2 Corinthians 7:1, Next Week: Leviticus 15:19-33 Some more discharge verses to get through (Discharging Discharges, Part II) (26th Leviticus Sermon). They were offered as a sin offering and as a burnt offering. The word for discharge is, Understanding these various connotations of the word will help us to understand what the Lord is showing us in this chapter. i. 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. So the priest shall make atonement for him A person may go to a church where the pastor is preaching a false message. And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; Listen :: Leviticus 15. If that can happen, then we will be clean. The third level was someone who came in contact with an object made unclean. Note in Lev 15:7, it states that it is a man with discharge, so pus from an infected wound would qualify, but so would blood and other body fluids. It was no sin to have a period. The link to make a donation can be found, Why should you care about the work of Deeper Waters? In a radical way, this separated Israel from the spiritual and sexual practices of the surrounding peoples. 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. Judaism obviously follows this precept if they adhere to the law. The same is true with what is pictured in the next two verses. After this, a final summary is made in verses 31-33, highlighting the reason for the contents of the chapter. b. 3Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. So let's turn and take a look together this morning at Leviticus 19, verses 1 and 2. As a noun, it can also be the action of discharging something like a liquid. That terminology was carefully explained in Leviticus 11 as pointing to the work of Christ. Of this, O God, there isnt a doubt 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. Leviticus chapter 15. In the end, just as evil company corrupts good habits, so evil communication corrupts good discourse and manners between men. He found the life acceptable, and therefore He then accepts His sin offering in our place. The word "discharge" has several meanings depending on the context. 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. 17For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.Galatians 5:16, 17. Anything upon which an unclean person sat which is intended for transportation was likewise deemed unclean. a. It is from Christ where the Living Waters come. Shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, as well If she is cleansed: When the abnormal discharge ended, there was an additional seven days of ceremonial impurity. He took the male goat for the people's sin offering, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first one. 10(cont) He who carriesany ofthose things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 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. There is no specific washing commanded at the end of the seven days, but it was either implied or considered unnecessary. Of him who has the discharge shall, as I say The living water is a picture of Christ as is specifically noted in John 4 and John 7. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD because of his discharge. It is the word used first in Exodus 3:8 to describe the land of Canaan which flows with milk and honey. We praise You now and for all of our days Lev 14 specifies that such uncleanliness will last at least 8 days. 16If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. This presented a powerful and consistent message. Many times, it uses euphemisms to speak of sexual activity or of sexual body parts. Leviticus 15:13 Context. This, on the surface, seems right. 3 This, moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness whether his body allows its discharge . 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. This is certainly what is seen here, or otherwise, it would have mentioned vessels of copper, brass, and so on. A verse for neurotics if not properly understood. Andthere isan emission of semen, such is seen 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. When we read the law, we are looking at the life of Christ, because He is the fulfillment of the Law. Thus it would be an abomination to engage in sexual activity in the tabernacle precinct. (Rooker). By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. The penalty for that life of sin is transferred to the innocent animal. Shall be unclean until evening; the turning of the day, He who carriesany ofthose things When he who has a discharge is cleansed: When the abnormal genital discharge ended, the man could be made ceremonially clean. . Its the right thing to do. Answer Leviticus 15:18 says, "When a man has sexual relations with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both of them must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening." This command must be speaking of sexual intercourse between a married couple, since the Law elsewhere forbids adultery and fornication. 17. r/TrueChristian. It is the verb rur, or run. At the turn of the new day, He who sits on anything Please consider becoming a monthly supporter of Deeper Waters. Leviticus 15. 101. b. a 3 he is unclean from the discharge, whether the discharge continues to flow from his genitals or is obstructed, he is still unclean. The other word meaning stopped up is new to Scripture, khatham. 8Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, So much so, that it was talked about openly. We proclaim our innocence., I will wash my hands in innocence; 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. Now eternally cleansed, and eternally pure, A few things about verse 16, and those to come. This corresponds to the second half of verse 4. 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. 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. What is being conveyed is not simply for the priests to have rolled up in a scroll and secreted away for times of need, but it is to be regular instruction for the people at all times. Then he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water too 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. They shall bathe in water ii. There are actually two ways of interpreting this verse. 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). 5And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. This is something he could not have done if he were unclean until evening. New International Version. They were offered as a sin offering and as a burnt offering. With him, he is to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons. See Genesis 38:9. Matthew Poole, In this verse, it mentions an emission of semen. The verbiage regarding semen is quite different. 