8 " 'If the man with the discharge spits on someone who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. 5:11; 23:38; 36:17, ver 16, 32; Lev 22:4; Nu 5:2; 2Sa 3:29; Mt 9:20, Lev 5:10; 14:20, 31; 18:19; 2Sa 11:4; Mk 5:25; Lk 8:43, Lev 20:3; Nu 5:3; 19:13, 20; 2Sa 15:25; 2Ki 21:7; Ps 33:14; 74:7; 76:2; Eze 5:11; 23:38. Our problem is that our attitudes need to be corrected. You remember that when the leper was cleansed he had to go through a much more rigorous ceremony which included several offerings. 12A clay pot(I) that the man touches must be broken, and any wooden article(J) is to be rinsed with water. The exact nature of this discharge is not stated, although the most frequently suggested opinion is that it refers to gonorrhea. Yet we need to remember that spiritual cleanliness in worship is important today. We have seen this phrase all through Leviticus and need to know what it conforms to in our own spiritual experience. But here God is teaching us how to handle it. This is what the blood always does. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy 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. More insights from your Bible study - Get Started with Logos Bible Software for Free! Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. For permission to use this content, please review Major Prophets The counterpart of that in the spiritual life is the moment when we repudiate this fleshly manifestation and return to a position of trust in God and we walk again in the Spirit. b. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point a. Luke-Acts Then the priest shall offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for her before the LORD for the discharge of her uncleanness. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. 13 " '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. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: (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. (Leviticus 15:16-18 RSV). (Y), 31You must keep the Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not die in their uncleanness for defiling my dwelling place,[b](Z) which is among them., 32These are the regulations for a man with a discharge, for anyone made unclean by an emission of semen,(AA) 33for a woman in her monthly period, for a man or a woman with a discharge, and for a man who has sexual relations with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.(AB). It cannot be solved by a mere rearrangement of surface symptoms. b. That uncleanness would be spread to any person touching those objects made unclean. Minor Prophets The command forced the obedient Israelite man or woman to say no to their sexual desires in certain situations. And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. 7And he who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. First, the people of Israel could become "unclean." The End of the Law: Mosaic Covenant in Pauline Theology by Jason Meyer. The man made unclean could spread his uncleanness through contact (every bed on which he lies shall be unclean). 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. I hadn't meant to offend. 2. 27 Whoever touches them will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. They didnt make Him unclean. Wisdom Literature Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. 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. The Whole Bible i. This is the way he fulfilled that promise. Minor Prophets "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). 30The priest is to sacrifice one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. 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. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. 15 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, hWhen any man has a discharge from his body,1 his discharge is unclean. And these discharges from life come all the time -- especially when the passions are aroused, as in anger or sex. 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. 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." 30Then the priest shall offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a (R)burnt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord for the discharge of her uncleanness. I can pass on the wisdom which I have accumulated through the years. 21Anyone who touches her bed will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. Sign up for daily inspiration today! b. (D) 6Whoever sits on anything that the man with a discharge sat on must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. I said, "Fearful of what?" 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. 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. 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). If any man has an emission of semen: When a man discharged semen (either accidentally or in sex), he had to cleanse himself and respect a brief time of ceremonial impurity. How often have you quoted First John 1:9? Lewis? In this way he will make atonement before the LORD for the man because of his discharge. 16(L)If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. General Epistles The New Testament It is called in the margin ( Leviticus 15:2; Leviticus 15:2) the running of the reins: a very grievous and loathsome disease, which was, usually the effect and consequent of wantonness and uncleanness, and a dissolute course of life, filling . 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 shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons: A small offering was brought to the priest at the tabernacle. 44:23; [Heb. There is no coarse or inappropriate reference here. 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. 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. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . But mere uncleanness is much less serious than that, but it is to go on until evening. 25 " '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. And then he shall be "unclean until the evening." The New Testament Leviticus 15 contains rules for the Israelites under the Mosaic Law concerning various bodily discharges. 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. So God has provided a way, a remedy. With that as an introduction, let's examine this chapter where certain normal and even unavoidable discharges from the body are dealt with: First those concerning men, in Verses1-18, Then those concerning women, in Verses19-30, and, finally, a short summarization.This chapter, dealing as it does with such open frankness about these matters, always reminds me of an incident which took place when I was being discharged from the United States Navy at the end of World WarII. Pentateuch We have all had this experience, haven't we? 11:47; 14:57; 22:2; Deut. This general principle was completely reversed in the person and work of Jesus the Messiah. What are we to do about them? 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. i. He designed it and so there is nothing wrong with it nor is there anything wrong in discussing it. c. If any man lies with her: A man who had sex with a woman during her days of normal menstruation was also unclean seven days, following the course of the womans uncleanness. They were offered as a sin offering and as a burnt offering. 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. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point I bet you're all excited to get into them. The ordinary processes of life are not necessarily clean because they are natural. I feel very much like that about this chapter. 3Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. 1. 