Bible in one year 4/23/2022 Leviticus chapter 15-18
By
Rev.Katherine Liu Bruce
Christian
Arts Ministries: Biblical precepts & Gospel music; Pastoral ministry &
Counseling
Chapter 15 In relation to the body
These
verses (vv.2-15) describe a diseased condition of the male sexual organs. After
he became well, the man had to offer a sin and a burnt offering(v.15). Verses
16-18 refer to natural secretion for which no offerings had to be made. Verses
19-24 concern the natural menstrual discharge of a woman for which no offerings
were required. Verses 25-30 deal with a kind of discharge not connected with a
woman’s menstrual period. A sin and a burnt offering were required.
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.
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.
4 Every bed, whereon
he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth,
shall be unclean.
5 And whosoever
toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be
unclean until the even.
6 And he that sitteth
on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
7 And he that toucheth
the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself
in water, and be unclean until the even.
8 And if he that hath
the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
9 And what saddle
soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.
10 And whosoever
toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he
that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in
water, and be unclean until the even.
11 And whomsoever he
toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
12 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.
13 And when he that
hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven
days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running
water, and shall be clean.
14 And on the eighth
day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before
the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them
unto the priest:
15 And the priest
shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt
offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for
his issue.
16 And if any man's
seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water,
and be unclean until the even.
17 And every garment,
and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water,
and be unclean until the even.
18 The woman also with
whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in
water, and be unclean until the even.
19 And if a woman have
an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven
days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
20 And every thing
that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that
she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
21 And whosoever
toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be
unclean until the even.
22 And whosoever
toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself
in water, and be unclean until the even.
23 And if it be on her
bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be
unclean until the even.
24 And if any man lie
with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days;
and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
25 And if a woman have
an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run
beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness
shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.
26 Every bed whereon
she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her
separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the
uncleanness of her separation.
27 And whosoever
toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe
himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
28 But if she be
cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after
that she shall be clean.
29 And on the eighth
day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them
unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
30 And the priest
shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and
the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her
uncleanness.
31 Thus shall ye
separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in
their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.
32 This is the law of
him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled
therewith;
33 And of her that is
sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the
woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.
Chapter 16 Law of the Day of Atonement
The Day of
Atonement, described in this chapter, was the most important of all the
ordinances given to Israel because on that day atonement was made for all the
sins of the entire congregation(vv.16,21,30,33), as well as for the sanctuary
(vv.16,33). It took place on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri, v.29),
and fasting was required from the evening of the ninth day to the evening of
the tenth day (Matt.9:14). The Most Holy Place.(v.2) . I.e., the Holy of
Holies, inside the veil (Heb.9:7). Verse 3, First, Aaron, the high priest,
brought a sin offering for himself and the other priests. Next (vv.5-10), the
high priest presented two goats as a sin offering for the people. One was
slain, and the other was sent into the desert. Scapegoat (v.10). Lit., