A.(43) ¶ Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
B.(44) For I am the LORD your God:
C. ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy:
D. neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
B’.(45) For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God:
C’. ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
A’.(46) This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
Anyone have any ideas on why the central verse here is vs 44b?
Sin is really bad, it must be acknowledged. That was the job of the law.
Thanks, good answer.