The Hebrew term used for menstruation in Leviticus 15:19, 20, 24, and 33 is niddatah, which has as its root ndh, a word meaning "separation," usually as a result of impurity. Let us run the race that is set before us with our eyes on Christ. In Christ, 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. Leviticus 15 - Laws Concerning Bodily Discharges A. Bodily discharges from a man. For one thing, the body matters. 5And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 4 "'any bed that the one Donald Trump is famous for that. 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. There is no coarse or inappropriate reference here. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. This was not the case at the creation. Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 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. Shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, as well 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. To you forever will the saints break forth and sing The door of the tent of meeting means the altar of burnt offering. And theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, These are the words to them He was relaying. When they defile My tabernacle that is among them: This made an obvious separation between sex and the worship of God. If we were to look for what this is picturing, it is that which proceeds out of the mouth, and thus unclean communication. Bleeding may eventually lead to death. i. 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. This is how it shall be, And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge Like the bed of the first half, the same is true with anything which is sat on in the second, anyone who sits on whatever the person with the discharge sits is likewise unclean. 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. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. This was the same procedure followed after the cleansing of a man with an abnormal genital discharge (verses 13-15). The same is true with what is pictured in the next two verses. 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. i. 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. Second, sex is something sacred as it is the connecting of two sacred bodies in the most intimate way possible. 1. They obviously didnt mind the state of being unclean that much. Leviticus 15:19 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20) Leviticus 15:19 - 'When a woman has a discharge, if her discharge in her body is blood, she shall continue in her menstrual impurity for seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening. Understanding that, lets look at these verses with a view to seeing why this is being mentioned at all. Judaism obviously follows this precept if they adhere to the law. Now is seen a verb used only here in Scripture. 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. 2 Corinthians 7:1, Next Week: Leviticus 15:19-33 Some more discharge verses to get through (Discharging Discharges, Part II) (26th Leviticus Sermon). Sin is an infectious disease, and it renders all who come in contact with it unclean. One is active, one is passive. Many of them also concern matters that were not sinful but would just happen over the course of time. And again, it can be used to indicate man over against God in his fallen state as in, Sam walks in the flesh and not in the Spirit. And finally, it can speak of all living creatures, as in All flesh is known to God. Both testaments give these to some extent. And Jonathan arose,and Abner sat by Sauls side, but Davids place was empty. If evening on that day was 6pm, the uncleanness ended. Normally, the Bible is not that explicit concerning sexual terminology, though Song of Songs is exceptional in some ways. They said, Barabbas! 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. a. You made a way for us to be brought back to You 3 This, moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness whether his body allows its discharge . This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: Statute for Cleansing Bodily Discharges. Why were a husband and wife considered unclean after they had sexual relations? Nothing is said about this in Genesis 1:28. There is no specific washing commanded at the end of the seven days, but it was either implied or considered unnecessary. And in this matter I am guiltless, no doubt. We should be the most pro-sex people out there. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. After this, a final summary is made in verses 31-33, highlighting the reason for the contents of the chapter. The general principle was that when the unclean comes into contact with the clean, it is the clean that is made unclean. Then David hid in the field. The principle of sexual restraint is often stated in the New Testament. If he doesnt do this, then he needs to wash his clothes, bathe, and remain unclean until evening. They have incurred defilement from it. First point. He has a good plan and purpose for you. It is connected to the root ndd, meaning "to make distant." First point. It can be a noun, as in the act of discharging someone from the hospital or from the military. Many times, it uses euphemisms to speak of sexual activity or of sexual body parts. 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. 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. The other as a burnt offering as a life wholly offered to God as an acceptable and sweet smelling aroma to Him. 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). Many of us can treat the body as a negative. That is seen in Ephesians 5:2. I do not know about this thing which has come about 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. The first is that of the private parts of a person. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter of Deeper Waters. It is from Christ where the Living Waters come. This is the set time for purification where the person continues in their defilement, just as we have seen elsewhere. At that moment, we are considered justified, sanctified, and purified. And be unclean until evening Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Lets plunge into the Deeper Waters and find out. The life of sin, pictured by the discharge, is atoned for and covered over. a 3 he is unclean from the discharge, whether the discharge continues to flow from his genitals or is obstructed, he is still unclean. (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. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Even if touched by a person who is unclean, they can be rinsed and cleansed. The mere presence of both desire and opportunity do not mean that a sexual act is obedient or pure before God. It is a law coming from the Lord, and therefore it is given through the lawgiver, Moses, but it also deals with priestly purification, and so Aaron is addressed as well. 