And when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat the feast. It is that altar which symbolically allows access for the atoned sinner into the Holy Place. Too many of us sing songs that are practically Gnostic where we compare the body to a prison. First point. First point. For example, a person who went into a leprous house would be unclean until evening, but if someone lay down in that house, they would not only be unclean, but would have to also wash their clothes. It is connected to the root ndd, meaning "to make distant." The Hebrew term used for menstruation in Leviticus 15:19, 20, 24, and 33 is niddatah, which has as its root ndh, a word meaning "separation," usually as a result of impurity. This is how it shall be, And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. So let's turn and take a look together this morning at Leviticus 19, verses 1 and 2. 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. See Genesis 38:9. Matthew Poole, In this verse, it mentions an emission of semen. . Shall be unclean, and nothing else besides, Whoever touches anything that was under him, as I say 15Then the priest shall offer them, the oneasa sin offering and the otherasa burnt offering. It placed restrictions on them and required a ceremonial purification if and when the infection was gone. All people are born of mans seed, and thus all inherit Adams sin through the male. The Hebrew here says, bmayim khayim, or in living water. The private parts of the person are where life issues from. Other religions as well understand this defilement. And has not rinsed his hands in water, as you know The place that a person who is engaged in sins of the flesh lies or sits is considered as unclean because the person who occupies it is unclean. Its obviously something that is important to the Lord, or it wouldnt be in His word, but as always, we need to contemplate why this is so. 3And 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, itishis uncleanness. All of these other religions intuitively know there is inherent sin, even if they dont understand why it is so. It is from Christ where the Living Waters come. iii. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. iv. 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. i. 3And it shall bethatthe elders of the city nearest to the slain man will take a heifer which has not been workedandwhich has not pulled with a yoke. In Christ, He isnt a drug addict, but he touched, or joined, with the person who is an addict during a moment of weakness. Even if touched by a person who is unclean, they can be rinsed and cleansed. Because it speaks of the private parts concerning the discharge, some scholars immediately jump on it as resulting from the sin of illicit sex. 'The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. These are the words to them He was relaying, Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: Islam practices it. New International Version. Matthew 27:20-26. They obviously didnt mind the state of being unclean that much. He who sits on anything on which he who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. The declaration of semen as unclean in this passage illustrates the sharp distinction between Israelite religion and the pagan religions of the ancient Near East. This will be explained in greater detail in verse 13. To be more specific, Peter is quoting there from Leviticus 11:44 or maybe 11:45. That terminology was carefully explained in Leviticus 11 as pointing to the work of Christ. And if any man lies with her at all, so that her impurity is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean. Donald Trump is famous for 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. i. One might be in a room where a TV is playing and the person on the TV is cursing. We are free from the consciousness of sin, because we are freed from all sin through the work of Christ. Before answering, this is something that is known to exist in many religions. In Him, all defilement is washed away. . Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! 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. 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. The same is true with what is pictured in the next two verses. [It] shall be broken Like the bed of the first half, the same is true with anything which is sat on in the second, anyone who sits on whatever the person with the discharge sits is likewise unclean. 21Anyone who touches her bed will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. When Jesus who was clean in every sense touched an unclean person, He made them clean (Luke 5:12-14). The New Testament not only says that the law is done away with, but it further clarifies the truth that the uncleanness from the emission is no longer unclean as well , Marriageishonorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4, The marriage bed is undefiled. In type, both picture sins of the flesh. 8If the man with the discharge spits(G) on anyone who is clean, they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. 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 general principle was that when the unclean comes into contact with the clean, it is the clean that is made unclean. The position of doctrine which is pictured here is explained by Paul in Ephesians 4 , ..that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting. Ephesians 4:14. 