Leviticus 15 (NIV) 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. 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. 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. 16When a man has an emission of semen,(Q) he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening. 23Then the governor said, Why, what evil has He done? That is used several times, including Isaiah 50:6 which is a prophecy of Christ being spat upon by others , I gave My back to those who struckMe, He shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons: A small offering was brought to the priest at the tabernacle. Shall wash his clothes and bathe in water And the third day He will rise again. Mark 10:33, 34. Lev 14 specifies that such uncleanliness will last at least 8 days. 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 proclaim our innocence., I will wash my hands in innocence; Our iniquities stained us through and through, But in Your amazing love, and in your magnificent mercy 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. This is what is seen here. For a person to hang around and fellowship with someone who is engaging in sin would then defile that person. Whether his body runs with his discharge, as I address But the law says it does. In cutting the male member, it pictured cutting the transfer of sin in humanity. In either case running discharge, or one which is stopped up, the person is considered unclean. We are clean. 5Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near, for theLordyour God has chosen them to minister to Him and to bless in the name of theLord; by their word every controversy and every assault shall besettled. All rights reserved. 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. This presented a powerful and consistent message. If evening on that day was 6pm, the uncleanness ended. i. It is a picture of being penitent, being made alive in Christ, and being immersed through baptism. All rights reserved worldwide. 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. The discharge in Lev 15:1-15 is not semen. Leviticus 15:1-18 Discharging Discharges, Part 1 You've heard the verses read. In type, our coverings are cleansed and purified though the work of Christ, pictured by the evening, or the start of the new day. Shall be unclean, and nothing else besides, Whoever touches anything that was under him, as I say This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: The shekavah, or emission, has only been seen in one other account, Exodus 16. 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. Three examples of this from Scripture will show the symbolism , Ifanyoneis found slain, lying in the field in the land which theLord your God is giving you to possess,andit is not known who killed him,2then your elders and your judges shall go out and measurethe distancefrom the slain man to the surrounding cities. If he touches another person, it could be that it is acceptable if he first washes his hands. 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. 12A clay pot(I) that the man touches must be broken, and any wooden article(J) is to be rinsed with water. When Jesus who was clean in every sense touched an unclean person, He made them clean (Luke 5:12-14). He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. Pictures and Artwork. Whether it continues. iv. 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. This will be explained in greater detail in verse 13. In this way he will make atonement before the LORD for the man because of his discharge. 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. And theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, These are the words to them He was relaying. 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. Andthere isan emission of semen, such is seen Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. The Pharisees and scribes had designed an elaborate system of such washings based on this passage. The human discharge may be natural (vv. 10(cont) He who carriesany ofthose things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. (And I affirm the virgin birth), The best way to donate to me is through the work of Risen Jesus. 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. 9So you shall put away theguilt ofinnocent blood from among you when you dowhat isright in the sight of theLord. Deuteronomy 21:1-9, A declaration of innocence is made, and it is accompanied by the elders, meaning the citys representatives, washing their hands over the dead substitute. 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. The garments go from defiled to purified. 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. 30The priest is to sacrifice one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. Add in emissions, and there are 26 total. 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. Before answering, this is something that is known to exist in many religions. Laws, rites, and sacrifices are revealed for cleansing those who have a discharge and other types of uncleanness. Leviticus chapter 15. It is the verb, Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.. When any man has a discharge from his body 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. From his body: From the context, it is clear that this is a polite reference to the penis, the male sexual organ. 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. 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. Paul implores us to walk in the Spirit. The same is true with what is pictured in the next two verses. This was the same procedure followed after the cleansing of a man with an abnormal genital discharge (verses 13-15). Both birds picture the work of Christ. If we were to look for what this is picturing, it is that which proceeds out of the mouth, and thus unclean communication. God and His word deal with all manner of private and sexual matters but do so in an appropriate, dignified way. (R) 17Any clothing or leather that has semen on it must be washed with water, and it will be unclean till evening. i. Leviticus 15:18, the center of the chiasm, mentions sexual intercourse, . 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. It doesnt apply to us now, and yet we know we are loved because of Christ. 3 . 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 pressure in that wastewater tank might lead to an explosive discharge. If that ever happens I speak from experience get ready for a long, long shower. They were offered as a sin offering and as a burnt offering. The Hebrew here says, bmayim khayim, or in living water. The private parts of the person are where life issues from. And be unclean until evening ii. As a noun, it can also be the action of discharging something like a liquid. 