Time after Pentecost · Proper 10 · Year C
Leviticus 18:(1-5) 19:9-18
The Holiness Code: Love Your Neighbor
July 16, 2028
Overview & Insights
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord." (Leviticus 19:18)
This section of the Holiness Code moves from harvest gleaning laws to a string of everyday commands for honest, non-exploitive dealing with neighbors, workers, and the vulnerable. It climaxes in the command to love the neighbor as oneself, the verse Jesus quotes as the second great commandment.
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Commentary
Leviticus 19 Commentary: Many Various Laws Enduring Word · David Guzik
Walks through the practical holiness laws verse by verse, including the neighbor-love command.
Leviticus 19 Commentary Precept Austin
Verse-by-verse word study drawing out the ethical force of each command.
Commentary on Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Working Preacher
Notes what the lectionary skips and links the neighbor-love command to Jesus's own use of it.
Leviticus 19 - Gill's Exposition StudyLight
Older exegetical detail on the specific gleaning and fair-dealing laws.
Leviticus 19:18 interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Hebrew behind love, neighbor, and self in the key verse.
Leviticus 18: Enduring Word · David Guzik
An accessible verse-by-verse commentary, widely used across evangelical churches.
Background & Word Study
Leviticus 17-27 - The Holiness Code Enter the Bible
Explains how this reading fits the larger Holiness Code section of Leviticus.
Leviticus 19 in Hebrew and English Sefaria
Original Hebrew text alongside translation for the neighbor-love command.
Leviticus overview video BibleProject
Places these holiness laws inside the book's larger design.
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