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. It is from the earth, and it has never been alive. And again, it can be used to indicate man over against God in his fallen state as in, Sam walks in the flesh and not in the Spirit. And finally, it can speak of all living creatures, as in All flesh is known to God. Both testaments give these to some extent. Jude understood this, and was certainly thinking of this verse when he wrote , And on some have compassion, making a distinction;23but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire,hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. Jude -22, 23. With him, he is to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons. In other words, we need to discharge the discharges. Though it isnt the kind of thing one would naturally teach openly in Sunday school, it is something that the Lord has placed in His word to show us the marvel of what happens to a person who is cleansed by Christ. -as to you I apprise, And whoever touches his bed shall 9So you shall put away theguilt ofinnocent blood from among you when you dowhat isright in the sight of theLord. Deuteronomy 21:1-9, A declaration of innocence is made, and it is accompanied by the elders, meaning the citys representatives, washing their hands over the dead substitute. One could use as an example a person who is caught up in drugs. Leviticus 15 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When any man has an unusual bodily discharge, such a discharge is unclean. As G. Campbell Morgan wrote, For us the way of perpetual cleansing is provided in Christ.. Can such a thing ever come about? He has a good plan and purpose for you. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: 4Any bed the man with a discharge lies on will be unclean, and anything he sits on will be unclean. Such as I am instructing you, Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides But why would an emission of semen render a person unclean? A verse for neurotics if not properly understood. Thus it would be an abomination to engage in sexual activity in the tabernacle precinct. (Rooker). Leviticus 15:3 'This, moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness whether his body allows its discharge to flow, or whether his body obstructs its discharge. Cleansed! If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days: In the case of blood discharge other than normal menstruation (either longer in duration or out of her normal menstrual cycle), a woman was also ceremonially unclean. Leviticus 22:4 If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Therefore, it could be transmitted to a bed, to a place on which he sits, and by direct touch (he who touches). In this way he will make atonement for her before the Lord for the uncleanness of her discharge. 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. God and His word deal with all manner of private and sexual matters but do so in an appropriate, dignified way. 5Anyone who touches his bed must wash their clothes(B) and bathe with water,(C) and they will be unclean till evening. The Pharisees and scribes had designed an elaborate system of such washings based on this passage. He shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons: A small offering was brought to the priest at the tabernacle. This is why circumcision was given to Abraham. This is the more likely in picture, because washing ones hands elsewhere pictures innocence. 2 Corinthians 7:1, Next Week: Leviticus 15:19-33 Some more discharge verses to get through (Discharging Discharges, Part II) (26th Leviticus Sermon). 1-15, 19-24), but it's still considered unclean and must be dealt with . And come before theLord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting This follows through to those who would touch what they have sat on. 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. Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law. 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. Two turtledoves or two young pigeons; so he shall obey These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. For each person cleansed by His precious blood Leviticus 15 : NIV & KJV. The ordinary processes of life are not necessarily clean because they are natural. b. And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; The link to make a donation can be found, Why should you care about the work of Deeper Waters? 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. (D) 6Whoever sits on anything that the man with a discharge sat on must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. 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). For such a person in the church, Paul explains what is their punishment , In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,5deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 1 Corinthians 5:4, 5, He explains what that means in verse 13 of the same chapter , Thereforeput away from yourselves the evil person. 1 Corinthians 5:13. Why does God have all these regulations concerning the human body? In order to remove the uncleanness, we need to end what the discharges are picturing. a. It might seem odd in looking at marriage to go to Leviticus 15, but these are issues with regard to sexuality. The issue of whether this is voluntary or involuntary is completely irrelevant to what is being conveyed, and why it is being said. But it was only a picture, a picture of Christ. The avoidance of intercourse during menstruation was later mentioned in Ezekiel 18:6 as an evidence of a righteous man. I bet youre all excited to get into them. New International Version (NIV). It is significant that the Apostle Paul made a close connection between uncleanness and sexual immorality, as in 2 Corinthians 12:21, Ephesians 5:3, Colossians 3:5 and other passages. b. Many times, it uses euphemisms to speak of sexual activity or of sexual body parts. The Passage: "You Shall Be Holy" (16:15-16) This may or may not be taken in the general sense of the word, indicating his body. And until evening be unclean, Lord God, it is we who have been unclean get to know the Bible better! And lots of those people were in favor with the Lord. 101. 