24If a man has sexual relations with her and her monthly flow(V) touches him, he will be unclean for seven days; any bed he lies on will be unclean. In this instance it is probably touching the euphemistically noted part of the body which renders another unclean, and requiring to go through the same rituals as the other circumstances. Ancient Egypt knew this. 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. 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. But they cried out all the more, saying, Let Him be crucified! It is that altar which symbolically allows access for the atoned sinner into the Holy Place. In Mark 7:1-9 Jesus criticized the Pharisees for their over-emphasis on ceremonial cleanliness and their lack of regard for internal cleanliness. You made a way for us to be brought back to You In Him, all defilement is washed away. First, it could be that there is an unclean person because of a discharge. But if he touches someone else without having washed his hands, then the other person becomes unclean and must then wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Thus, we have another implicit reference (of the hundreds elsewhere) to the ending of the the law. The human discharge may be natural (vv. 23Then the governor said, Why, what evil has He done? Wash his clothes and bathe in water, as I say All hail the glorious name of Christ 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 a issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is . 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. 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. They result in a state of uncleanness. If you want to know what that is about, go watch the sermon. At least I dont have to do that anymore! Its quite the opposite for me and for many other men who are divorced if not all of us. That is a complete abuse of what is being relayed in Genesis 38. 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. i. The Passage: "You Shall Be Holy" (16:15-16) It could be immoral, perverse, lewd, or vulgar speech. And so lets turn to that precious word once again and May God speak to us through His word today and may His glorious name ever be praised. 23Whether it is the bed or anything she was sitting on, when anyone touches it, they will be unclean till evening. Then their uncleanness ended when the day ended (until evening). In Numbers 5:2, such a discharge was sufficient to put anyone so infected outside the camp, just as a person with leprosy was to be. The oneasa sin offering and the otherasa burnt offering [Torath Kohanim 15:142] The principle of sexual restraint is often stated in the New Testament. As Christians, our mission field would be sinners, let us lead all to repentance and to Christ instead of condemnation of their sins. In Him, there is complete restoration and full redemption. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: Both birds picture the work of Christ. 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. And the reason Scripture expresses the immersion of a man with a discharge as "rinsing hands," is to teach you that the hidden parts of the body [e. g., the mouth,] are not required to be immersed, only the uncovered parts of the body, like the hands. Daily Devotion: Dealing with the Discharges of Life (Lev 15) Dealing with the Discharges of Life Read the Scripture: Leviticus 15 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. To touch a person engaged in a spiritual discharge of the flesh is symbolic of actively participating in that sin with them. The term body, or flesh, in this chapter is used in a couple ways. 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. The discharge in Lev 15:1-15 is not semen. It is an open and running discharge in their life. Leviticus 15: 19-20 When a woman has discharge and it is blood, she shall continue to be impure for seven days; and whoever touches her = unclean until evening. ii. It also said that there is a significant aspect of our brokenness and impurity that is, in some way, connected to our sexuality. 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 neurosis can end. (O) In this way he will make atonement before the Lord for the man because of his discharge.(P). All rights reserved. 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. So I will go about Your altar, OLord, b. Whoever touches his bed: In this context, there were three ways a person or thing might be made unclean. Youve heard the verses read. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. 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). 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. - New American Standard Bible 1995 We need Christ. And lots of those people were in favor with the Lord. 7 and sometimes would happen in the Old Testament in the wilderness wanderings when God was about to do something grand. For the law-abiding Israelite, he was told to wash all his body in water. If a defiled person touches a clean person, that clean person could wash his hands, symbolizing purification, and not be considered unclean. That is seen in several places in Scripture, such as in Hebrews 9:28. 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. Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law. He shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons: A small offering was brought to the priest at the tabernacle. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: It would then stand as representative of any non-porous vessel for the Israelite, but the picture for us is maintained by only mentioning the wood. All people are born of mans seed, and thus all inherit Adams sin through the male. Many of us can treat the body as a negative. Yet we need to remember that spiritual cleanliness in worship is important today. For the cleansing of his discharge, a set time period of seven days is given to confirm that the discharge had certainly ended. It shall be washed with water 3 and this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. Even if touched by a person who is unclean, they can be rinsed and cleansed. 1. This is why circumcision was given to Abraham. 9Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. We may request cookies to be set on your device. In this way he will make atonement before the LORD for the man because of his discharge. In Him, all ills are healed. Our sins defiled us, only stained garments were seen But if it was voluntary, and by a mans own procurement when awake, it was esteemed abominable, and a degree of murder. 