What is the context?
The Lord addresses the whole congregation and grounds the call to holiness in His own holiness. Reverence for mother and father, keeping His Sabbaths, rejecting idols, and the proper handling of a peace offering belong within this one call.
The offering must be eaten within the specified time and what remains must be burned. Disregarding that boundary profanes what is holy. The chapter begins by bringing ordinary family obligations and formal worship under the same Lord rather than separating them into unrelated lives.
How is this passage commonly understood?
Wesley explains holiness as being set apart for God and obeying His commands. He also notes that parental authority does not cancel God’s command. The USCCB notes connect the chapter’s varied duties with the common call to holiness. The list’s variety is part of its point: belonging to God concerns relationships and worship together.
What is our position?
We don't have a position on this passage yet. When our study reaches a conclusion the text supports, it will appear here.