Standards 标准.
God could not accept the moral standards of either Egypt or Canaan, and the Jews were not to follow them. Instead, they were to obey the laws of God. “I am the Lord” appears twenty-one times in chapters 18 and 19, and the statement reminds us that we are under His authority. (See Rom. 12:2.)
神不接受埃及人和迦南人的道德标准，所以犹太人不应当随他们行事。相反的，他们必须顺服神的律法。在第18和19章中，“我是耶和华”共出现了21次；这句话提醒我们，我们是在神的管辖内的。（参罗12:2）。
Sexuality 性欲.
Sex is a wonderful gift of God to the human family. When it is used according to His will, it is creative and brings rich blessing. Used apart from His will, sex is destructive and brings tragic consequences. Illicit sex defiles the persons involved (vv. 20–30), whole nations (v. 24) and the land itself (vv. 25, 27).
性爱是神所赐给家庭中的美妙礼物。在神的旨意里，它有生殖的能力，并能带来丰富的祝福。在神的旨意之外，性造成毁坏，更带来惨痛的后果。不正当的性行为玷污了人（20-30节）、国家（24节）和土地（25，27节）。
Sickness 败坏.
Sexual perversions are abominable to God and make a nation sick. The nations in Canaan were devoted to such practices, and the land “vomited them out” to make room for God’s people. God can forgive sexual sins (1 Cor. 6:9–11), but God warns His people not to practice them (1 Thess. 4:1–8; Heb. 13:4).
性污秽能败坏整个民族，且在神眼里也是可憎的。迦南地的民族沉迷这勾当，因此地就把“他们吐出”，让神的子民居住。神可以原谅性罪（林前6:9-11），但祂警告自己的子民不可行这事（帖前4:1-8；来13:4）。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- Sex is a gift from God to married couples for procreation and pleasure. In the beginning God created man and woman and told them to be fruitful and multiply (Gen 1:28). How can they be fruitful and multiply unless they are united together. So intimate relationship is God’s design for marriage. It is pure because it was created by God himself and it was before sin entered the world. The book of Hebrew says, “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous” (Heb. 13:4). Let’s pray we have a right view of sex. Not to overemphasize it like to the world or despise it like many other religions. We view it exactly how God views it.
性爱是神赐给夫妇的礼物，用以生殖和享乐。起初，神创造男人和女人，并告诉他们生养众多（创1:28）。如不结合，他们要如何生养众多？所以，如此亲密的关系是神为婚姻所设立的。它是纯洁的，因为它是神所造的，且在罪进入世界以前就有的。希伯来书说：“婚姻，人人都当尊重，床也不可污秽；因为苟合行淫的人，神必要审判”（来13:4）。让我们祷告自己对性爱有正确的认识，不要像世界一样过于注重它或如其他宗教一样藐视它。我们必须用神的眼光看待性。
- It is also a gift from God, as singleness is also gift from God (1 Cor. 7:7). We can view this as God’s wedding gift for the marriage couple. They are not to unwrap it before marriage. Therefore, premarital sex is a sin. Today, the world abuses this gift and many disobey God’s command. Let’s pray that as Christian we will uphold God’s command and teach others to uphold God’s command for God’s glory.
性是神所赐的礼物，犹如单身也是神所赐一样（林前7:7）。我们可以把它视为神为夫妻所预备的结婚礼物，不得在婚前打开。因此，婚前性行为是一种罪。今日世界常常滥用这份礼物，违背了神的戒命。请让我们祷告，叫身为基督徒的我们能持守神的诫命，并为神的荣耀教导他人遵行神的道。
