Leviticus 20:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Leviticus 20:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Leviticus 20:4 is a verse from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Leviticus 20:4 — KJV
“And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:”
— Leviticus 20:4 (KJV)
Leviticus 20:4 in Context — About the Book of Leviticus
Leviticus is God's holiness handbook for a people learning to live near His presence. Through sacrifices, feasts, and purity laws, it teaches that sin is costly, atonement is necessary, and God desires a set-apart people. It points forward to the perfect sacrifice of Christ.
Cross-References for Leviticus 20:4
“Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:4: people, land, any
“Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:4: people, land, any
“He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:4: any, hide, eyes
“After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:4: people, land, any
“Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:4: land, eyes, seed
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