How does Leviticus 19:29 warn against exploiting daughters for prostitution today? The Command Stated Leviticus 19:29: “Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.” What It Meant Then - In ancient Israel, fathers legally controlled family arrangements. - God explicitly prohibited parents from handing daughters over for sexual gain. - The warning links personal sin to societal decay: private exploitation corrodes public righteousness. Timeless Principle - Children are entrusted to parents for protection, not profit. - Any sexual commodification of a child invites divine judgment and spreads moral rot. Modern Forms of the Same Sin • Sex trafficking and online exploitation • Pressuring teens into “sugar-dating” or porn for money or fame • Normalizing hyper-sexualized entertainment that targets minors • Ignoring or covering up abuse within homes, schools, or churches Parental Responsibilities Today - Guard hearts and devices: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” (Proverbs 4:23) - Train early: “Train up a child in the way she should go…” (Proverbs 22:6) - Model purity: “But sexual immorality and any impurity… must not even be named among you.” (Ephesians 5:3) Consequences Still Apply - Personal: exploitation shatters identity—1 Corinthians 6:18-20 warns of sin against one’s own body. - Communal: normalized corruption invites collective harm—compare Judges 19-21. - Spiritual: “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck.” (Matthew 18:6) Church Family’s Role • Teach clear biblical sexuality. • Offer safe reporting channels for abuse. • Support ministries rescuing trafficking victims. • Discipline unrepentant exploiters—1 Corinthians 5:11-13. Practical Safeguards - Monitor media and friend groups. - Keep open, age-appropriate conversations about sexuality. - Know local trafficking signs and hotlines. - Vote and advocate for laws that protect children. - Give generously to frontline rescue and recovery efforts. Gospel Motivation Christ “gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people of His own” (Titus 2:14). Because He values every soul enough to die for it, we refuse to monetize anyone—especially our daughters. Living Out Leviticus 19:29 Today Honor God by protecting the vulnerable, rejecting every profit that degrades, and cultivating homes and communities where purity, dignity, and the worth of every child are fiercely upheld. |
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