Though 3,500 years separates us from the instructions of Heaven to Israel in the Torah reading קְדֹשִׁים Kedoshim/Qedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:26) and 2,000 years from Messiah Yeshua’s (Christ Jesus’) counsel in Matthew 18, the message is the same today as before: respect God and others. This study explores the surprisingly relevant principles for today’s society include the dangers of Moloch worship, which at its core is the pursuit of personal benefit at the expense of future generations (infants presented as offerings).
Among the parallels between the Ten Commandments and the “Holiness Code” of Leviticus 19 is the tie between the Golden Rule (Lev. 19:18) and the Sixth Commandment, particularly the role of empathy in addressing conflicts and corrections in relationships in the body of believers.