 7:4
Herod MAT 14:3,4; MRK 6:17,18; LUK 3:19
The Samaritan woman JHN 4:17,18
The woman brought to Jesus in the temple JHN 8:4-11
Corinthians 1CO 5:1-5
Heathen EPH 4:17-19; 1PE 4:3

LUST¶

Evil desire GEN 3:6; EXO 20:17; JOB 31:9-12; PSA 81:12; PRO 6:24,25; MAT 5:28; MRK 4:19; JHN 8:44; 1CO 9:27; 10:6,7; EPH 4:22; 1TI 6:9; 2TI 2:22; 4:3,4; TIT 2:12; JAS 1:14,15; 4:1-3; 1PE 2:11; 4:3; 2PE 2:18; 3:3; 1JN 2:16,17; Jude 1:16,18
See ADULTERY; COVETOUSNESS; INCEST; LASCIVIOUSNESS; SENSUALITY; SODOMY

DIVORCE¶

General scriptures concerning EXO 21:7-11; DEU 21:10-14; 24:1-4; EZR 10:1-16; NEH 13:23-30; JER 3:1; MIC 2:9; MAL 2:14-16; MAT 5:31,32; 19:3-12; MRK 10:2; LUK 16:18; 1CO 7:10-17
Disobedience of the wife to the husband, a sufficient cause for, in the Persian empire EST 1:10-22
See MARRIAGE
FIGURATIVE ISA 50:1; 54:4; JER 3:8

COVETOUSNESS¶

General scriptures concerning EXO 18:21; 20:17; DEU 5:21; NEH 5:7; JOB 20:15; 31:24,25,28; PSA 10:3; 119:36; PRO 1:19; 11:24,26; 15:27; 21:25,26; 22:16; 23:4,5; 30:8,9; ECC 1:2-8; 4:8; 5:10,11; ISA 1:23; 5:8; 56:11; 57:17; JER 6:13; 8:10; 17:11; 22:17; 51:13; EZK 22:12,13; 33:31; HOS 4:18; 10:1; MIC 2:2; 3:11; 7:3; HAB 1:15,16; 2:5-9; HAG 1:6; MAL 1:10; MAT 6:19-21,24,25,31-33; 13:22; 16:26; 19:23,24; 22:1-14; MRK 4:19; 7:21-23; LUK 7:14; 12:15-21,33,34; 14:16-24; 18:24,25; JHN 6:26,27; ROM 1:29; 13:9; 1CO 5:11; 6:10; EPH 5:3,5; COL 3:2,5,6; PHP 3:18,19; 1TH 2:5; 1TI 3:3; 6:5-11,17; 2TI 3:2; TIT 1:7,11; HEB 13:5; JAS 4:2,13-17; 1PE 5:2; 2PE 2:3,14-16; 1JN 2:15-17; Jude 1:11
(Instances omitted for brevity -- see Nave's full entry)

