So the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD because of his discharge. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. When this occurs, the man was to be somewhat isolated in order not to pass on the infection to anyone else. 14 On the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons and come before the LORD to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and give them to the priest. Pentateuch These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. But here God is teaching us how to handle it. She shall be unclean. You can also change some of your preferences. Here our Lord lifts this from the physical level to the level of the Spirit, on which we are to live. 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. 4. ii. And the earthen vessel which he who has the discharge touches shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water." We are to deal with them and handle them in this way which God has prescribed. 3. A. Bodily discharges from a man. 23 Whether it is the bed or anything she was sitting on, when anyone touches it, he will be unclean till evening. This presented a powerful and consistent message. And whomever the one who has the discharge touches, and has not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. There may be dangerous food, even poisonous food, but it is not unclean in this moral sense. 6 Whoever sits on anything that the man with a discharge sat on must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. 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. Then, the second verse (verse 3) counts out three perceptions [of a discharge] and calls 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. There is no specific washing commanded at the end of the seven days, but it was either implied or considered unnecessary. i. We are to repent, to change our mind, to stop defending it and making excuses for it. 15 The priest is to sacrifice them, the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. He came to cleanse us in this two-fold way: The blood, of course, speaks of the death of Jesus on our behalf, which frees God to love us without any restraint whatsoever. The mere presence of both desire and opportunity do not mean that a sexual act is obedient or pure before God. Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. i. We didn't deliberately commit them. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 18Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and (M)be unclean until evening. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: i. This was done by the individual, supported by the expectation of the culture. 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. i. Lev. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. For permission to use this content, please review 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. In a radical way, this separated Israel from the spiritual and sexual practices of the surrounding peoples. 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. That uncleanness would be spread to any person touching those objects made unclean. 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. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. It deals with the normal, natural monthly menstrual flow of women and, in Verses25 and following, with abnormalities which would be caused by diseases. Poetical Books . (Leviticus 15:19-24) Impurity during menstruation. The Law Concerning Bodily Discharges. 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. 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him 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. I am clean." 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. In his first letter John says that Jesus came to us by water and by blood 1John 5:6). He quarantined them. 8If he who has the discharge (F)spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. How careful God is to insure that we walk in a way which will allow him to pour out to us the fullness of his glory, joy, and peace! Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Read through the Bible in 2 years: Leviticus 15 Yesterday I wrote about the Levitical laws about leprosy and Jesus healing the leper Now we come to Leviticus 15, the Levitical laws about bodily discharges and menstruation and other discharges of blood.Ugh. To the modern world this seems normal, but in the ancient world it was common to worship the gods by having sex with temple prostitutes. We may request cookies to be set on your device. 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. When they defile My tabernacle: None of these discharges made a man or a woman sinful, only ceremonially unclean. Leviticus 15:2 tn The term "discharge" actually means "to flow," whether referring to a full flow as at a spring of water ( Ps 78:20 and parallels) or in reference to the promised land as "a land flowing with milk and honey" ( Exod 3:8 and parallels). What are the bodily discharges mentioned in Leviticus 15, and why did they make a person unclean? And you have said to yourself, "If God said that then he must mean it. Poetical Books And you are free to go on with your conscience clear once again. Our problem is that our attitudes need to be corrected. After a period of seven days (presumably without the discharge), there was a ceremonial cleansing. When Jesus who was clean in every sense touched an unclean person, He made them clean (Luke 5:12-14). That is the effect of the water. And his love is restrained by his justice until something occurs which can free him. 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. (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. Historical Books All of this, you will notice, is in order to keep us from defilement, Verse31: "Thus you shall keep the people of Israel separate from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness by defiling my tabernacle that is in their midst." 28 " 'When she is cleansed from her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean. 3 Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. The Word of God ought to judge and correct us, and not we it. Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! We have a tendency to think that if something is natural, it is pure. ii. (U) 22Anyone who touches anything she sits on will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. The Bibles Tab is found in the Tools feature on Bible pages: Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Devious words which leave a wrong impression, thoughtless actions, foolish, prideful ways, hurtful, sharp responses -- these come without our thinking sometimes. And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. (Rooker). 