In Him, all ills are healed. Lead us to the Fount from where all cleansing does flow Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Leviticus 15:13 Context. It honors God, our future spouses, and ourselves. The word then is tied also to merkavah or chariot, which is now todays modern tank in Israel. But who can be pure in Your eyes? It is something ingrained in the religious psyche. Before theLordbecause of his discharge; this his proffering, If any man has an emission of semen Laws, rites, and sacrifices are revealed for cleansing those who have a discharge and other types of uncleanness. If someone had one of these, it would render them unclean. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. I bet you're all excited to get into them. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Leviticus 15. It might seem odd in looking at marriage to go to Leviticus 15, but these are issues with regard to sexuality. In pagan religion sexual activity among worshipers was believed to activate the gods into fertilizing the soil with rain. (Rooker). You allowed a discharge to discharge. See, were getting good at this. The issue of whether this is voluntary or involuntary is completely irrelevant to what is being conveyed, and why it is being said. One could use as an example a person who is caught up in drugs. Next it will cover defilement found in women from verses 19-30. And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his dischargewhether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. Lev 14 specifies that such uncleanliness will last at least 8 days. If we were to look for what this is picturing, it is that which proceeds out of the mouth, and thus unclean communication. In this instance it is probably touching the euphemistically noted part of the body which renders another unclean, and requiring to go through the same rituals as the other circumstances. a. Pictures and Artwork. For those feeling generous and want to get a book for me on my wish list, here's how. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. 10Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening. There are noun and verb discharges in todays verses. Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law. The body is something good and it is something that God will raise us up in again. Second point, which so many scholars seem to overlook it is the emission of semen, and not the act which led to it, that is unclean. Nothing is said about this in Genesis 1:28. For her, this is especially evident since she has a flow of blood and the loss of blood in this way was considered unclean. i. The Greek translation of the OT translates hazav, or the discharge, as the gonorrhea. However, in some verses, such as verse 16, it is probably speaking of the whole body. And Jonathan arose,and Abner sat by Sauls side, but Davids place was empty. In this Bible study, Wes McAdams is joined by Abby Kaplan, author of the book, Misreading Ritual. The second level was an object or person who came into contact with the afflicted one. 101. ii. They said, Barabbas! This could go with any such sin of the flesh. And so in order to proclaim their innocence and in an immediate rejection of the sin which has been thrust upon them, they wash their hands in acknowledgment of that. It is the word used first in Exodus 3:8 to describe the land of Canaan which flows with milk and honey. His dischargeisunclean Look out! A person who runs with sins of the flesh defiles such a position with their discharge of sin. And shall be rinsed in water every vessel of wood, And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge So I will go about Your altar, OLord, In all of the verses we have so far seen, there is the implied warning to those who are in Christ that they are to abstain from close relations and conversations with those who are impure in life and in doctrine. In the whole chapter, there are 24 total. An additional requirement is levied upon anyone who carried such an unclean thing. 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. To be more specific, Peter is quoting there from Leviticus 11:44 or maybe 11:45. And be unclean until evening time of day, If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. This is something he could not have done if he were unclean until evening. Then their uncleanness ended when the day ended (until evening). The shekavah, or emission, has only been seen in one other account, Exodus 16. 16If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. As we saw before, this then is a ceremonial defilement of the conscience. Now is seen a verb used only here in Scripture. So follow Him and trust Him and He will do marvelous things for you and through you. But a person who sits down to watch a TV show with cursing requires a greater amount of cleansing to be purified from their defilement. It said that there is something broken and inherently impure in us, even in what comes from us normally. a 3 he is unclean from the discharge, whether the discharge continues to flow from his genitals or is obstructed, he is still unclean. When any man has a discharge from his body Leviticus 15:19 When a woman has a discharge, and the discharge in her body is blood, she shall be in her menstrual impurity for seven days, and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening. It comes from the word rakav, or to ride, and so it is more than just a saddle, but the seat of any conveyance. Above, we saw where the place where one lays or sits is tied to their place of rest and their place of fellowship or discourse. 