FORNICATION¶

See ADULTERY; LASCIVIOUSNESS

MARRIAGE¶

Consanguinous, Abraham and Sarah GEN 11:29; 12:13; 20:3,9-16
Isaac and Rebekah GEN 24:3,4,67; 28:2
Jacob and his wives GEN 29:15-30
Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow) GEN 38:8,11; DEU 25:5-10; RUT 4:5; MAT 22:24; MRK 12:19-23; LUK 20:28
Parents contract for their children (Hagar GEN 21:21; Abraham GEN 24; Laban GEN 29; Samson JDG 14:2)
Parents' consent required EXO 22:17
Presents given GEN 24:53; 34:12; DEU 22:29; 1SA 18:25; HOS 3:2
Nuptial feasts GEN 29:22; JDG 14:12; EST 2:18; MAT 22:11,12
Jesus present at JHN 2:1-5
Ceremony attested by witnesses RUT 4:1-11; ISA 8:1-3
Groom exempt one year from military duty DEU 24:5
Wives obtained by purchase GEN 29:20; RUT 4:10; HOS 3:2; 12:12; by kidnapping JDG 21:21-23
Wives among Israelites must be Israelites EXO 34:16; DEU 7:3,4; 1CH 23:22; EZR 9:1,2,12; NEH 10:30; 13:26,27; MAL 2:11; 1CO 7:39; 2CO 6:14
Betrothal a quasi-marriage MAT 1:18; LUK 1:27
Celibacy deplored JDG 11:38; ISA 4:1; JER 16:9; Advised 1CO 7:7,8,24-40
Obligations under, inferior to duty to God DEU 13:6-10; MAT 19:29; LUK 14:26
Not binding after death MAT 22:29,30; MRK 12:24,25
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO GEN 2:23,24; EXO 22:16,17; LEV 18:6-18; 20:14,17,19-21; 21:1,7,13-15; NUM 36:8; DEU 21:10-14; 24:1-5; PRO 18:22; 21:9,19; JER 29:6; HOS 2:19,20; MAL 2:13-16; MAT 5:31,32; MRK 6:17,18; 10:2-12; MAT 19:2-9; LUK 16:18; ROM 7:1-3; 1CO 6:16; 7:1-40; 9:5; 11:11,12; 1TI 3:2,12; 4:1,3; 5:14; HEB 13:4
FIGURATIVE ISA 54:5; 62:4,5; JER 3:14; 31:32; HOS 1:2; 2:19,20; EPH 5:30-32; REV 19:7-9

WIFE¶

Called DESIRE OF THE EYES EZK 24:16; HELP GEN 2:18,20; FRUITFUL VINE PSA 128:3
Relation of, to husband GEN 2:18,23,24; 1CO 11:3-12
Domestic duties of GEN 18:6; PRO 31:13-27
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO GEN 2:18,23,24; 3:16; EST 1:20-22; PSA 128:3,4; PRO 12:4; 14:1; 18:22; 19:13,14; 21:9,19; 25:24; 30:21-23; 31:10-31; 1CO 7:2-6,10-14,16,27-29,32-34,38-40; 11:3,7-9,11,12; 14:34,35; EPH 5:22-25,28,31,33; COL 3:18,19; 1TI 3:11; 5:9,10,14; TIT 2:3-5; 1PE 3:1-7

HUSBAND¶

General scriptures concerning GEN 2:23,24; NUM 5:11-31; DEU 22:13-21; 24:5; PRO 5:15-19; ECC 9:9; MAL 2:14-16; MAT 19:5; MRK 10:7; 1CO 7:3,5,14,16,33; 11:3; EPH 5:22-33; COL 3:18,19; 1TI 5:8; 1PE 3:7
FAITHFUL: Isaac GEN 24:67; Joseph MAT 1:19
FIGURATIVE ISA 54:5,6; JER 3:14; 31:32; HOS 2:19,20

BRIDE¶

Ornaments of ISA 49:18; 61:10; JER 2:32; REV 21:2
Presents to GEN 24:53
Maids of GEN 24:59,61; 29:24,29
FIGURATIVE PSA 45:10-17; EZK 16:8-14; REV 19:7,8; 21:2,9; 22:17

POLYGAMY¶

Forbidden DEU 17:17; LEV 18:18; MAL 2:14,15; MAT 19:4,5; MRK 10:2-8; 1TI 3:2,12; TIT 1:6
Authorized 2SA 12:8
Tolerated EXO 21:10; 1SA 1:2; 2CH 24:3
Practiced by Lamech GEN 4:19; Abraham GEN 16; Esau GEN 26:34; 28:9; Jacob GEN 29:30; Gideon JDG 8:30; Elkanah 1SA 1:2; David 1SA 25:39-44; 2SA 3:2-5; 5:13; 1CH 14:3; Solomon 1KI 11:1-8; Rehoboam 2CH 11:18-23; and others
Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in DEU 21:15-17
Evil effects: husband's favoritism, domestic unhappiness

SODOMY¶

General scriptures concerning GEN 19:5-8; EXO 22:19; LEV 18:22,23; 20:13,15,16; DEU 23:17; 27:21; JDG 19:22; 1KI 14:24; 15:12; 22:46; 2KI 23:7; ROM 1:24,26,27; 1CO 6:9; 1TI 1:9,10