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. a. He said, "I'm fine, but a little fearful." In this way he will make atonement for her before the Lord for the uncleanness of her discharge. 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. Thus it would be an abomination to engage in sexual activity in the tabernacle precinct. (Rooker). Luke-Acts In Verses19-30 there is a very similar passage dealing with women. Prophets That uncleanness would be spread to any person touching those objects made unclean. 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. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. (R) 17Any clothing or leather that has semen on it must be washed with water, and it will be unclean till evening. He taught them how to deal with infections and contagions. 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. a. Even though they recognize that what they are going to do is wrong they will still do it. Wisdom Literature Remember that God promised them when they came out of Egypt, "If you will walk in my ways, I will put none of these diseases upon you that were in Egypt" (Exodus 15:26). c. If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean: The uncleanness could also be spread through saliva. iv. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. At one point which was particularly embarrassing, the young man standing next to me in all his natal glory -- I don't know who he was -- looked over at me and said, "You know, I just can't get over how many things the United States Navy is interested in!" He who sits on anything on which he who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. When they defile My tabernacle that is among them: This made an obvious separation between sex and the worship of God. This was the same procedure followed after the cleansing of a man with an abnormal genital discharge (verses 13-15). That is to be unclean. 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. The first level was the uncleanness of the man afflicted with the abnormal genital discharge (15:1-3). It also said that there is a significant aspect of our brokenness and impurity that is, in some way, connected to our sexuality. 22And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Though hid from sight, yet He is ever near the child of God. a. 28When she is cleansed from her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean. The Whole Bible Luke-Acts Why were a husband and wife considered unclean after they had sexual relations? When we do then we have a sense of untroubled peace and joy. As we look at these various discharges and see what they meant in terms of the physical lives of God's people then, we need also to see what they mean to us on the level of our spiritual development now. 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. God and His word deal with all manner of private and sexual matters but do so in an appropriate, dignified way. The foul heart may vitiate the most natural functions. (Meyer), iii. He designed it and so there is nothing wrong with it nor is there anything wrong in discussing it. 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. i. 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. We have here the law concerning the ceremonial uncleanness that was contracted by running issues in men. As G. Campbell Morgan wrote, For us the way of perpetual cleansing is provided in Christ.. He can't avoid it. i. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. The third element in the cleansing is the offering of blood. Major Prophets Leviticus 15 1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 2 "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: `When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. 1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 2 "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. (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). (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 general principle was completely reversed in the person and work of Jesus the Messiah. When Jesus who was clean in every sense touched an unclean person, He made them clean (Luke 5:12-14). iv. 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. Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. 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. b. 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: 4 " 'Any bed the man with a discharge lies on will be unclean, and anything he sits on will be unclean. That is a new beginning. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. Wound, skin and discharge precautions. God made sex and he likes it. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Therefore, it could be transmitted to a bed, to a place on which he sits, and by direct touch (he who touches). Leviticus 15:1-18Discharging Discharges, Part 1. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: Start your free trial today! Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. 20Anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean. Notice what it is in the passages we have read: First, a person who is defiled shall bathe. 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. As G. Campbell Morgan wrote, For us the way of perpetual cleansing is provided in Christ.. i. Perhaps this is one of the major reasons that Israel has been preserved as a nation through all these centuries. It means to revert somehow for the moment from rest and dependence upon the Spirit of God to a momentary manifestation of the flesh, the old life, the old nature. He who sits on anything on which he who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 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. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: 4 ii. 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. iii. (R) 17Any clothing or leather that has semen on it must be washed with water, and it will be unclean till evening. This general principle was completely reversed in the person and work of Jesus the Messiah. On the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and give them to the priest. b. 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. As you lift this passage to the spiritual level you find very many practical and helpful suggestions. The general principle was that when the unclean comes into contact with the clean, it is the clean that is made unclean. All rights reserved. gain access to 50+ premium resources to enhance your study of Scripture. (Leviticus 15:25-30) Unusual or abnormal bodily discharge. a. 24 " 'If a man lies with her and her monthly flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days; any bed he lies on will be unclean. 