This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: It is we who had walked away from You 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. When King Saul was looking for a good time to kill David, a hint of this law is evident at the table he sat at , Then David hid in the field. Now eternally cleansed, and eternally pure, A few things about verse 16, and those to come. This chapter of Leviticus deals specifically with "bodily discharges.". This would be comparable to what is seen here. His dischargeisunclean Can such a thing be? 101. 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. The living water is a picture of Christ as is specifically noted in John 4 and John 7. It can be a noun, as in the act of discharging someone from the hospital or from the military. 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. The exact nature of this discharge is not stated, although the most frequently suggested opinion is that it refers to gonorrhea. 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. So much so, that it was talked about openly. It said that there is something broken and inherently impure in us, even in what comes from us normally. i. 25And all the people answered and said, His bloodbeon us and on our children. On the other hand, the stopped up discharge would be a person who looks at pornography. Listen :: Leviticus 15. It can be a verb, where you take the action of expelling someone I am discharging you from your job as chief operator of the wastewater plant. It can also be a verb which means to allow something to flow out when it was confined. It is from the earth, and it has never been alive. The word then is tied also to merkavah or chariot, which is now todays modern tank in Israel. What they had missed was the spirit and intent of what the passage is conveying to us. God and His word deal with all manner of private and sexual matters but do so in an appropriate, dignified way. 26Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he deliveredHimto be crucified. The word everything here is a word which indicates a utensil. 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. How, I ask, can we do that? But why would an emission of semen render a person unclean? Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Even if touched by a person who is unclean, they can be rinsed and cleansed. She shall be set apart seven days: The womans ceremonial impurity lasted seven days. Its worth noting this does not mean evil. Discharging Discharges, Part 1. And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Every bed on which she lies all the days of her discharge shall be to her as the bed of her impurity; and whatever she sits on shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity. As we have seen, these birds picture Christ in their simplicity, purity, and humility. Add in emissions, and there are 26 total. 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. They have made themselves unclean by joining with the person who is actively engaged in such things. Ancient Egypt knew this. 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 issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. In such, the person is defiled and unclean. This is why we are told to not have fellowship with deeds of darkness, but we are to put on holiness like a garment and keep ourselves from participating in these things. I wash my hands in my innocence before You, O God 17 But what remains of the . Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! 2 Corinthians 7:1, Next Week: Leviticus 15:19-33 Some more discharge verses to get through (Discharging Discharges, Part II) (26th Leviticus Sermon). It could be immoral, perverse, lewd, or vulgar speech. This could go with any such sin of the flesh. That is a complete abuse of what is being relayed in Genesis 38. And theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, These are the words to them He was relaying. 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. These things had a purpose, and they have served their purpose well if if we learn what that purpose was. 26Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, Something has happened to him; heisunclean, surely heisunclean. 1 Samuel 20:24-26. i. At that moment, we are considered justified, sanctified, and purified. Understanding these various connotations of the word will help us to understand what the Lord is showing us in this chapter. And so, a person who so washes himself is a symbolic picture of new life cleansed in Christs Living Water. There is no coarse or inappropriate reference here. You seeto it. To be expelled from the camp means that one is out of fellowship with the congregation. In the end, just as evil company corrupts good habits, so evil communication corrupts good discourse and manners between men. Christ came born of a woman, but with no human father. We must bring the thought of God into the simplest, the commonest, and the most secret acts. How can we experience true freedom in Christ? To you forever will the saints break forth and sing 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. Leviticus 15 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. Or, it may still be speaking euphemistically about his private parts in particular. 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. And be unclean until evening In Christ, He found the life acceptable, and therefore He then accepts His sin offering in our place. These laws were meant to have both hygienic benefits and spiritual applications; they were never intended as the way to be right with God. This is in contrast to verse 13 which left off the word all, showing us that it was speaking of his private parts only there. We need Christ. In pagan religion sexual activity among worshipers was believed to activate the gods into fertilizing the soil with rain. (Rooker). 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings () for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. When any man has a discharge from his body Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; ..that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting., Either way, problems arise, because only the hands are mentioned, even if a different part of the body actually touched the other person. Nothing is said about this in Genesis 1:28. Translations for Leviticus 15:12. 