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. As we continue to see, Moses and Aaron are jointly addressed at the giving of the laws which concern overall defilement. In Him, there is complete restoration and full redemption. b. We are to separate ourselves from such evil. 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. After washing, he remained unclean until evening. We have been reconciled! 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. 4 "'any bed that the one Discharges and emissions and oh boy. 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. It might seem odd in looking at marriage to go to Leviticus 15, but these are issues with regard to sexuality. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. II. It must be so because what was forbidden under the Law of Moses is not even mentioned in the New Covenant. In Christ, a. 8If 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. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. And shall be rinsed in water every vessel of wood, And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge 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. 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. As we have seen in other passages, everything in verses like this occurs simultaneously. Look out! To be more specific, Peter is quoting there from Leviticus 11:44 or maybe 11:45. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We are cleansed when we come to Christ, pictured by the coming of the new day at evening. 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. The general principle was that when the unclean comes into contact with the clean, it is the clean that is made unclean. whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped from discharge, it is uncleanness in him." (Leviticus 15:1-3 RSV) As you pass through life you unavoidably pick up certain infections which create bodily discharges like diarrhea and runny noses. In this way he will make atonement for her before the Lord for the uncleanness of her discharge. i. The exact nature of this discharge is not stated, although the most frequently suggested opinion is that it refers to gonorrhea. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. 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. And be unclean until evening time of day, If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean get to know the Bible better! And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. As the seat of the conveyance signifies a type of authority, it would be more suitable to the picture to go back to the church with the pastor who is preaching a false message. 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. Granted I have a future spouse, she will know that I was faithfully pure both inside of marriage and outside of it. All it says is, , Then God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.. 25And all the people answered and said, His bloodbeon us and on our children. These things had a purpose, and they have served their purpose well if if we learn what that purpose was. The word then is tied also to merkavah or chariot, which is now todays modern tank in Israel. To you forever will the saints break forth and sing That is seen in Ephesians 5:2. Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. 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. One commentator I read goes so far as to say , which, though involuntary, might arise from some lustful dream or imagination. And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; Then he shall wash in water all his body As Christians, our mission field would be sinners, let us lead all to repentance and to Christ instead of condemnation of their sins. This is how hi. The ordinary processes of life are not necessarily clean because they are natural. 28When she is cleansed from her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean. This general principle was completely reversed in the person and work of Jesus the Messiah. Understanding that, lets look at these verses with a view to seeing why this is being mentioned at all. If he doesnt do this, then he needs to wash his clothes, bathe, and remain unclean until evening. 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. Nothing is said about this in Genesis 1:28. 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. The discharges are as follows: 1) A running discharge from a man ( Leviticus 15:2-15 ); based on the context, we assume the discharge flows from a man's sexual organs, although the text speaks only in general terms of "an unusual bodily discharge" ( Leviticus 15:2 ). But the wood is used to make a picture for us. After all, God created this whole system and meant for us to enjoy it as well. 'The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. 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. a. Bleeding may eventually lead to death. 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. And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. 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. Beyond building a culture of appropriate sexual restraint, there were additional benefits to these commands. That he who has the discharge touches, this is not good If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Why is a bodily discharge unclean and why does it make people and objects ritually unclean? 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. The body is something good and it is something that God will raise us up in again. For each person cleansed by His precious blood 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. First point. We call on the Lord, we are made spotless, we are made spiritually alive, and we receive the Living Waters of eternal life. They have made themselves unclean by joining with the person who is actively engaged in such things. 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. Nothing is said about this in Genesis 1:28. 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. 4Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. This chapter of Leviticus deals specifically with "bodily discharges.". Discharging Discharges, Part 1. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. As we have seen, these birds picture Christ in their simplicity, purity, and humility. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, put away from yourselves the evil person. 1 Corinthians 5:13. That terminology was carefully explained in Leviticus 11 as pointing to the work of Christ. 