i. It was to lead us to the knowledge that the law couldnt save anyone, that it simply showed us how sinful sin really is, and it showed us that we need something else, something better. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. We must bring the thought of God into the simplest, the commonest, and the most secret acts. And when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat the feast. 27Anyone who touches them will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. 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. If you want to know what those verses are saying, watch the sermon. That terminology was carefully explained in Leviticus 11 as pointing to the work of Christ. 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. Why are discharges treated so seriously? If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 16-1, 25-30) or unnatural (vv. These are the words to them He was relaying, Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. There is no coarse or inappropriate reference here. 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. 8Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. And come before theLord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting 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. As coverings, they were considered unclean until evening because of the transfer of the seed bearing Adams sin. On which there is semen evident In this case, no defilement is transferred. 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. Why is a bodily discharge unclean and why does it make people and objects ritually unclean? We are free from the consciousness of sin, because we are freed from all sin through the work of Christ. Such as I am instructing you, Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides b. 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. 7That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, It can be a noun, as in the act of discharging someone from the hospital or from the military. 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. As G. Campbell Morgan wrote, For us the way of perpetual cleansing is provided in Christ.. [It] shall be broken Why does God have all these regulations concerning the human body? NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Translations for Leviticus 15:12. The first is that of the private parts of a person. We refer to it as a prison. 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. The living water is a picture of Christ as is specifically noted in John 4 and John 7. These laws, in addition to rendering the Israelites as a distinct nation, would undeniably provide a measure of good hygiene as well. (Rooker). 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. Why? The mere presence of both desire and opportunity do not mean that a sexual act is obedient or pure before God. 17. r/TrueChristian. They needed to wash their clothes, bathe, and remain unclean until evening. It placed restrictions on them and required a ceremonial purification if and when the infection was gone. This corresponds to the first half of verse 4. Shall be unclean, and nothing else besides, Whoever touches anything that was under him, as I say 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. It is elsewhere translated as a chariot, and as a seat in a palanquin. Wash his clothes and bathe in water So much so, that it was talked about openly. If we were to look for what this is picturing, it is that which proceeds out of the mouth, and thus unclean communication. Lets plunge into the Deeper Waters and find out. They didnt make Him unclean. Read :: Leviticus 15. iii. c. If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean: The uncleanness could also be spread through saliva. 15(cont) So the priest shall make atonement for him before theLordbecause of his discharge. The seed of man is how sin travels to the next generation of humans. 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. They were offered as a sin offering and as a burnt offering. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Nothing is lacking, and all is made right. That uncleanness would be spread to any person touching those objects made unclean. This is what is seen in this verse. Wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water He shall not leave any of it until the morning. To be expelled from the camp means that one is out of fellowship with the congregation. As I said, the first section, which now begins in verse 2, is directed to uncleanness in men. It is connected to the root ndd, meaning "to make distant." It more refers to emissions of a sexual nature that are likely outside of regular sexual activity. 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. This is certainly what is seen here, or otherwise, it would have mentioned vessels of copper, brass, and so on. The term body, or flesh, in this chapter is used in a couple ways. 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. One is outwardly evident, the other is inwardly so. Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies: Essentially, the uncleanness associated with an abnormal genital discharge from a man was spread through contact. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. First point. 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. Here we can see that an incidental engagement with sin is treated differently than a purposeful one. In picture, the atonement and vicarious death are made by Christ on our behalf. In Leviticus 15:3 the uncleanness is still more closely defined: "whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh closes before his issue," i.e., whether the member lets the matter flow out or by closing retains it, "it is his uncleanness," i.e., in the latter case as well as the former it is uncleanness to him, he is unclean. When they defile My tabernacle that is among them: This made an obvious separation between sex and the worship of God. Or, it may still be speaking euphemistically about his private parts in particular. Then he shall be clean; He has entered a clean phase, On the eighth day he shall take for himself He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. The exact nature of this discharge is not stated, although the most frequently suggested opinion is that it refers to gonorrhea. We need Christ. As we saw before, this then is a ceremonial defilement of the conscience. These things were told to those under the law. 