16When a man has an emission of semen,(Q) he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening. Two turtledoves or two young pigeons; so he shall obey He took the male goat for the people's sin offering, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first one. There is no coarse or inappropriate reference here. The discharges are as follows: 1) A running discharge from a man ( Leviticus 15:2-15 ); based on the context, we assume the discharge flows from a man's sexual organs, although the text speaks only in general terms of "an unusual bodily discharge" ( Leviticus 15:2 ). The act between the man and his wife (which it must be according to the Bible, in all dispensations and in all circumstances), is never considered either sinful nor to be abstained from, except when mandated by the Lord, under the law, and for specific reasons. It is a law coming from the Lord, and therefore it is given through the lawgiver, Moses, but it also deals with priestly purification, and so Aaron is addressed as well. Why is a bodily discharge unclean and why does it make people and objects ritually unclean? The same is true with what is pictured in the next two verses. From his body: From the context, it is clear that this is a polite reference to the penis, the male sexual organ. The discharge in Lev 15:1-15 is not semen. The mere presence of both desire and opportunity do not mean that a sexual act is obedient or pure before God. When this occurs, the man was to be somewhat isolated in order not to pass on the infection to anyone else. b. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: The word for body is basar, or literally, flesh. It speaks of the body itself, but it is also used euphemistically of he organ of generation, as when a male is circumcised in the foreskin of his flesh. i. It didnt matter what reason he thought David was unclean, he simply thought it was so. The other is a person who is from that which is alive. One commentator I read goes so far as to say , which, though involuntary, might arise from some lustful dream or imagination. 7That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, This presented a powerful and consistent message. But is does not carry on to Christianity. And whomever the one who has the discharge touches, and has not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. What they pictured is now fulfilled. And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water; then he shall be clean. She shall be set apart seven days: The womans ceremonial impurity lasted seven days. In picture, the atonement and vicarious death are made by Christ on our behalf. As Christians, our mission field would be sinners, let us lead all to repentance and to Christ instead of condemnation of their sins. iii. It was no sin to have a period. As there were lots and lots of Israelites, there were lots and lots of folks unclean until evening. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. 4The elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with flowing water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and they shall break the heifers neck there in the valley. When he who has a discharge is cleansed: When the abnormal genital discharge ended, the man could be made ceremonially clean. But if she is cleansed of her discharge, then she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. Whether it continues. The neurosis can end. 29On the eighth day she must take two doves or two young pigeons(X) and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Wash his clothes and bathe in water, as I say One could be a follower of Jesus without the ritual conformity to the Mosaic Law. 16-1, 25-30) or unnatural (vv. 25When a woman has a discharge of blood for many days at a time other than her monthly period(W) or has a discharge that continues beyond her period, she will be unclean as long as she has the discharge, just as in the days of her period. Andthere isan emission of semen, such is seen He has touched the place which is occupied by a person engaged in a discharge of the flesh, and he has acquired his defilement as well. The whole burnt offering has been accepted as well As we continue to see, Moses and Aaron are jointly addressed at the giving of the laws which concern overall defilement. After a period of seven days (presumably without the discharge), there was a ceremonial cleansing. If a woman has a discharge: In the case of a bloody discharge from a woman (her normal menstruation), her ceremonial impurity could be spread through direct contact or through an object that she lay or sat upon. See Genesis 38:9. Matthew Poole, In this verse, it mentions an emission of semen. Leviticus 15 - Laws Concerning Bodily Discharges A. Bodily discharges from a man. When Jesus who was clean in every sense touched an unclean person, He made them clean (Luke 5:12-14). Listen :: Leviticus 15. Obviously, a discharge refers to something other than just going to the bathroom or else every man who is unclean after an emission would be pretty much constantly unclean, including the high priest. Wash his clothes and bathe in water Why are discharges treated so seriously? And when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat the feast. Or his body is stopped up by his discharge And so lets turn to that precious word once again and May God speak to us through His word today and may His glorious name ever be praised. It is connected to the root ndd, meaning "to make distant." 1-15, 19-24), but it's still considered unclean and must be dealt with . Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . 15 The priest is to sacrifice them, the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. Leviticus chapter 15. (L) 14On the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons(M) and come before the Lord to the entrance to the tent of meeting and give them to the priest. They obviously didnt mind the state of being unclean that much. 4 "'any bed that the one Leviticus 15:2 Note that things that the man sat on during his defilement, those things under him (bed, chair, saddle), became unclean and a source of defilement themselves. When they defile My tabernacle that is among them: This made an obvious separation between sex and the worship of God. These laws were meant to have both hygienic benefits and spiritual applications; they were never intended as the way to be right with God. That is seen in several places in Scripture, such as in Hebrews 9:28. Today, we often treat sex as a casual activity that you just do for recreation. It is a picture of being penitent, being made alive in Christ, and being immersed through baptism. Nick Peters 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. And on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. "'when a man is cleansed from his discharge, he is to count off seven days for his ceremonial cleansing; he must wash his clothes and bathe himself with fresh water, and he will be clean.on the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons and come before the lord to the entrance to the tent of meeting and give them to the priest.the Too many of us sing songs that are practically Gnostic where we compare the body to a prison. However and secondly, it could be that the person who is touched by the unclean person immediately washes his hands, and is thus symbolically purified. a. 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, other than at the time of her customary impurity, or if it runs beyond her usual time of impurity, all the days of her unclean discharge shall be as the days of her customary impurity. Beyond building a culture of appropriate sexual restraint, there were additional benefits to these commands. In Christ, You can check these in your browser security settings. After all, God created this whole system and meant for us to enjoy it as well. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. iv. In this verse, it mentions an emission of semen. The fact that even normal and permitted sexual activity made a man ceremonially unclean was not Gods condemnation of sex. Of this, O God, there isnt a doubt Further, the affection of the dove for its mate makes it a splendid picture of Christ who is so affectionate for His people that He came to dwell among them and give Himself for them in order to purify them. This is the law for one who has a discharge, and for him who emits semen and is unclean thereby, and for her who is indisposed because of her customary impurity, and for one who has a discharge, either man or woman, and for him who lies with her who is unclean.. There was at least one other additional benefit: The laws would also provide the woman a break from housework, caring for children, and marital relations. (Rooker). It is the habit of many today even many believers to consider their sexual life and practices to be their own business and not Gods business. A verse for neurotics if not properly understood. As coverings, they were considered unclean until evening because of the transfer of the seed bearing Adams sin. This follows through to those who would touch what they have sat on. 22Pilate said to them, What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? Here, the same word is used which has already been seen. The other word meaning stopped up is new to Scripture, khatham. This was done by the individual, supported by the expectation of the culture. The Greek translation of the OT translates, Here we have a word found only once in Scripture. 7 and sometimes would happen in the Old Testament in the wilderness wanderings when God was about to do something grand. Granted I have a future spouse, she will know that I was faithfully pure both inside of marriage and outside of it. i. Every bed on which she lies all the days of her discharge shall be to her as the bed of her impurity; and whatever she sits on shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity. All it says is, , Then God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 26Any bed she lies on while her discharge continues will be unclean, as is her bed during her monthly period, and anything she sits on will be unclean, as during her period. 4Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. It is a picture of two states of man. Then he shall count for himself for his cleansing seven days All rights reserved. Discharging Discharges, Part 1. When we read the law, we are looking at the life of Christ, because He is the fulfillment of the Law. 2Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: As we have seen on several important occasions, the Lord is speaking through Moses and Aaron, but His audience is specifically the children of Israel. That may not be true. 26Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, Something has happened to him; heisunclean, surely heisunclean. 1 Samuel 20:24-26. Youve heard the verses read. i. (Y), 31You must keep the Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not die in their uncleanness for defiling my dwelling place,[b](Z) which is among them., 32These are the regulations for a man with a discharge, for anyone made unclean by an emission of semen,(AA) 33for a woman in her monthly period, for a man or a woman with a discharge, and for a man who has sexual relations with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.(AB). Like earthen vessels, they were set for destruction because they failed to pay heed. Let us run the race that is set before us with our eyes on Christ. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. As Gentiles were considered unclean, then this would be considered a source of defilement just as being spat upon by an unclean person would cause another to become unclean. In Acts 15, the early Christian community properly discerned the work and will of God in the New Covenant: that under the New Covenant, the believer was not bound to these laws of ritual purity. The living water is a picture of Christ as is specifically noted in John 4 and John 7. . Thus, we have another implicit reference (of the hundreds elsewhere) to the ending of the the law. c. If any man lies with her: A man who had sex with a woman during her days of normal menstruation was also unclean seven days, following the course of the womans uncleanness. 