The scriptures read are Leviticus 19-21, Psalm 37 and Mark 10.
Leviticus 19. Miscellaneous laws. Some repeat what is in the Ten Commandments. Some expand them, many are new. There are laws that forbid mistreating the handicapped, showing favoritism in justice, standing by when your neighbor is in danger, taking advantage of the immigrant, and cheating in business. Respect the aged. Also the second greatest law: love your neighbor.
Leviticus 20. Mostly repeating and expanding previously given laws, including a recap of the sex restrictions. Interesting statistic: of the 613 laws given in the Torah, only 58 or 9% concern sex. Less than you thought.
Leviticus 21. Rules for who may be a priest and how he must behave. Tough standards.
Psalm 37. A wonderful acrostic psalm about how God is faithful and just and how the righteous need to trust him and not envy the wicked when they seem to prosper.
Mark 10. Jesus is tough on divorce, soft on children, hard on the materialistic, rough on those want to be top dog and merciful to a blind man.
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