WHOREDOM¶

Licentious rites of, in idolatrous worship LEV 19:29; DEU 31:16; JDG 2:17; 2KI 9:22
See IDOLATRY
FIGURATIVE EZK 16; 23; REV 17

LASCIVIOUSNESS¶

General scriptures concerning EXO 32:6; PRO 2:16-18; 5:3-5,8-13; 7:6-27; 9:13-18; 20:16; 30:18-20; JOL 3:3; MRK 7:21-23; ROM 1:22-29; 7:8; 13:13; 1CO 6:9,10,13,15-18; 9:27; 2CO 12:21; GAL 5:19-21; EPH 4:17-19; 5:5; COL 3:5; 1TH 4:5; 2TI 3:6; 1PE 4:2,3; Jude 1:4-7
See ADULTERY; IDOLATRY; INCEST; LUST; RAPE; SENSUALITY; SODOMY; WHORE; WHOREDOM
INSTANCES OF: Sodomites GEN 19:5; Lot's daughters GEN 19:30-38; Judah GEN 38:15,16; The Gibeahites JDG 19:22-25; Eli's sons 1SA 2:22; David 2SA 5:13; 11:2-27; Amnon 2SA 13:1-14; Solomon 1KI 11:1-3; Rehoboam 2CH 11:21-23; Persian kings EST 2:3,13,14,19

SENSUALITY¶

General scriptures concerning ECC 2:24; 8:15; 11:9; ISA 22:13; 56:12; LUK 12:19,20; 16:25; 1CO 15:32,33; JAS 5:5; Jude 1:18,19
See ADULTERY; DRUNKENNESS; FORNICATION; GLUTTONY; LASCIVIOUSNESS; SELF-INDULGENCE; SODOMY

FLESH¶

FIGURATIVE: Fruits of GAL 5:19-21
SYMBOLICAL: Body of Christ symbolized by the bread JHN 6:51-63

TEMPTATION¶

General scriptures concerning GEN 3:1-13; 20:6; EXO 34:12-16; DEU 7:25; 8:11-14,17,18; 13:3; 1CH 21:1; 2CH 32:30,31; PSA 119:165; PRO 1:10-17; 2:10-12,16; 4:14,15; 5:6-21; 6:27,28; 7:7-23; 9:15-17; 12:26; 13:14; 14:27; 16:29; 19:27; 28:10; ECC 7:26; ISA 33:15,16; JER 2:24,25; 35:5-7; HOS 7:5; AMO 2:12; MAT 4:1-11; 5:19; 12:45; 13:22; 18:6-9; 26:31,41; MRK 4:15,17; 10:21-25; 13:21,22; 14:38; LUK 4:1-13; 8:13,14; 11:4; 22:3,31,32,40,46; JHN 16:1,2; ROM 6:12-14; 7:5; 8:35-39; 12:21; 14:13,15,21; 1CO 7:5; 8:9-13; 10:13,28-32; 2CO 2:11; 11:3,14,15; 12:7; GAL 4:14; 5:17; EPH 4:27; 6:11,13-17; 1TH 3:5; 1TI 5:15; 6:9,10; 2TI 3:13; HEB 2:18; 4:15; 12:3,4; JAS 1:2-4,12-16; 4:7; 1PE 1:6,7; 4:12; 5; 2PE 2:9,18; 3:17; 1JN 2:16,26; 4:4; REV 3:10; 12:10,11,17
A TEST GEN 22:1-14; DEU 8:2,5; 13:1-3; 2CH 32:31; JOB 1:8-22; 2:3-10; PSA 66:10-13; DAN 12:10; ZEC 13:9; HEB 11:17; JAS 1:2,3,12; 1PE 1:6,7

INCEST (referenced by LUST, LASCIVIOUSNESS) -- closely connected to Lev 18 categories
WHORE (referenced by ADULTERY, LASCIVIOUSNESS) -- complements WHOREDOM
RAPE (referenced by ADULTERY, LASCIVIOUSNESS) -- sexual violence prohibited
IDOLATRY (referenced by WHOREDOM) -- figurative adultery/whoredom as metaphor for idolatry