Leviticus 18 is part of a whole section–chapters 17-20 – where God sets forth the meaning of holiness from an ethical standpoint.
Leviticus 11-15 explained ceremonial cleanness and uncleanness, so that Israel would be prepared to enter the worship of God. But ceremonial cleanness is only a part of the picture. God also demands ethical holiness.
Leviticus 18 explicitly sets forth God's commands for sexual purity in the context of Egypt and Canaan. Israel must be different, and so the laws of Leviticus 18 address sexual matters in terms that were quite familiar to the Israelites – but may seem strange to us...
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