Leviticus 15:19-27 A measure of good hygiene!

 19When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening. 20Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean, 21and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

22Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. 23And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.

24If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.

25When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation. 26Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period. 27Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

“The laws would also provide the woman a break from housework, caring for children, and marital relations.” (Rooker)

“These laws, in addition to rendering the Israelites as a distinct nation, would undeniably provide a measure of good hygiene as well.” (Rooker)

“has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time”.. reminds me of these verses.

Mark 5: 25And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. 26She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.

27When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. 28For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.” 29Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

“he will be unclean for seven days,”

The laws were teaching restraint concerning marital relations during this “period”.

Blessings, David

Leviticus 15:13-18 The sharp distinction!

 13When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean. 14On the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest. 15The priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.

16When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening. 17Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening. 18If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.

Cleansed from abnormal discharge the priest will make atonement for the man, one is a sin offering and the other is a burnt offering.

It’s plain why there must be atonement and a sin offering is in order!

How do you think he obtained a sexual disease in the first place?

“We must bring the thought of God into the simplest, the commonest, and the most secret acts. Nothing is outside His jurisdiction. Though hid from sight, yet He is ever near the child of God. His grace, and blood, and cleansing, are always requisite, and ever ready.” (Meyer)

“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. In pagan religion sexual activity among worshipers was believed to activate the gods into fertilizing the soil with rain.” (Rooker)

John 3: 17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Jesus can forgive our sexual sin! There are many examples in the Bible.

Do you understand the sharp distinction?

Blessings, David 

Leviticus 15:1-12 Male Disease

 1And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 2“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. 3This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.

4Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean. 5Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. 6Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

7Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. 8If the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

9Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean. 10Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

11If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. 12Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.

“When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.”

“The exact nature of this discharge is not stated, although the most frequently suggested opinion is that it refers to gonorrhea.” (Rooker)

The Lords book, the book of life, the Bible, deals with all aspects of life that some may find uncomfortable. But in our fallen and sinful world we need to know, study and understand what our Lord has had put into words through man to enable us to put on His armor to get through the day even if the subject is uncomfortable.

These verses deal with a male disease and how to keep it from spreading.

Blessings, David 

Psalms 23:4 Depression

 Depression

40, 3, 8, 1 - Hal Lindsey wrote, “Man can live about forty days without 

food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air...but 

only for one second without hope.” There are many people today that battle 

depression, some will survive and others won't. I know personally what it 

is like to struggle to make it through the day. Stephen Fry wrote, " If you 

know someone who's depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. 

Depression isn't a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression 

just is, like the weather. Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, 

hopelessness, and loneliness they are going through. Be there for them when 

they come through the other side. It's hard to be a friend to someone who's 

depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will 

ever do." The verse that comes to mind that encourages me and I share with 

others to encourage them is written in *Psalms 23:4 Yes, though I walk 

through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or 

dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff 

[to guide], they comfort me.* If you are suffering with depression, know 

that, YOU are NOT alone. Jesus loves you and I love you too! Please let me 

know if I can pray for you in any way. My love be with you all in Christ 

Jesus.    

Blessings, Douglas 

Leviticus 14:48-57 House Spirituality Clean or Unclean?

 48If, however, the priest comes and inspects it, and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the mildew is gone.

49He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house; 50and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.

51Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times. 52And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.

53Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.

54This is the law for any infectious skin disease, for a scaly outbreak, 55for mildew in clothing or in a house, 56and for a swelling, rash, or spot, 57to determine when something is clean or unclean. This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew.

“To teach; to direct the priest when to pronounce a person or house clean or unclean. So it was not left to the priest’s power or will, but they were tied to plain rules, such as the people might discern no less than the priest.” (Poole)

With a spiritual analogy our house can be infected with sin and be unclean. 

We would need to cleanse it of the sin, repent, pray and to make it spiritually clean. 

Some of the sources of sin could be alcohol, drugs, pornography, television, etc. 

Is the internet your source of pornography? Disconnect it.

Is cable or satellite causing you to watch unclean movies? Unplug!

Are drugs and alcohol a source of your addiction? Get rid of it and seek help!

Most of all seek and pray to the Lord to purify your home and to guide you by the Holy Spirit.

Is your house spiritually clean or unclean?

Blessings, David

Leviticus 14:33-47 Homes 101!

 33Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 34“When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land, 35the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’

36The priest must order that the house be cleared before he enters it to examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house will become unclean. After this, the priest shall go in to inspect the house.

37He is to examine the house, and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall, 38the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.

39On the seventh day the priest is to return and inspect the house. If the mildew has spread on the walls, 40he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city. 41And he shall have the inside of the house scraped completely and the plaster that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the city.

42So different stones must be obtained to replace the contaminated ones, as well as additional mortar to replaster the house.

43If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered, 44the priest must come and inspect it.

If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean. 45It must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place. 46Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening. 47And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.

Leprosy of a home, mold and mildew is not your friend!

Living in such an environment is detrimental to your health. 

Read verse 34 carefully “I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land”. 

Was it was to drive out the Canaanites that lived there?

On an episode of Holmes Make it Right they helped a family who’s child was constantly sickened by a mold infestation in the basement. They pretty much gutted the whole house, repaired the foundation, removed the fiberglass insulation in the basement (holds moisture) installed new framing, sprayed it with a special moisture retardant, spray foamed the walls and completely restored the home.

It’s interesting to me how our Father was giving advice on how to care for a home with a mold infestation. He was looking out for the health of His children!

We could call theses verses:

Homes 101 or How the care for a home for beginners!

I rely on Gods word (Bible) to prepare and get me through my day.

Do you?

Blessings, David 

Leviticus 14:10-32 Cured and Cleansed!

 10On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flourc mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.d 11The priest who performs the cleansing shall present the one to be cleansed, together with these offerings, before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

12Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and present it as a guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil; and he must wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. 13Then he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.

14The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. 15Then the priest shall take some of the log of olive oil, pour it into his left palm, 16dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD. 17And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.

18The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD. 19Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering 20and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean.

21If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine floure mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil, 22and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

23On the eighth day he is to bring them for his cleansing to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD. 24The priest shall take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil, and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

25And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. 26Then the priest is to pour some of the oil into his left palm 27and sprinkle with his right forefinger some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the LORD. 28The priest shall also put some of the oil in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot—on the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.

29The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD. 30Then he must sacrifice the turtledoves or young pigeons, whichever he can afford, 31one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering,f together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed.

32This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”

Guzik says that a cleansed leper had a special calling and a special anointing!

Understand this, there was NO natural cure for leprosy!

Ask yourself this question: If there was NO known cure, why would the Lord have given Moses these verses?

Here is the answer!

Luke 5:12-14 12While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy.b When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

13Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

14“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”c

Can you imagine the excitement of the man that was cured of leprosy or the excitement of the priest performing this cleansing ceremony for a known cured leper?

Have you considered the cost of your sin offering, and His blood 🩸 for your cleansing?  ✝️

How excited were you when Jesus cured you from your second death? 

(Forgave you of your sins and washed you white as snow!)

Blessings, David