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That is seen in several places in Scripture, such as in Hebrews 9:28. Youve heard the verses read. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness. ii. 3 . Leviticus 15:25, ESV: "If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, not at the . What is not explicit, but which could be assumed, is that this is speaking of both purposeful and accidental spitting. This chapter of Leviticus deals specifically with "bodily discharges.". Or his body is stopped up by his discharge The flesh is what is opposed to the Spirit, and so he says to not fulfill the lust of the flesh. ii. 3 This, moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness whether his body allows its discharge . This is how hi. Many of us can treat the body as a negative. Nothing is said about this in Genesis 1:28. 14(cont) and come before theLord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and give them to the priest. But who can be pure in Your eyes? 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. 16If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. How can we experience true freedom in Christ? The door of the tent of meeting means the altar of burnt offering. I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. Isaiah 50:6, That is then fulfilled in Jesus words in the New Testament , Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles;34and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. Understanding these various connotations of the word will help us to understand what the Lord is showing us in this chapter. The second is ets, or wood. A person may go to a church where the pastor is preaching a false message. [Torath Kohanim 15:142] Such defilement will certainly transfer from one to another, and none are immune from becoming defiled. Yet we need to remember that spiritual cleanliness in worship is important today. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. These laws, in addition to rendering the Israelites as a distinct nation, would undeniably provide a measure of good hygiene as well. (Rooker). These things were told to those under the law. But the wood is used to make a picture for us. Thus He cut the line of sin because no human seed from a father was transmitted to Him. The life of sin, pictured by the discharge, is atoned for and covered over. And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; ..that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting., Either way, problems arise, because only the hands are mentioned, even if a different part of the body actually touched the other person. Leviticus 15:18, the center of the chiasm, mentions sexual intercourse, . Chapter 15. Of him who has the discharge shall, as I say It is a picture of being penitent, being made alive in Christ, and being immersed through baptism. They have made themselves unclean by joining with the person who is actively engaged in such things. God did not want this association in His worship. Both birds picture the work of Christ. b. That uncleanness would be spread to any person touching those objects made unclean. a. If someone had one of these, it would render them unclean. My garments are clean, yes radiant white And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. 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. All rights reserved worldwide. The answer is found in His superior word. Why? The exact nature of this discharge is not stated, although the most frequently suggested opinion is that it refers to gonorrhea. As I said, the place where one sits is their place of discourse and fellowship. That he who has the discharge touches, this is not good If you want to know what that is about, go watch the sermon. The word "discharge" has several meanings depending on the context. The mode of conveyance would be a symbol of position. Leviticus 15 New International Version Discharges Causing Uncleanness 15 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2 "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When any man has an unusual bodily discharge, such a discharge is unclean. Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When any man has a discharge from his body, And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge, Whether his body runs with his discharge, as I address, Or his body is stopped up by his discharge, Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, And everything on which he sits shall be unclean, Wash his clothes and bathe in water, as I say, Shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, And be unclean until evening, yes because of that, Of him who has the discharge shall, as I say, If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, Then he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water too, Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides, Shall be unclean, and nothing else besides, Whoever touches anything that was under him, as I say, Shall be unclean until evening; the turning of the day, Shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, as well, And whomever the one who has the discharge touches, And has not rinsed his hands in water, as you know, He shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, And be unclean until evening; certainly it shall be so, That he who has the discharge touches, this is not good, And shall be rinsed in water every vessel of wood, And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, Then he shall count for himself for his cleansing seven days, Wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water, Then he shall be clean; He