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. [Torath Kohanim 15:142] Andthere isan emission of semen, such is seen Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Read verse in New International Version The other word meaning stopped up is new to Scripture, khatham. In this case, it extends to any bed upon which a person lies, or anything on which he sits. b. In type, our coverings are cleansed and purified though the work of Christ, pictured by the evening, or the start of the new day. If he doesnt do this, then he needs to wash his clothes, bathe, and remain unclean until evening. It indicates that which flows or gushes. 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. 'The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. The foul heart may vitiate the most natural functions. (Meyer), iii. 22Pilate said to them, What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? See Genesis 38:9. Matthew Poole, In this verse, it mentions an emission of semen. The avoidance of intercourse during menstruation was later mentioned in Ezekiel 18:6 as an evidence of a righteous man. The shekavah, or emission, has only been seen in one other account, Exodus 16. And Jonathan arose,and Abner sat by Sauls side, but Davids place was empty. All of these other religions intuitively know there is inherent sin, even if they dont understand why it is so. Discharges Causing Uncleanness. b. They are done. Youve heard the verses read. 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. This is why circumcision was given to Abraham. i. For each person cleansed by His precious blood Lets plunge into the Deeper Waters and find out. One could be a follower of Jesus without the ritual conformity to the Mosaic Law. This is the set time for purification where the person continues in their defilement, just as we have seen elsewhere. 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. iv. 23Then the governor said, Why, what evil has He done? We have been reconciled! 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. 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. This seems more sure because in verse 16, it will add in the words, which, though involuntary, might arise from some lustful dream or imagination. Then he shall count for himself for his cleansing seven days 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. For a person to hang around and fellowship with someone who is engaging in sin would then defile that person. 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. So I will go about Your altar, OLord, Then he shall be clean; He has entered a clean phase, On the eighth day he shall take for himself The word for discharge is zuv. That may not be true. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law. i. Our iniquities stained us through and through, But in Your amazing love, and in your magnificent mercy Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Reconciliation has come; new life has begun. 13And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. II. So now we have to ask a question that might seem obvious, but it is one worth thinking about. Leviticus 15:25, ESV: "If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, not at the . 30The priest is to sacrifice one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And He will come again to judge. In Him, there is complete restoration and full redemption. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. - New American Standard Bible 1995 The first is that of the private parts of a person. It can be a noun, as in the act of discharging someone from the hospital or from the military. 5And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Just consider, To see the schedule of past shows with links of the Deeper Waters Podcast and to see who will be on upcoming episodes, click, You can also listen to the Deeper Waters Podcast on ITunes. 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. a. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. The many uses of the word often make it necessary to deduce exactly what is being referred to. Cleansing from Discharges (verses 13-15). As we have seen in other passages, everything in verses like this occurs simultaneously. [It] shall be broken Secondly, these verses are a part of the Law of Moses. 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. He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. A careful perusal of these requirements reminds us that the procreative faculties are all underneath the curse. First, it could be that there is an unclean person because of a discharge. He isnt a drug addict, but he touched, or joined, with the person who is an addict during a moment of weakness. Discharges and emissions and oh boy. In a radical way, this separated Israel from the spiritual and sexual practices of the surrounding peoples. 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. 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. As Christians, our mission field would be sinners, let us lead all to repentance and to Christ instead of condemnation of their sins. Why does God have all these regulations concerning the human body? 12A clay pot(I) that the man touches must be broken, and any wooden article(J) is to be rinsed with water. The word "discharge" has several meanings depending on the context. Many times, it uses euphemisms to speak of sexual activity or of sexual body parts. All rights reserved. It is the spit which defiles the next person, regardless as to the intent of how it got on him. 17And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with 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. That would defile a persons mind, even if they were not able to avoid that. (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). This is how it shall be, And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge What is not explicit, but which could be assumed, is that this is speaking of both purposeful and accidental spitting. What are the bodily discharges mentioned in Leviticus 15, and why did they make a person unclean? They were offered as a sin offering and as a burnt offering. 