It is a precept of the law intending to look forward to Christ. What is ahead discusses defilement and ritual purification due to bodily discharges. 7 and sometimes would happen in the Old Testament in the wilderness wanderings when God was about to do something grand. b. If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. I wash my hands in my innocence before You, O God Shall be unclean, and nothing else besides, Whoever touches anything that was under him, as I say If that can happen, then we will be clean. 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings () for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. It actually means to drool, and so by implication, it is something which runs out of his body. This is what is seen in this verse. Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening. 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. (Rooker). The flesh is what is opposed to the Spirit, and so he says to not fulfill the lust of the flesh. They have touched, or passively participated, in that. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . As Paul says , Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.34Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. The principle of sexual restraint is often stated in the New Testament. 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. Here, the same word is used which has already been seen, basar, or flesh. Leviticus Chapter 15 The Lord also spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, "Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, 'When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. 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. If we can just remember this, then it will all begin to make sense as we evaluate the verses. a. When this occurs, the man was to be somewhat isolated in order not to pass on the infection to anyone else. Pictures and Artwork. Statute for Cleansing Bodily Discharges. 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. There is no specific washing commanded at the end of the seven days, but it was either implied or considered unnecessary. The Hebrew says, And all garments and all skin. The garments are representative of the external appearance of a person, as we saw just a few verses back, as are items of skin. In this way he will make atonement before the LORD for the man because of his discharge. All rights reserved worldwide. Lets plunge into the Deeper Waters and find out. The many uses of the word often make it necessary to deduce exactly what is being referred to. 10Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening. New International Version. The answer is Christ. 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. 7Whoever touches the man(E) who has a discharge(F) must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. So now we have to ask a question that might seem obvious, but it is one worth thinking about. 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. To touch a person engaged in a spiritual discharge of the flesh is symbolic of actively participating in that sin with them. This, on the surface, seems right. 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. They were offered as a sin offering and as a burnt offering. The term body, or flesh, in this chapter is used in a couple ways. These laws, in addition to rendering the Israelites as a distinct nation, would undeniably provide a measure of good hygiene as well. (Rooker). 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. -as to you I apprise, And whoever touches his bed shall 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. It more refers to emissions of a sexual nature that are likely outside of regular sexual activity. This practice actually is noted in the New Testament in Mark 7. The command forced the obedient Israelite man or woman to say no to their sexual desires in certain situations. A verse for neurotics if not properly understood. The other word meaning stopped up is new to Scripture, khatham. 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. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter of Deeper Waters. And to You, O God, we give all of our praise, Paul implores us to walk in the Spirit. He just wants to enjoy it in the way it was meant to be enjoyed and ultimately, the way that will provide us with the best joy. In one matter we are innocent, but in ten thousand others, guilty As there were lots and lots of Israelites, there were lots and lots of folks unclean until evening. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. The same applied to a woman during the time of her period. 10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: . In this case, no defilement is transferred. That may not be true. And be unclean until evening How can we experience true freedom in Christ? NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. The washing of the clothes, as we have seen several times, is symbolic of the outward reflection of the inward change in the person. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 1 and the lord spake unto moses and to aaron, saying, 2 speak unto the children of israel, and say unto them, when any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. The life of sin, pictured by the discharge, is atoned for and covered over. The man and wife of Israel who had sex resulting in an emission became unclean until sundown in order to teach them of their need for freedom from the law, freedom from uncleanness, and freedom from sin. Here, the same word is used which has already been seen. 25And all the people answered and said, His bloodbeon us and on our children. However, for a New Testament picture, it indicates something which causes spiritual uncleanness. In the NKJV, it is translated as body. Discharges from the body, or discharges from the flesh, are what we are looking at today. 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. 17 But what remains of the . They said, Barabbas! Leviticus 15:18, the center of the chiasm, mentions sexual intercourse, . Discharges and emissions and oh boy. 