11Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. 12He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. 13Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
Purification
To be unclean was not a sin, it just meant they needed purification. If they refused the purification then they were to be cut off from the nation.
“A wonderful parallel is found in John 13:5-11; if we are “bathed” (purified) by Jesus, we need only to have our feet washed, as they become unclean in the normal practice of life. Yet, if we do not let Jesus “wash” (purify) us, we have no part with Him. We must receive the beautiful once-for-all cleansing (purification) Jesus brings to us when we are born again; yet continually come to Him to be cleansed of the “day-to-day” things.” (Guzik)
“defiles the tabernacle of the LORD”
“These laws were relevant to all in Israel, but especially to priests, who had the potential to defile the tabernacle of the LORD. Under the New Covenant, the Christian also has a special call to purity because we can also defile the dwelling place of God (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).” (Guzik)
Have you been purified by Jesus?
Blessings
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