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. Therefore, let us look to Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith. 1 Corinthians 15:33, 34, That is then pictured in the next verses. In picture, the atonement and vicarious death are made by Christ on our behalf. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. 17. r/TrueChristian. This is what is seen in this verse. So the priest shall make atonement for him Shall be unclean, and nothing else besides, Whoever touches anything that was under him, as I say The word for discharge is zuv. 15The priest is to sacrifice them, the one for a sin offering[a](N) and the other for a burnt offering. God did not want this association in His worship. Christ first came to save. Nothing is lacking, and all is made right. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . How, I ask, can we do that? What is uncleanness all about? All rights reserved worldwide. [It] shall be broken (c) 2021 TheEnduring WordBible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. b. 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. If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. But why would an emission of semen render a person unclean? He isnt a drug addict, but he touched, or joined, with the person who is an addict during a moment of weakness. A rider on a white horse might be a general or a king. That is seen in several places in Scripture, such as in Hebrews 9:28. This is certainly what is seen here, or otherwise, it would have mentioned vessels of copper, brass, and so on. 16When a man has an emission of semen,(Q) he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening. These things had a purpose, and they have served their purpose well if if we learn what that purpose was. ii. New International Version (NIV). It honors God, our future spouses, and ourselves. This corresponds to what occurred in the leprosy verses. Through the blood of Christ, ended the great controversy Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Read verse in New International Version This could go with any such sin of the flesh. It indicates to seal, as a king would seal a document. 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. 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. This will be explained in greater detail in verse 13. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Leviticus 15:1-18 Discharging Discharges, Part 1 You've heard the verses read. But who can be pure in Your eyes? It shall be washed with water 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. On which he who has the discharge sat There are noun and verb discharges in todays verses. God and His word deal with all manner of private and sexual matters but do so in an appropriate, dignified way. 26Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, Something has happened to him; heisunclean, surely heisunclean. 1 Samuel 20:24-26. iii. On the other hand, the stopped up discharge would be a person who looks at pornography. In Mark 7:1-9 Jesus criticized the Pharisees for their over-emphasis on ceremonial cleanliness and their lack of regard for internal cleanliness. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: You allowed a discharge to discharge. See, were getting good at this. b. If someone had one of these, it would render them unclean. 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. If we can just remember this, then it will all begin to make sense as we evaluate the verses. 'When he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. 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. a. 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. Done means done. And be unclean until evening time of day, If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean It was a regular part of the life of an Israelite to be unclean and unable to interact with others at various times. Secondly, these verses are a part of the Law of Moses. ii. 14(cont) and come before theLord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and give them to the priest. Leviticus 15:13 Context. One is as a sin-offering for forgiveness of the sins of life. (1-3) The general principle regarding an abnormal bodily discharge. The washing of the clothes, as we have seen several times, is symbolic of the outward reflection of the inward change in the person. Giving Glory to God from Sarasota, Florida, Leviticus 15:1-18 Leviticus 15:19 When a woman has a discharge, and the discharge in her body is blood, she shall be in her menstrual impurity for seven days, and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening. 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. The first is that of the private parts of a person. 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. Can such a thing be? Then their uncleanness ended when the day ended (until evening). In a radical way, this separated Israel from the spiritual and sexual practices of the surrounding peoples. And be unclean until evening; until the day is spent, Also, when a woman lies with a man 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings () for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. Other religions as well understand this defilement. Leviticus 15:1 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, Leviticus 15:3 This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. 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. 15Then the priest shall offer them, the oneasa sin offering and the otherasa burnt offering. They shall bathe in water So his discharge will bring about uncleanness. Shall wash his clothes and bathe in water To be more specific, Peter is quoting there from Leviticus 11:44 or maybe 11:45. 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. Then he shall wash in water all his body See Genesis 38:9. Matthew Poole. As G. Campbell Morgan wrote, For us the way of perpetual cleansing is provided in Christ.. 6And all the elders of that city nearest to the slainmanshall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. That uncleanness would be spread to any person touching those objects made unclean. They shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening: In the case of an emission of semen, both the man and his wife needed to ceremonially cleanse themselves and respect a brief time of ceremonial impurity. That is a complete abuse of what is being relayed in Genesis 38. 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). 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