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. In cutting the male member, it pictured cutting the transfer of sin in humanity. a 3 he is unclean from the discharge, whether the discharge continues to flow from his genitals or is obstructed, he is still unclean. All of these other religions intuitively know there is inherent sin, even if they dont understand why it is so. Because it speaks of the private parts concerning the discharge, some scholars immediately jump on it as resulting from the sin of illicit sex. That doesnt come from Jesus, but it comes from Plato instead. Normal discharges of semen and menstruation made one ceremonially unclean, not because there was anything inherently wrong with them, but because the two are connected with symbols of redemption and life, blood and semen. This would be comparable to what is seen here. 13When a man is cleansed from his discharge, he is to count off seven days(K) for his ceremonial cleansing; he must wash his clothes and bathe himself with fresh water, and he will be clean. The third level was someone who came in contact with an object made unclean. And the third day He will rise again. Mark 10:33, 34. You see, Here we have two different vessels, the first is, 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. 1-15, 19-24), but it's still considered unclean and must be dealt with . 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. II. This will go from verses 2-18. Lead us to the Fount from where all cleansing does flow To you forever will the saints break forth and sing (c) 2021 TheEnduring WordBible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. Cleansed from the defilement I bore 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. 17And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening. Of him who has the discharge shall, as I say a. The term body, or flesh, in this chapter is used in a couple ways. 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. Our sins defiled us, only stained garments were seen v. Our cleanliness is complete as we abide in Jesus: 1 John 1:7-9 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. In Him, all defilement is washed away. Wash his clothes and bathe in water 11And 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. (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. They result in a state of uncleanness. This defiles a person, but it also defiles those who hear it. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! The mere presence of both desire and opportunity do not mean that a sexual act is obedient or pure before God. Granted I have a future spouse, she will know that I was faithfully pure both inside of marriage and outside of it. It didnt matter what reason he thought David was unclean, he simply thought it was so. All it says is, , Then God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.. Many of us can treat the body as a negative. Beyond building a culture of appropriate sexual restraint, there were additional benefits to these commands. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: Now is seen a verb used only here in Scripture. Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. 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. 26Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, Something has happened to him; heisunclean, surely heisunclean. 1 Samuel 20:24-26. "'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 After all, God created this whole system and meant for us to enjoy it as well. The first level was the uncleanness of the man afflicted with the abnormal genital discharge (15:1-3). 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. 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! i. The first is that of the private parts of a person. As I said, the first section, which now begins in verse 2, is directed to uncleanness in men. And tell of all Your wondrous works. The Pharisees and scribes had designed an elaborate system of such washings based on this passage. 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. It can be a noun, as in the act of discharging someone from the hospital or from the military. Because of this, I would go with the second possibility. The reason offerings had to be made for these discharges and not for the discharges of semen and menstruation was because they were considered abnormal. (Rooker), Thus you shall separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness when they defile My tabernacle that is among them. Wonderful things You did do, Hallelujah to Christ our Lord! Touching the thing defiled by a person with a discharge causes uncleanness until evening, but. Nothing is said about this in Genesis 1:28. 10(cont) He who carriesany ofthose things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. As long as the sins of the flesh are running and evident in the person, they are to be treated as one entirely out of fellowship. b. b. One could be a follower of Jesus without the ritual conformity to the Mosaic Law. More insights from your Bible study - Get Started with Logos Bible Software for Free! 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. What are the bodily discharges mentioned in Leviticus 15, and why did they make a person unclean? So his discharge will bring about uncleanness. Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. God did not want this association in His worship. Legalism has so many people, in so many churches, bound up in its claws that there is a heavy weight of guilt upon peoples shoulders that simply doesnt need to be there. You made a way for us to be brought back to You The foul heart may vitiate the most natural functions. (Meyer), iii. Before theLordbecause of his discharge; this his proffering, If any man has an emission of semen 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 is the set time for purification where the person continues in their defilement, just as we have seen elsewhere. ii. When they defile My tabernacle that is among them: This made an obvious separation between sex and the worship of God. When any man has a discharge from his body A person engaged in making porn films might be such a person. 101. We call on the Lord, we are made spotless, we are made spiritually alive, and we receive the Living Waters of eternal life. The whole burnt offering has been accepted as well b. This will be explained in greater detail in verse 13. For each person cleansed by His precious blood The flesh is what is opposed to the Spirit, and so he says to not fulfill the lust of the flesh. We are to separate ourselves from such evil. Here we have two different vessels, the first is kheres, or earthenware. These are the words to them He was relaying, Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: Babylonians, Hindus, and so on all knew this. 1-15, 19-24), but it's still considered unclean and must be dealt with . New International Version (NIV). Theyall said to him, Let Him be crucified! It could indicate that, or any other type of discharge that a person gets whether through illicit sex or simply catching an infection in some other way. The mode of conveyance would be a symbol of position. As we have seen elsewhere, defilement is not limited to people alone, but to the things a person comes in contact with. As we have seen, these birds picture Christ in their simplicity, purity, and humility. 