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. An additional requirement is levied upon anyone who carried such an unclean thing. This was the same procedure followed after the cleansing of a man with an abnormal genital discharge (verses 13-15). 28When she is cleansed from her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean. And he who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. When Jesus who was clean in every sense touched an unclean person, He made them clean (Luke 5:12-14). Thus it extends to saddles, chairs, something as an improvised chair, a blanket, or whatever else. 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. He then says this allows him to go about the Lords altar. 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. (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. We have been reconciled! This is the more likely in picture, because washing ones hands elsewhere pictures innocence. We have a tendency to think that if something is natural, it is pure. And has not rinsed his hands in water, as you know 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings () for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. In this verse, it mentions an emission of semen. Leviticus 15:18, the center of the chiasm, mentions sexual intercourse, . ii. And so either way, the transfer of defilement is symbolic. I wash my hands in my innocence before You, O God The word then is tied also to merkavah or chariot, which is now todays modern tank in Israel. 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. 22Pilate said to them, What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? The first is an unregenerate person who has never been spiritually alive. 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. And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. It is connected to the root ndd, meaning "to make distant." a. The. Whatever she sits on shall be unclean: The womans ceremonial uncleanness could be spread to any object upon which she lay or sat. Understanding these various connotations of the word will help us to understand what the Lord is showing us in this chapter. You can also change some of your preferences. These things had a purpose, and they have served their purpose well if if we learn what that purpose was. The first is that of the private parts of a person. *18Also, when a woman lies with a man, andthere isan emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. The picture is fulfilled, the requirement in the law is ended. Either way, problems arise, because only the hands are mentioned, even if a different part of the body actually touched the other person. The body is something good and it is something that God will raise us up in again. 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. We are cleansed when we come to Christ, pictured by the coming of the new day at evening. And so, a person who so washes himself is a symbolic picture of new life cleansed in Christs Living Water. A person engaged in making porn films might be such a person. Who is it that is to wash his hands? We call on the Lord, we are made spotless, we are made spiritually alive, and we receive the Living Waters of eternal life. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: So his discharge will bring about uncleanness. 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. Then he shall be clean; He has entered a clean phase, On the eighth day he shall take for himself However, for a New Testament picture, it indicates something which causes spiritual uncleanness. 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. This will go from verses 2-18. It is something ingrained in the religious psyche. The first level was the uncleanness of the man afflicted with the abnormal genital discharge (15:1-3). 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. As there were lots and lots of Israelites, there were lots and lots of folks unclean until evening. First point. 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. 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. This is what is seen here. 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. It indicates that which flows or gushes. 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. During the time of his defilement, he is excluded from the benefits of the sanctuary. To be expelled from the camp means that one is out of fellowship with the congregation. My garments are clean, yes radiant white (Rooker). May we all learn how not to condemn but to extend grace to sinners, of which we all are. His dischargeisunclean The End of the Law: Mosaic Covenant in Pauline Theology by Jason Meyer. That doesnt come from Jesus, but it comes from Plato instead. It is a precept of the law intending to look forward to Christ. Read :: Leviticus 15. Because of this, I would go with the second possibility. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Many of them also concern matters that were not sinful but would just happen over the course of time. It is important for us to regard these laws of cleanliness from a New Testament perspective. The word everything here is a word which indicates a utensil. i. Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. What should Christians learn from the Mosaic Law? 4The elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with flowing water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and they shall break the heifers neck there in the valley. Whether his body runs with his discharge, as I address 6And all the elders of that city nearest to the slainmanshall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley. For one thing, the body matters. Whether it continues. Normally, the Bible is not that explicit concerning sexual terminology, though Song of Songs is exceptional in some ways. For each person cleansed by His precious blood That uncleanness would be spread to any person touching those objects made unclean. The answer is Christ. As G. Campbell Morgan wrote, For us the way of perpetual cleansing is provided in Christ.. 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. 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. 19When a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly period(T) will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean till evening. The mere presence of both desire and opportunity do not mean that a sexual act is obedient or pure before God. It must be so because what was forbidden under the Law of Moses is not even mentioned in the New Covenant. Nothing is said about this in Genesis 1:28. 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