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. Many of them also concern matters that were not sinful but would just happen over the course of time. Whether it continues. 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. In Him, there is complete restoration and full redemption. Show us the way, and to there we shall go, II. Because it speaks of the private parts concerning the discharge, some scholars immediately jump on it as resulting from the sin of illicit sex. If we can just remember this, then it will all begin to make sense as we evaluate the verses. We are clean. Then he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water too When we read the law, we are looking at the life of Christ, because He is the fulfillment of the Law. The foul heart may vitiate the most natural functions. (Meyer), iii. That is of course, unless youre in a country where they drive on the left side of the road, which would then be the right side of the road for you to drive on, even though its really the left side. 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. 12The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. Leviticus 15:25, NIV: 'When a woman has a discharge of blood for many days at a time other than her monthly period 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. This does not mean that God regards sex itself as inherently sinful or impure, but it does mean that the sexual ethic of if it feels good, do it is an ungodly and destructive approach. 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. A DISCHARGE IS TREATED DIFFERENTLY TO AN EMISSION OF SEMEN Leviticus 15:1-15 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. 1-15, 19-24), but it's still considered unclean and must be dealt with . 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. And everything on which he sits shall be unclean What should Christians learn from the Mosaic Law? Here, the same word is used which has already been seen. 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. This was done by the individual, supported by the expectation of the culture. Even if you have a lifetime of sin heaped up behind you, He can wash it away and purify you completely and wholly. So shall it certainly be, And any garment and any leather 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. And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening. 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. It honors God, our future spouses, and ourselves. We have been reconciled! Can such a thing ever come about? His grace, and blood, and cleansing, are always requisite, and ever ready. (Meyer). The command forced the obedient Israelite man or woman to say no to their sexual desires in certain situations. 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). That is used several times, including Isaiah 50:6 which is a prophecy of Christ being spat upon by others , I gave My back to those who struckMe, It was made from something with life in it. This is how hi. iv. Before theLordbecause of his discharge; this his proffering, If any man has an emission of semen That may not be true. All rights reserved. Understanding these various connotations of the word will help us to understand what the Lord is showing us in this chapter. This will go from verses 2-18. At that moment, we are considered justified, sanctified, and purified. She shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons: A small offering was brought to the priest at the tabernacle. They result in a state of uncleanness. iii. Then he shall wash in water all his body Discharges Causing Uncleanness. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. Now is seen a verb used only here in Scripture, raqaq, or spit. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD because of his discharge. 101. And be unclean until evening; certainly it shall be so, The vessel of earth This practice actually is noted in the New Testament in Mark 7. Cleansed! Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. d. Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water: People and things made unclean on the second or third level could be purified by a ceremonial washing of the object and the person involved. It more refers to emissions of a sexual nature that are likely outside of regular sexual activity. II. His dischargeisunclean 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. But why would an emission of semen render a person unclean? If he touches another person, it could be that it is acceptable if he first washes his hands. Someone who actively supports that, such as giving donations, helping out in the church, and so on, would incur a greater guilt than the one who simply came in and listened. Also any direct contact with an unclean man resulted in uncleanness for those who touched him ( Leviticus 15:7 Here we have a word found only once in Scripture. They are done. He shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons: A small offering was brought to the priest at the tabernacle. And as we know, the law only points to Christ, to His work, and to the fallen state of man in relation to that. This follows through to those who would touch what they have sat on. Christ came born of a woman, but with no human father. b. Whoever touches his bed: In this context, there were three ways a person or thing might be made unclean. Then their uncleanness ended when the day ended (until evening). That is a complete abuse of what is being relayed in Genesis 38. The End of the Law: Mosaic Covenant in Pauline Theology by Jason Meyer. In the whole chapter, there are 24 total. At the turn of the new day, He who sits on anything 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. On a day that ended at 6pm, it didnt matter if it happened at 8pm and thus it would go on for 22 hours, or if it happened at 5:59 pm and thus last for 1 minute. Can such a thing be? (1-3) The general principle regarding an abnormal bodily discharge. Leviticus 15:25, ESV: "If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, not at the . 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. In a radical way, this separated Israel from the spiritual and sexual practices of the surrounding peoples. 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. One might be in a room where a TV is playing and the person on the TV is cursing. Mark Rooker: Leviticus 15, which deals with the purity laws regarding bodily discharges, divides into four sections, each beginning with the formula ("when [any] man/ woman"; 15:2, 16, 21, 25). 