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Rejecting Pagan Rituals
Commentators explain that cuttings for the dead and tattooing were common pagan rituals. These acts were often performed to appease other gods or to mark oneself as a servant of an idol. The prohibition was a clear command for Israel to reject idolatry and show exclusive allegiance to the one true God, as the verse concludes, 'I am the Lord.'
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Leviticus
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Albert Barnes
On Leviticus 19:26–28
18th Century
Theologian
Certain pagan customs, several of them connected with magic, are here grouped together. The prohibition to eat a…
Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 19:28
19th Century
Bishop
Cuttings in your flesh for the dead. —It was not only the custom for mourners to let their hair grow long and wear it in a disorde…
John Gill
On Leviticus 19:28
17th Century
Pastor
You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead ,
&c.] Either with their nails, tearing their cheeks and …
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Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 19:1–37
17th Century
Minister
There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the Ten Commandments…