Yet a principle behind this command is universal, for every Christian and even every person: God commands sexual restraint. It also said that there is a significant aspect of our brokenness and impurity that is, in some way, connected to our sexuality. 15 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. We have here the law concerning the ceremonial uncleanness that was contracted by running issues in men. 21Anyone who touches her bed will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. 31Thus you shall (S)separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness when they (T)defile My tabernacle that is among them. The principle of sexual restraint is often stated in the New Testament. 21 Whoever touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. Bible > Leviticus > Chapter 15 > Verse 19 eBibles Free Downloads Audio Leviticus 15:19 Context Crossref Comm Hebrew Verse (Click for Chapter) Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. 5:3; 19:13, 20; Ezek. 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. 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). 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. If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening." 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. 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. If 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. 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. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. 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. Wisdom Literature In a radical way, this separated Israel from the spiritual and sexual practices of the surrounding peoples. ii. The Gospels 20Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Once a person was cleansed, once these discharges stopped running, then the individual was to offer an offering, as we have seen in many earlier instances, Verses13-15: "And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his body in running water, and shall be clean. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. The New Testament Any of you who have been subjected to this know that it is always done en masse. Yet we need to remember that spiritual cleanliness in worship is important today. The third level was someone who came in contact with an object made unclean. ii. She shall be unclean. But here the very simplest of the offerings is prescribed -- two turtledoves or two young pigeons: one for a sin offering, one for a burnt offering -- the cheapest, the most available of the offerings. And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening. These laws, in addition to rendering the Israelites as a distinct nation, would undeniably provide a measure of good hygiene as well. (Rooker). 5And whoever (B)touches his bed shall (C)wash his clothes and (D)bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. (Rooker). a. 9Everything the man sits on when riding will be unclean, 10and whoever touches any of the things that were under him will be unclean till evening; whoever picks up those things(H) must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point a. 23If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. And whoever sits on anything on which he who has the discharge has sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. In this way he will make atonement for her before the Lord for the uncleanness of her discharge. 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. iv. After a period of seven days (presumably without the discharge), there was a ceremonial cleansing. 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. This is why these pictures in the Old Testament are given to us. Any one whom he that has the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. These bodily functions are absolutely essential to our lives, and there is nothing wrong with them. That is when coldness sets in and warmth disappears and we become fretful and restless and unhappy. 3 And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is blocked up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. 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. 1. (Leviticus 15:1-3) The general principle regarding an abnormal bodily discharge. (Leviticus 15:31 RSV). ii. He came to cleanse us in this two-fold way: The blood, of course, speaks of the death of Jesus on our behalf, which frees God to love us without any restraint whatsoever. 44:23; [Heb. 28When she is cleansed from her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean. 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. Pauline Epistles a. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. This presented a powerful and consistent message. 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. And that is how defilement gradually comes into the spirit of man and defiles the sanctuary in which God dwells. (Leviticus 15:31-33) Summation of the laws of bodily discharge. Or, second, they could be "cut off from their people," called an abomination before the Lord. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. a. But mere uncleanness is much less serious than that, but it is to go on until evening. The other day I said something in a jocular fashion to a young man who was telling me a story. Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. 12:15], Lev. a. I hadn't meant to offend. All through this book you find that God's cleansing agents are always water and blood. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. As an aspect of the law given to Israel under the Old Covenant, under the New Covenant this is no longer binding on Christians, whatever other reasons there may be for avoiding intercourse during menstruation. Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. He is not only loving but he is also just. i. He shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons: A small offering was brought to the priest at the tabernacle. 12A clay pot(I) that the man touches must be broken, and any wooden article(J) is to be rinsed with water. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . Email / username or password was incorrect! More insights from your Bible study - Get Started with Logos Bible Software for Free! We need 2 cookies to store this setting. 20Anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean. There may be dangerous food, even poisonous food, but it is not unclean in this moral sense. 4Every bed is [a]unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. There is only one way it can be handled -- the redemptive intervention of God -- and if it isn't handled that way there is no escape from the defilement and the destruction of humanity which will follow. It also said that there is a significant aspect of our brokenness and impurity that is, in some way, connected to our sexuality. By this means he underscores the great fact that human nature needs to be dealt with by blood, by life poured out. They didnt make Him unclean. 3 And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his dischargewhether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped . The man made unclean could spread his uncleanness through contact (every bed on which he lies shall be unclean). It placed restrictions on them and required a ceremonial purification if and when the infection was gone. (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. 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. So all that God is doing here when he says that the act of sex results in an uncleanness until evening is simply reminding us that man is a fallen creature and that he must deal with that problem realistically. 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. And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. (1-3) The general principle regarding an abnormal bodily discharge. 1. If I watch very carefully I can teach him how to live and how to avoid having to go through what I am going through." The Bible looks at the human body with a wonderful frankness. Major Prophets Johannine Writings 7 " 'Whoever touches the man who has a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. She shall be unclean. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, And if we don't experience these it is oftentimes because we allow defilement -- these unavoidable issues of our life -- to come in and remain uncleansed. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Then the priest shall offer them, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. iii. The avoidance of intercourse during menstruation was later mentioned in Ezekiel 18:6 as an evidence of a righteous man. Wisdom Literature God has cleansed me. Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 14On the eighth day he shall take for himself (I)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. But when we read in the Word of God that he has washed away our sins (Acts 22:16) and has forgiven us all unrighteousness (1John 1:9) -- if we believe that Word then our own conscience is clear, and we are cleansed by the Word. But the water, again, represents the Word, and the water is meant for us. Cookie Notice: 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. Leviticus 15 contains rules for the Israelites under the Mosaic Law concerning various bodily discharges. In this way he will make atonement for her before the Lord for the uncleanness of her discharge. (Leviticus 11:34, 15:12). But help us to keep short accounts with you and to walk honestly before you and let your Holy Spirit cleanse away all the defilement of our lives so that we may be gracious and honest, open and loving, and careful of one another. "Our Daily Homily: Genesis-Ruth" Volume 1 (Westwood, New Jersey: Revell, 1966), Morgan, G. Campbell "An Exposition of the Whole Bible" (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Revell, 1959), Morgan, G. Campbell "Searchlights from the Word" (New York: Revell, 1926), Peter-Contesse, Rene and Ellington, John "A Handbook on Leviticus" (New York: The United Bible Societies, 1990), Rooker, Mark F. "The New American Commentary: Leviticus" (Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000). 28When she is cleansed from her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean. c. If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean: The uncleanness could also be spread through saliva. We are reminded of that in Romans15 where the Apostle says, "Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that we might learn thereby" (Romans 15:4 KJV). When they defile My tabernacle: None of these discharges made a man or a woman sinful, only ceremonially unclean. ESV And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is blocked up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. It means to come to the point where we are set aside, "delivered unto Satan," Paul says (1Timothy 1:20, 1Corinthians 5:5 KJV), "for the destruction of the flesh." Prophets We have seen this phrase all through Leviticus and need to know what it conforms to in our own spiritual experience. Now, of course, we have swung so far in the opposite direction that it might appear that there is nothing above the waist! GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point We try to justify ourselves: "All I said was" "Yes, but how did you say it?" 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. Major Prophets 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. So it was with his ancient people and so it is with us today. i. 2. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. When this chapter speaks as it does of menstruation, of seminal emissions, of the normal discharges of elimination, there is no need for us to blush, to squirm, or to feel embarrassed. 4 Every bed on . There is no way that he can eliminate it himself. 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. Whatever she sits on shall be unclean: The womans ceremonial uncleanness could be spread to any object upon which she lay or sat. ii. The New Testament Is a wet dream / nocturnal emission a sin? And if he who has the discharge spits on one who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. Leviticus 15:2 tn Heb "when there is a discharge from his flesh." The foul heart may vitiate the most natural functions. (Meyer), iii. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. a. We didn't deliberately commit them. Yet we need to remember that spiritual cleanliness in worship is important today. 9Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. a. 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. b. Discharges and emissions and oh boy. Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. I am not dirty nor defiled any longer. 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). This refers to an abnormal fluid that comes out of the male sexual organ as a result of some kind of sickness. (Peter-Contesse), ii. 21Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 3Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. As we receive from the word of God, we are being cleansed. There is no coarse or inappropriate reference here. Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural, Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular, Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man, Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular, To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow, Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Law: Leviticus 15:2 Speak to the children of Israel (Le Lv Lev. Prophets 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. Pentateuch You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. But when they do learn to apply God's remedy then the sanctuary is cleansed and the Spirit of God is free to release to them all the warmth of the light and life of a loving Savior. But my answer to that is: "If this chapter should not be read then it should never have been written.". 15The priest is to sacrifice them, the one for a sin offering[a](N) and the other for a burnt offering. (Leviticus 15:4-12 RSV). If a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body is blood, she shall be set apart seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. The principle of sexual restraint is often stated in the New Testament. There is no specific washing commanded at the end of the seven days, but it was either implied or considered unnecessary. The Law Concerning Bodily Discharges. But here God is teaching us how to handle it. iii. 3 And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is blocked up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. This is the law for one who has a discharge, and for him who emits semen and is unclean thereby, and for her who is indisposed because of her customary impurity, and for one who has a discharge, either man or woman, and for him who lies with her who is unclean.. To touch a person engaged in a spiritual discharge of the flesh is symbolic of actively participating in that sin with them. Again, there is no implication here that there is anything morally wrong about this function. There is no coarse or inappropriate reference here. We must bring the thought of God into the simplest, the commonest, and the most secret acts. Our Heavenly Father, we thank you for your deep and penetrating concern and compassion for us. Everything about us is of great concern to our heavenly Father. 3. The ordinary processes of life are not necessarily clean because they are natural. Young Christians especially are often unaware of why they start out their new lives with a joyful experience but after awhile it all seems to pall. And 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. i. 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. Start your free trial today! Leviticus 15:3. 19(N)If a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body is blood, she shall be [c]set apart seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening. As we look at these various discharges and see what they meant in terms of the physical lives of God's people then, we need also to see what they mean to us on the level of our spiritual development now. Message transcript and recording 1972 by Ray Stedman Ministries, owner of sole copyright by assignment from the author. Thus it would be an abomination to engage in sexual activity in the tabernacle precinct. (Rooker). 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. All these practices were imposed upon God's people by their heavenly Father in order to prevent among them the diseases which were rampant in the ancient world. Nothing is outside His jurisdiction. He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. The third level was someone who came in contact with an object made unclean. 26 Any 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. God and His word deal with all manner of private and sexual matters but do so in an appropriate, dignified way. And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: Murder and adultery and some of the other more open sins can be avoided by many people. And the earthen vessel which he who has the discharge touches shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water." This is the way he fulfilled that promise. How they can sneak up on us and defile us, Lord, when we are not aware! 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