NKJV 365 / Purity Among the Priests

NKJV 365 Day Reading Plan

Day 95 of 365 Purity Among the Priests The prohibition against priests marrying a prostitute, a defiled woman, or a woman who had been divorced involved spiritual issues, not just moral matters. The priest was "holy to his God," set apart as a representative between God and the people. The Lord wanted nothing to interfere with that representation. Moreover, in many of the cultures surrounding Israel, prostitution was often tied to religious rites. Taken from The Modern Life Study Bible Leviticus 21:7 NASB 7 They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.