has entered a clean phase, On the eighth day he shall take for himself, Two turtledoves or two young pigeons; so he shall obey, And come before theLord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, And give them to the priest, as to you I now say, The oneasa sin offering and the otherasa burnt offering, So the priest shall make atonement for him, Before theLordbecause of his discharge; this his proffering, And be unclean until evening; until the day is spent, Andthere isan emission of semen, such is seen, Our sins defiled us, only stained garments were seen, Our iniquities stained us through and through, But in Your amazing love, and in your magnificent mercy, You made a way for us to be brought back to You, Through the blood of Christ, ended the great controversy, We have been reconciled! And be unclean until evening; until the day is spent, Also, when a woman lies with a man 15The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When any man has an unusual bodily discharge,(A) such a discharge is unclean. I bet you're all excited to get into them. In this verse, it mentions an emission of semen. Lev 12:3 Eze 16:26 23:20 KJV Bible Commentary 3-6. If we can just remember this, then it will all begin to make sense as we evaluate the verses. He found the life acceptable, and therefore He then accepts His sin offering in our place. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. It was to be as commonly held knowledge to them as driving on the right side of the road is for us today. Leviticus 15:19-33 Discharging Discharges, Part II Several times while going through Leviticus, I've brought up the obvious point that the things we look at in this book are almost completely spiritual in nature. Granted I have a future spouse, she will know that I was faithfully pure both inside of marriage and outside of it. This is in contrast to verse 13 which left off the word all, showing us that it was speaking of his private parts only there. The first is that of the private parts of a person. 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. In Him, all ills are healed. In such, the person is defiled and unclean. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. On which there is semen evident 1. Many of them also concern matters that were not sinful but would just happen over the course of time. You can check these in your browser security settings. But if it was voluntary, and by a mans own procurement when awake, it was esteemed abominable, and a degree of murder. (U) 22Anyone who touches anything she sits on will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. Wonderful things You did do, For each person cleansed by His precious blood, Who have been recorded there in heavens rolls, We praise You now and for all of our days, To you forever will the saints break forth and sing, And to You, O God, we give all of our praise, Pro-200 Prophecy Update, 24 September 2017 (Realignments) Podcast Audio. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! She shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons: A small offering was brought to the priest at the tabernacle. One is active, one is passive. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. For a clean person to go to their place of rest or fellowship, is then to indicate that they have accepted their unclean state in order to participate in it. And finally, the most notable occurrence of washing ones hands in all of Scripture is seen in Matthew 27 , But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. From his body: From the context, it is clear that this is a polite reference to the penis, the male sexual organ. As the seat of the conveyance signifies a type of authority, it would be more suitable to the picture to go back to the church with the pastor who is preaching a false message. They said, Barabbas! 14On the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons. It can be a verb, where you take the action of expelling someone I am discharging you from your job as chief operator of the wastewater plant. It can also be a verb which means to allow something to flow out when it was confined. As Christians, our mission field would be sinners, let us lead all to repentance and to Christ instead of condemnation of their sins. These things had a purpose, and they have served their purpose well if if we learn what that purpose was. It indicates to seal, as a king would seal a document. After a period of seven days (presumably without the discharge), there was a ceremonial cleansing. Ancient Egypt knew this. And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. The other is a person who is from that which is alive. Normally, the Bible is not that explicit concerning sexual terminology, though Song of Songs is exceptional in some ways. And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge. It must be so because what was forbidden under the Law of Moses is not even mentioned in the New Covenant. What they pictured is now fulfilled. His grace, and blood, and cleansing, are always requisite, and ever ready. (Meyer). These laws were meant to have both hygienic benefits and spiritual applications; they were never intended as the way to be right with God. a. The foul heart may vitiate the most natural functions. (Meyer), iii. And be unclean until evening If a defiled person touches a clean person, that clean person could wash his hands, symbolizing purification, and not be considered unclean. For one thing, the body matters. We have been reconciled! 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. For less than $5/mo. Touching the thing defiled by a person with a discharge causes uncleanness until evening, but. 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