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. 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. 21Anyone who touches her bed will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. You made a way for us to be brought back to You They would remain in that state until evening at the time of the new day. In such, the person is defiled and unclean. Now is seen a verb used only here in Scripture. We are cleansed when we come to Christ, pictured by the coming of the new day at evening. (R) 17Any clothing or leather that has semen on it must be washed with water, and it will be unclean till evening. 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. It is from the earth, and it has never been alive. For a person to hang around and fellowship with someone who is engaging in sin would then defile that person. The word basar, or flesh, is used quite a few times in Leviticus 15. What is not explicit, but which could be assumed, is that this is speaking of both purposeful and accidental spitting. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. In cutting the male member, it pictured cutting the transfer of sin in humanity. 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. As there were lots and lots of Israelites, there were lots and lots of folks unclean until evening. Thus it extends to saddles, chairs, something as an improvised chair, a blanket, or whatever else. In this way he will make atonement before the LORD for the man because of his discharge. 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. This chapter of Leviticus deals specifically with "bodily discharges.". 14On the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons. Yet a principle behind this command is universal, for every Christian and even every person: God commands sexual restraint. 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. Book Plunge: Three Views on Creation and Evolution Conclusion, Composite Quotations Pilgrims Rest Stop, Deeper Waters Podcast 6/17/2017: Seth Ehorn, A Response to Seth Dunn of Pulpit and Pen on Nabeel Qureshi, Book Plunge: Why Christianity Is Not True Chapter 3, Book Plunge: Why Christianity Is Not True Chapter 6, Book Plunge: Why Christianity Is Not True Chapter 8. If someone touched the thing that was under such a person, they would be unclean. The unclean person is already unclean, but the one he touches is not necessarily so. Leviticus chapter 15. It is more valuable, considered non-porous, and thus non absorbent. i. And so either way, the transfer of defilement is. The many uses of the word often make it necessary to deduce exactly what is being referred to. It was a powerful way to prevent an aspect of sexual and spiritual corruption common in the ancient world: ritual prostitution, often practiced at a sacred place. 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. From his body: From the context, it is clear that this is a polite reference to the penis, the male sexual organ. Cross References Leviticus 15:32 This is the law for him who has a discharge and for him who has an emission of semen, becoming unclean thereby. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. And until evening be unclean, Lord God, it is we who have been unclean One could use as an example a person who is caught up in drugs. b. (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. God and His word deal with all manner of private and sexual matters but do so in an appropriate, dignified way. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Understanding that, lets look at these verses with a view to seeing why this is being mentioned at all. Because of this, I would go with the second possibility. Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! 14(cont) and come before theLord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and give them to the priest. Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law. ii. 7Then they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, nor have our eyes seenit. This is something he could not have done if he were unclean until evening. Christs life was offered, and His precious blood was spilt This was not the case at the creation. My garments are clean, yes radiant white To touch a person engaged in a spiritual discharge of the flesh is symbolic of actively participating in that sin with them. With him, he is to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons. I am saved and free, no longer condemned to hell, The Lord is gracious; He has done it all for us Giving Glory to God from Sarasota, Florida, Leviticus 15:1-18 That is seen in several places in Scripture, such as in Hebrews 9:28. (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. 24When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but ratherthata tumult was rising, he took water and washedhishands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. 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. 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. The flesh is what is opposed to the Spirit, and so he says to not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 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. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. c. It is his uncleanness: The status of unclean did not completely take the unclean one out of the community. 11Anyone the man with a discharge touches without rinsing his hands with water must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. Now it is used to indicate a shikvat zara, or emission of seed. 5And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. It is important for us to regard these laws of cleanliness from a New Testament perspective. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Though hid from sight, yet He is ever near the child of God. 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. 'The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. I speakthisto your shame. One is active, one is passive. And to You, O God, we give all of our praise, Paul implores us to walk in the Spirit. Thus, by implication, it indicates the discharge is stopped up. 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. 3Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. 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