23Whether it is the bed or anything she was sitting on, when anyone touches it, they will be unclean till evening. That terminology was carefully explained in Leviticus 11 as pointing to the work of Christ. iii. iv. After a period of seven days (presumably without the discharge), there was a ceremonial cleansing. Chapter 15 of Leviticus serves as the basis for the Jewish menstrual laws. As we have seen elsewhere, defilement is not limited to people alone, but to the things a person comes in contact with. First, most commentators say verse 16 is an involuntary emission. 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. So let's turn and take a look together this morning at Leviticus 19, verses 1 and 2. He shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons: A small offering was brought to the priest at the tabernacle. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. It was a regular part of the life of an Israelite to be unclean and unable to interact with others at various times. Lev 12:3 Eze 16:26 23:20 KJV Bible Commentary 3-6. Because it speaks of the private parts concerning the discharge, some scholars immediately jump on it as resulting from the sin of illicit sex. 21The governor answered and said to them, Which of the two do you want me to release to you? 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. get to know the Bible better! This seems more sure because in verse 16, it will add in the words eth kol, or all. That verse then is set in contrast to this where only a part of the body is washed. It was a normal part of their daily lives. It is more valuable, considered non-porous, and thus non absorbent. It is connected to the root ndd, meaning "to make distant." The. It is the purification which symbolizes the work of Christ in us. It more refers to emissions of a sexual nature that are likely outside of regular sexual activity. I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. Isaiah 50:6, That is then fulfilled in Jesus words in the New Testament , Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles;34and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. These are the words to them He was relaying, Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: All hail the glorious name of Christ Jesus Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. However, for a New Testament picture, it indicates something which causes spiritual uncleanness. *18Also, when a woman lies with a man, andthere isan emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: And be unclean until evening 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. i. For example, a person who went into a leprous house would be unclean until evening, but if someone lay down in that house, they would not only be unclean, but would have to also wash their clothes. If you missed that sermon, or if you forgot this, go watch the sermon. It is that altar which symbolically allows access for the atoned sinner into the Holy Place. However and secondly, it could be that the person who is touched by the unclean person immediately washes his hands, and is thus symbolically purified. Text Verse: I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. The life of sin, pictured by the discharge, is atoned for and covered over. Now is seen a verb used only here in Scripture. ii. You made a way for us to be brought back to You 1 Corinthians 15:33, 34, That is then pictured in the next verses. The word discharge has several meanings depending on the context. What is uncleanness all about? They obviously didnt mind the state of being unclean that much. In this case, no defilement is transferred. a. 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. It also said that there is a significant aspect of our brokenness and impurity that is, in some way, connected to our sexuality. 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. 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. But they cried out all the more, saying, Let Him be crucified!, When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather, a tumult was rising, he took water and washed, hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. In this verse, it mentions an emission of semen. 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. As we saw before, this then is a ceremonial defilement of the conscience. Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. The first is an unregenerate person who has never been spiritually alive. When he who has a discharge is cleansed: When the abnormal genital discharge ended, the man could be made ceremonially clean. The mode of conveyance would be a symbol of position. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. For her, this is especially evident since she has a flow of blood and the loss of blood in this way was considered unclean. 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. Leviticus 15 : NIV & KJV. And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; b. 1. But the wood is used to make a picture for us. Before theLordbecause of his discharge; this his proffering, If any man has an emission of semen . They result in a state of 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. 12The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. Look out! Therefore, let us look to Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith. Thus it extends to saddles, chairs, something as an improvised chair, a blanket, or whatever else. 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 principle of sexual restraint is often stated in the New Testament. One is active, one is passive. The position of doctrine which is pictured here is explained by Paul in Ephesians 4 , ..that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting. Ephesians 4:14. i. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 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