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. This was done by the individual, supported by the expectation of the culture. 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. 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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.. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: You can also change some of your preferences. That is a new beginning. Poetical Books Bible > Leviticus > Chapter 15 > Verse 19 eBibles Free Downloads Audio Leviticus 15:19 Context Crossref Comm Hebrew Verse (Click for Chapter) His grace, and blood, and cleansing, are always requisite, and ever ready. (Meyer). Nothing you eat or drink, can defile you, ceremonially and morally. 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. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Nothing is outside His jurisdiction. of Scripture. We know how it works. These laws were meant to have both hygienic benefits and spiritual applications; they were never intended as the way to be right with God. Whether the exercise of such faculties be natural or unnatural, in the sight of a God of absolute holiness they are tainted with sin. (Morgan). How practical these matters are! 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. Thus a new day begins. 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. When they defile My tabernacle that is among them: This made an obvious separation between sex and the worship of God. Here we see that God has a part in even natural, permitted, blessed expressions of sexuality. In a radical way, this separated Israel from the spiritual and sexual practices of the surrounding peoples. ). Beyond building a culture of appropriate sexual restraint, there were additional benefits to these commands. 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. Prophets i. And any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. Jesus said so. Start your free trial today! Their nature is just as twisted and they will be just as blind to counsel from their elders as we were at their age. 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. But my answer to that is: "If this chapter should not be read then it should never have been written.". 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. And our recognition of the fact that Christ has borne that penalty for us is the application to our lives of the offering of the blood. Leviticus 15:2 tn Heb "when there is a discharge from his flesh." Psalm 78:5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: Leviticus 22:4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. And you are free to go on with your conscience clear once again. And they represent the fact that the evil, fallen nature -- even though we are believers and have a new relationship with Christ -- is still there and is so subtle, so close to us, so silken that it slips out sometimes without our being aware. (Leviticus 15:31 RSV). You've heard the verses read. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. 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. Wound, skin and discharge precautions. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Minor Prophets 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. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! (Leviticus 15:19-24) Impurity during menstruation. The fact that even normal and permitted sexual activity made a man ceremonially unclean was not Gods condemnation of sex. ii. 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. Today we come to the fifteenth chapter, and perhaps some of you have been afraid of what we run into here. And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening; and he who carries such a thing shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. 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. 15And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: (A)When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. 13When a man is cleansed from his discharge, he is to count off seven days(K) for his ceremonial cleansing; he must wash his clothes and bathe himself with fresh water, and he will be clean. When they defile My tabernacle that is among them: This made an obvious separation between sex and the worship of God. Thank you for registering. c. If any man lies with her: A man who had sex with a woman during her days of normal menstruation was also unclean seven days, following the course of the womans uncleanness. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 21Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. (Y), 31You must keep the Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not die in their uncleanness for defiling my dwelling place,[b](Z) which is among them., 32These are the regulations for a man with a discharge, for anyone made unclean by an emission of semen,(AA) 33for a woman in her monthly period, for a man or a woman with a discharge, and for a man who has sexual relations with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.(AB). That may not be true. Then their uncleanness ended when the day ended (until evening). If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. Luke-Acts They don't allow their conscience to be cleansed. The Gospels GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. After a period of seven days (presumably without the discharge), there was a ceremonial cleansing. a. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days: In the case of blood discharge other than normal menstruation (either longer in duration or out of her normal menstrual cycle), a woman was also ceremonially unclean. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. 12:15], Lev. 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. But he also lists many which cannot be avoided, which will be found in us from time to time, whether we like it or not, even as Christians. He said, "I'm fine, but a little fearful." i. i. 3. Unless you do that you remain unclean. New Living Translation "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. Johannine Writings Perhaps this is one of the major reasons that Israel has been preserved as a nation through all these centuries. Yet it never works out that way because, though we can help them in certain ways and give them counsel and guidance, nevertheless they will have to make some of the same mistakes that we made. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Many times it is because they have not learned how to deal with these unavoidable discharges of life, these aggravating things that they say and do which are hurtful and injurious to others. (Leviticus 15:4-12 RSV). Thus offenses can occur, defiling, injurious, hurtful relationships can ensue. gain access to 50+ premium resources to enhance your study of Scripture. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! i. 11 " 'Anyone the man with a discharge touches without rinsing his hands with water must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. 12A clay pot(I) that the man touches must be broken, and any wooden article(J) is to be rinsed with water. The second level was an object or person who came into contact with the afflicted one. b. Whoever touches his bed: In this context, there were three ways a person or thing might be made unclean. If you are one of those people who suspect that God is so great and distant and remote from us that he cannot be concerned with you, (then) you have only to read a passage like this to see how intimately, deeply, and compassionately he is concerned. She shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons: A small offering was brought to the priest at the tabernacle. 24:8; Ezek. 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