14(cont) and come before theLord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and give them to the priest. Now, some version of that phrase is found a few more times in Leviticus, and one of those places is our main text this morning. Lets plunge into the Deeper Waters and find out. a. [Torath Kohanim 15:142] God and His word deal with all manner of private and sexual matters but do so in an appropriate, dignified way. And as we know, the law only points to Christ, to His work, and to the fallen state of man in relation to that. whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped from discharge, it is uncleanness in him." (Leviticus 15:1-3 RSV) As you pass through life you unavoidably pick up certain infections which create bodily discharges like diarrhea and runny noses. We also remember that Jesus is the One who makes us clean and fit for fellowship: You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you (John 15:3). In type, both picture sins of the flesh. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. As G. Campbell Morgan wrote, For us the way of perpetual cleansing is provided in Christ.. Then he shall be clean; He has entered a clean phase, On the eighth day he shall take for himself Shall be unclean until evening; the turning of the day, He who carriesany ofthose things Surely You have prepared a way; it is certainly true Nothing is said about this in Genesis 1:28. After this, a final summary is made in verses 31-33, highlighting the reason for the contents of the chapter. As a divorced man now, I am having to make the pledge that until I remarry again, I will be abstaining from sex. One is active, one is passive. For the law-abiding Israelite, he was told to wash all his body in water. And theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, These are the words to them He was relaying. It is that which is common, porous, and absorbent. Ancient Egypt knew this. In other words, we need to discharge the discharges. Under this principle of the Law of Moses, any emission of semen was ceremonially unclean and could not be associated with the working of the tabernacle or temple. It is not because I delight in abstaining. The human discharge may be natural (vv. The foul heart may vitiate the most natural functions. (Meyer), iii. Now it is used to indicate a shikvat zara, or emission of seed. Shall wash his clothes and bathe in water Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. The words here say, and bathe his flesh. Six times so far, it says, and bathe. Now only it adds in the words, his flesh. For this reason, this is certainly referring to the euphemistic use of the word flesh, meaning private parts. We have been reconciled! The second is ets, or wood. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. And the third day He will rise again. Mark 10:33, 34. Read :: Leviticus 15. The many uses of the word often make it necessary to deduce exactly what is being referred to. ii. Though hid from sight, yet He is ever near the child of God. In Him, all defilement is washed away. From it comes the noun roq, which is the spit in ones mouth. What is not explicit, but which could be assumed, is that this is speaking of both purposeful and accidental spitting. They shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening: In the case of an emission of semen, both the man and his wife needed to ceremonially cleanse themselves and respect a brief time of ceremonial impurity. Matthew 27:20-26. In Numbers 5:2, such a discharge was sufficient to put anyone so infected outside the camp, just as a person with leprosy was to be. Such as I am instructing you, Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides The running discharge is a sin of the flesh that is seen and noticed by all. 16 But () if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow offering or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, and on the next day what remains of it shall be eaten. It is a precept of the law intending to look forward to Christ. 30The priest is to sacrifice one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. For someone who is not running with such a sin of the flesh, but who comes in contact with them, they also become defiled through that contact. Sex isnt dirty, but there are times to abstain to focus on holy aspects, as Paul advised temporarily for married couples in 1 Cor. Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 13And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing. They would remain in that state until evening at the time of the new day. A person may go to a church where the pastor is preaching a false message. And this shall be his uncleanness: In contrast to the previous chapters regarding the broad definition of leprosy, there is no mention made of priestly inspection or monitoring. That is a complete abuse of what is being relayed in Genesis 38. 10(cont) He who carriesany ofthose things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Here we can see that an incidental engagement with sin is treated differently than a purposeful one. If evening on that day was 6pm, the uncleanness ended. All it says is, Then God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Further, nothing is said of this until this time in history. New International Version. The. On which there is semen evident God did not want this association in His worship. It shall be washed with water But the wood is used to make a picture for us. If you missed that sermon, or if you forgot this, go watch the sermon. If that can happen, then we will be clean. It is an open and running discharge in their life. A culture of appropriate sexual restraint, there were additional benefits to these commands didnt... 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