3 . We need Christ. Both birds picture the work of Christ. The word for discharge is zuv. This corresponds to what occurred in the leprosy verses. 7That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, 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. The Passage: "You Shall Be Holy" (16:15-16) And be unclean until evening; certainly it shall be so, The vessel of earth On the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and give them to the priest. His body is stopped up by his discharge: One way of understanding this passage is that the discharge caused by the infection may block the opening in the penis. (Peter-Contesse). Whether it continues. And as we know, the law only points to Christ, to His work, and to the fallen state of man in relation to that. Read verse in New International Version 2 Corinthians 7:1, Next Week: Leviticus 15:19-33 Some more discharge verses to get through (Discharging Discharges, Part II) (26th Leviticus Sermon). The other is a person who is from that which is alive. 15(cont) So the priest shall make atonement for him before theLordbecause of his discharge. 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. 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. That is a complete abuse of what is being relayed in Genesis 38. They absorb into themselves the unclean sin of another, they are reprobate, and they are to be destroyed. Cleansed! Look out! It is we who had walked away from You Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. When we read the law, we are looking at the life of Christ, because He is the fulfillment of the Law. Translations for Leviticus 15:12. Thus He cut the line of sin because no human seed from a father was transmitted to Him. 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An additional requirement is levied upon anyone who carried such an unclean thing. If he touches another person, it could be that it is acceptable if he first washes his hands. Leviticus 15 (NIV) Discharges Causing Uncleanness 1/ 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. Then he shall count for himself for his cleansing seven days 'The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. This is the more likely in picture, because washing ones hands elsewhere pictures innocence. And give them to the priest, as to you I now say, Then the priest shall offer them 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. Too many of us sing songs that are practically Gnostic where we compare the body to a prison. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. On the eighth day, the day of new beginnings, the healed soul is granted the right to come before the Lord, into the sanctuary, in order to receive final atonement. If he doesnt do this, then he needs to wash his clothes, bathe, and remain unclean until evening. It is something ingrained in the religious psyche. It placed restrictions on them and required a ceremonial purification if and when the infection was gone. And until evening be unclean, Lord God, it is we who have been unclean 23Then the governor said, Why, what evil has He done? a. It indicates to seal, as a king would seal a document. It is the verb rur, or run. This corresponds to the first half of verse 4. 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. Shall be unclean until evening; the turning of the day, He who carriesany ofthose things If a defiled person touches a clean person, that clean person could wash his hands, symbolizing purification, and not be considered unclean. i. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. From the uncleanness which has spread from the infected person to the bed, their place of leisure, so the uncleanness transfers also to another person who would then touch that infected article. 16If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. It is not because I can celebrate and say Whew! 13And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing. This was not the case at the creation. 8Provide atonement, OLord, for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, and do not lay innocent blood to the charge of Your people Israel. And atonement shall be provided on their behalf for the blood. Normally, the Bible is not that explicit concerning sexual terminology, though Song of Songs is exceptional in some ways. In this case, it extends to any bed upon which a person lies, or anything on which he sits. For one thing, the body matters. What they pictured is now fulfilled. The answer is found in His superior word. Who have been recorded there in heavens rolls, We praise You, our matchless King iii. iii. Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. iii. Three examples of this from Scripture will show the symbolism , Ifanyoneis found slain, lying in the field in the land which theLord your God is giving you to possess,andit is not known who killed him,2then your elders and your judges shall go out and measurethe distancefrom the slain man to the surrounding cities. 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. Nothing is outside His jurisdiction. It is more valuable, considered non-porous, and thus non absorbent. The Hebrew here says, bmayim khayim, or in living water. The private parts of the person are where life issues from. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. Paul implores us to walk in the Spirit. 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. 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. 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. . I speakthisto your shame. Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. This is why we are told to not have fellowship with deeds of darkness, but we are to put on holiness like a garment and keep ourselves from participating in these things. They obviously didnt mind the state of being unclean that much. Chapter 15. As we receive from the word of God, we are being cleansed. 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. Here we have a word found only once in Scripture. Who is it that is to wash his hands? 8If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. b. The human discharge may be natural (vv. And so either way, the transfer of defilement is symbolic. It is important for us to regard these laws of cleanliness from a New Testament perspective. You seeto it. c. If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean: The uncleanness could also be spread through saliva. 18When a man has sexual relations with a woman and there is an emission of semen,(S) both of them must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. 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