“Shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man”: Found only here in the Pentateuch, this statute prohibited a man from wearing any item of feminine clothing or ornamentation. The same word translated “abomination” was used to describe God’s view of homosexuality (Lev. 18:22; 20:13). This instance specifically outlawed transvestism. The creation order distinctions between male and female were to be maintained without exceptions (compare Gen. 1:27).
This is the eleventh subsection, the law of transvestism. This passage clearly teaches the importance of maintaining a proper distinction between the sexes, the lack of which is an “abomination unto the LORD thy God”. This warning does not refer merely to clothing styles but to that “which pertaineth unto a man”, that is, “a man’s things”. This prohibition included clothing that was distinctively masculine in ornamentation, as well as other ornaments, weapons, or items distinctively associated with men. The prohibition is against transvestism which was often associated with homosexuality and fertility rites.
Men and women were commanded not to “wear that which pertaineth” to the opposite sex.
This is saying, a man should not try to appear as a woman, and a woman should not try to appear as a man. If a woman was the same size as her husband, she should not put on his clothes and try to be him. Women should be proud they are women, and men should be proud to be men. God made us what He wanted us to be.
This is the eleventh subsection, the law of transvestism. This passage clearly teaches the importance of maintaining a proper distinction between the sexes, the lack of which is an “abomination unto the LORD thy God”. This warning does not refer merely to clothing styles but to that “which pertaineth unto a man”, that is, “a man’s things”. This prohibition included clothing that was distinctively masculine in ornamentation, as well as other ornaments, weapons, or items distinctively associated with men. The prohibition is against transvestism which was often associated with homosexuality and fertility rites.
Men and women were commanded not to “wear that which pertaineth” to the opposite sex.
This is saying, a man should not try to appear as a woman, and a woman should not try to appear as a man. If a woman was the same size as her husband, she should not put on his clothes and try to be him. Women should be proud they are women, and men should be proud to be men. God made us what He wanted us to be.