5Anyone who touches his bed must wash their clothes(B) and bathe with water,(C) and they will be unclean till evening. Itishis uncleanness, Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies In Him, all ills are healed. This could go with any such sin of the flesh. He then says this allows him to go about the Lords altar. They absorb into themselves the unclean sin of another, they are reprobate, and they are to be destroyed. His dischargeisunclean 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. It is an open and running discharge in their life. Our sins defiled us, only stained garments were seen So why do it? We may request cookies to be set on your device. Sex isnt dirty, but there are times to abstain to focus on holy aspects, as Paul advised temporarily for married couples in 1 Cor. But if it was voluntary, and by a mans own procurement when awake, it was esteemed abominable, and a degree of murder. Matthew 27:20-26. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. In a radical way, this separated Israel from the spiritual and sexual practices of the surrounding peoples. Whatever she sits on shall be unclean: The womans ceremonial uncleanness could be spread to any object upon which she lay or sat. The life of sin, pictured by the discharge, is atoned for and covered over. Thus He cut the line of sin because no human seed from a father was transmitted to Him. 17 But what remains of the . Show us the way, and to there we shall go, II. 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 whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 23Whether it is the bed or anything she was sitting on, when anyone touches it, they will be unclean till evening. The first is an unregenerate person who has never been spiritually alive. We praise You now and for all of our days Statute for Cleansing Bodily Discharges. That is seen in several places in Scripture, such as in Hebrews 9:28. The place that a person who is engaged in sins of the flesh lies or sits is considered as unclean because the person who occupies it is unclean. Is a wet dream / nocturnal emission a sin? The other word meaning stopped up is new to Scripture, khatham. Its worth noting this does not mean evil. But if it was voluntary, and by a mans own procurement when awake, it was esteemed abominable, and a degree of murder. These laws were meant to have both hygienic benefits and spiritual applications; they were never intended as the way to be right with God. You can check these in your browser security settings. 7That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, Next it will cover defilement found in women from verses 19-30. Surely You have prepared a way; it is certainly true In this case, it extends to any bed upon which a person lies, or anything on which he sits. 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. In order to remove the uncleanness, we need to end what the discharges are picturing. It is more valuable, considered non-porous, and thus non absorbent. 2(cont) When any man has a discharge from his body, his dischargeisunclean. I bet youre all excited to get into them. 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. The running discharge is a sin of the flesh that is seen and noticed by all. 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. Now is seen a verb used only here in Scripture. It is that altar which symbolically allows access for the atoned sinner into the Holy Place. The living water is a picture of Christ as is specifically noted in John 4 and John 7. The mode of conveyance would be a symbol of position. And be unclean until evening Christians are to hold to something different, but we are not to give the view that we are anti-sex. Such as I am instructing you, Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides 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. Discharges and emissions and oh boy. 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. But they cried out all the more, saying, Let Him be crucified! Thus, we have another implicit reference (of the hundreds elsewhere) to the ending of the the law. i. It honors God, our future spouses, and ourselves. The bed and the chair are both places one occupies. A rider on a white horse might be a general or a king. Now is seen a verb used only here in Scripture, raqaq, or spit. In such, the person is defiled and unclean. The word "discharge" has several meanings depending on the context. 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. The bed is where one rests; the seating is where one engages in fellowship and discourse. 3And 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, itishis uncleanness. And be unclean until evening When we read the law, we are looking at the life of Christ, because He is the fulfillment of the Law. The unclean person is already unclean, but the one he touches is not necessarily so. Second point, which so many scholars seem to overlook it is the emission of semen, and not the act which led to it, that is unclean. 13And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing. Because it speaks of the private parts concerning the discharge, some scholars immediately jump on it as resulting from the sin of illicit sex. In type, both picture sins of the flesh. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. The Passage: "You Shall Be Holy" (16:15-16) 1-15, 19-24), but it's still considered unclean and must be dealt with . What should Christians learn from the Mosaic Law? Such defilement will certainly transfer from one to another, and none are immune from becoming defiled. Obviously, a discharge refers to something other than just going to the bathroom or else every man who is unclean after an emission would be pretty much constantly unclean, including the high priest. On which there is semen evident And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening. Like verse 14:33 the address is once again made to both Moses and Aaron. . 10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: . Christ first came to save. The link to make a donation can be found, Why should you care about the work of Deeper Waters? Everything on which she lies during her period shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean. 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. And until evening be unclean, Lord God, it is we who have been unclean It was referring to the layer of dew which evaporated and left behind the manna for the children of Israel. He has a good plan and purpose for you. 22Pilate said to them, What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? 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