Bible Study of Leviticus 17:7 KJV
" And they shall no more offer their sacrifices
unto devils [H8163], after whom they have
gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for
ever unto them throughout their generations."
8 Hebrew Words In Strong's Text of KJV:
(1) H2076 - zabach = to slaughter, to sacrifice (verb)
(2) H2077 - zebach = sacrifice (noun)
(3) H8163 - saiyr = hairy, he-goat, devil, kid, satyr, rough (noun)
(4) H310 - achar = after, follow(-ing), behind, afterward(s) (adverb)
(5) H2181 - zanah = a harlot, adultery, fornication, prostitute (verb)
(6) H2708 - chuqqah = statute, ordinance, custom, enactment (noun)
(7) H5769 - 'owlam = forever, old, everlasting, perpetual, eternity (noun)
(8) H1755 - dowr = generation, age, habitation, dwelling (noun)
My Marin Transliteration Word-Phrase:
"To slaughter their sacrifices to rough, hairy he-goat
devils/satyrs following afterwards their prostitutionalizing
of [themselves] will continue such ritual enactments
for ever [in] all [their] generational dwellings."
Unlike the KJV, I didn't find the word, 'no more', listed.
It's unnerving to me to trip up over this sentence in
Leviticus. What is the underlying meaning of this passage?
When I pieced together my transliteration word-phrase,
I see instead the locked-in absolute penalty for living
the harlot-adultery lifestyle as actively prostituting
themselves. It looks like they will be forever connected
to the very devils they worship. When you sell yourself
as a slave to sin, and worship evil ones, then your
eternal soul is linked to such evil.
The connection between hairy, he-goat and devil can
be seen in the example provided by Jacob's brother,
Esau (Genesis 27:11). He literally sold his birthright
and turned away from the faith of his father Abraham.
Esau = hairy (H6215)
Like two goats, one was cast for the LORD while
the other became the scapegoat into the wild.
Also, when the Jews were split into two
national halves with the Northern Kingdom of Israel
as ruled by Jeroboam and his sons. It's described as:
2 Chronacles 11:15
"And he [Jeroboam] ordained him priests for
the high places, and for the devils [H8163],
and for the calves which he had made."
Notice H8163 in 2 Chron 11:15 matches the 3rd word
in Lev17:7 verse. Both scriptures point out how people
were actively making their worship for such evil ones.
Division, destruction and eternal bondage awaits such
as these scoffers and unbelievers. What a terrible future!!
This is why the freedom we have in God's Son, Jesus
Christ, liberates us from sin, death, darkness, evil and
bondages. Praise Him!