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. So God has provided a way, a remedy. 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. Jesus said so. There is no coarse or inappropriate reference here. She shall be unclean. All rights reserved. If we do, we are in trouble. And he passes on to his children the same fallen, twisted nature and propensities which he himself is born with. So for these kinds of discharges a very strict quarantine was imposed upon them, Verses4-12: "Every bed on which he who has the discharge lies shall be unclean; and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. Cookie Notice: Whatever she sits on shall be unclean: The womans ceremonial uncleanness could be spread to any object upon which she lay or sat. (Leviticus 15:13-15) The offering regarding an abnormal bodily discharge. The truly dangerous discharges are not from the physical life, you see, but from the moral life. As we have already seen, washing is always a picture of the action of the Word of God. 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. The man made unclean could spread his uncleanness through contact (every bed on which he lies shall be unclean). 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. 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). It cleanses our conscience. These bodily functions are absolutely essential to our lives, and there is nothing wrong with them. Any one whom he that has the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. And if we don't experience these it is oftentimes because we allow defilement -- these unavoidable issues of our life -- to come in and remain uncleansed. Pentateuch 3. Whenever we rely upon the Spirit of God it is a new creation, a new beginning, a new day. We won't take time to read it because you can do that yourself. 26Every 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. 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. Guilt will begin to increase, and restlessness will come into our spirits. b. Leviticus 15 - Laws Concerning Bodily Discharges A. Bodily discharges from a man. Johannine Writings 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. And these discharges from life come all the time -- especially when the passions are aroused, as in anger or sex. The third level was someone who came in contact with an object made unclean. 26Any bed she lies on while her discharge continues will be unclean, as is her bed during her monthly period, and anything she sits on will be unclean, as during her period. We ask it in the name of Jesus Christ, our great Substitute, who gave himself for us so that this might be true, Amen. Then their uncleanness ended when the day ended (until evening). 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. Click on the different category headings to find out more. ii. We who are parents know how this has proved true. 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. From his body: From the context, it is clear that this is a polite reference to the penis, the male sexual organ. Poetical Books It simply treats these subjects as they ought to be treated. You will notice that many of them are unavoidable. Sign up for daily inspiration today! We try to justify ourselves: "All I said was" "Yes, but how did you say it?" Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. God has cleansed me. General Epistles a. If we do, it is a sign that we need to adjust to reality. Thus it would be an abomination to engage in sexual activity in the tabernacle precinct. (Rooker). The other day I greeted one of the leading men in our church and said, "Hello, how are you?" Leviticus 15:25 When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation. 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. 30The priest is to sacrifice one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. Email / username or password was incorrect! c. It is his uncleanness: The status of unclean did not completely take the unclean one out of the community. From his body: From the context, it is clear that this is a polite reference to the penis, the male sexual organ. You are of much more value to God than many sparrows" (Matthew 10:30-31, Luke 12:7). It said that there is something broken and inherently impure in us, even in what comes from us normally. When this occurs, the man was to be somewhat isolated in order not to pass on the infection to anyone else. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. To touch a person engaged in a spiritual discharge of the flesh is symbolic of actively participating in that sin with them. It is these discharges from within that defile. In pagan religion sexual activity among worshipers was believed to activate the gods into fertilizing the soil with rain. (Rooker). This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness: 4 " 'Any bed the man with a discharge lies on . 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. ""Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When any man has an unusual bodily discharge, such a discharge is unclean" And any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. (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. Here we see that God has a part in even natural, permitted, blessed expressions of sexuality. We must bring the thought of God into the simplest, the commonest, and the most secret acts. I said, "Fearful of what?" There are no unclean foods. In common with thousands of others who were leaving the services at that time I had to undergo a physical examination. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. To be cut off from the people corresponds to what in the New Testament is called "apostasy." Lewis? Wisdom Literature We know how it works. The Bible looks at the human body with a wonderful frankness. The avoidance of intercourse during menstruation was later mentioned in Ezekiel 18:6 as an evidence of a righteous man. So the idea is that uncleanness continued until a new beginning, until the sun set and a new day arose. i. 5 Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. 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. We are reminded of that in Romans15 where the Apostle says, "Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that we might learn thereby" (Romans 15:4 KJV). 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. 15The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When any man has an unusual bodily discharge,(A) such a discharge is unclean. 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. Counts out three perceptions [ of a discharge ] and calls him unclean our..., but a little fearful. with all manner of private and sexual of. 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