WORDS for your PSYCHE - Part I

Old Testament: Books of Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy

“Say to them: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:23-26 / NIV ®)

LEVITICUS

“You must never have sexual relations with a close relative....” (Leviticus 18:6 / NLT)

“Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife.” (Leviticus 18:20 / NLT)

“Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.” (Leviticus 18:22 / NLT)

“A man must not defile himself by having sex with an animal. And a woman must not offer herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it. This is a perverse act.” (Leviticus 18:23 / NLT)

“The Lord told Moses to say to the community of Israel, ’Be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy.’” (Leviticus 19:1-2 / TEV)

“Be honest and just when you make decisions in legal cases; do not show favoritism to the poor or fear the rich.” (Leviticus 19:15 / TEV)

“Do not spread lies about anyone, and when someone is on trial for his life, speak out if your testimony can help him.” (Leviticus 19:16 / TEV)

“Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” (Leviticus 19:18 / TEV)

NUMBERS

“Say to them: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:23-26 / NIV ®)

“Then the Lord told Moses to make a metal snake and put it on a pole, so that anyone who was bitten could look at it and be healed. So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole. Anyone who had been bitten would look at the bronze snake and be healed.” (Numbers 21:8-9 / TEV)

DEUTERONOMY

“I am the Lord your God…. You must not have any other god but me.” (Deuteronomy 5:6-7 / NLT)

“You must not misuse the name of the Lord our God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.” (Deuteronomy 5:11 / NLT)

“Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you.” (Deuteronomy 5:12 / NLT)

“Honor your father and mother, as the Lord your God commanded you.” (Deuteronomy 5:16 / NLT)

“You must not murder.” (Deuteronomy 5:17 / NLT)

“You must not commit adultery.” (Deuteronomy 5:18 / NLT)

“You must not steal.” (Deuteronomy 5:19 / NLT)

“You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.” (Deuteronomy 5:20 / NLT)

“You must not covet your neighbor’s wife.” (Deuteronomy 5:21 / NLT)

“You must not covet your neighbor’s house or land, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.” (Deuteronomy 5:21 / NLT)

“The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.” (Deuteronomy 6:4-5 / NLT)

“You must set aside a tithe of your crops --- one-tenth of all the crops you harvest each year.” (Deuteronomy 14:22 / NLT)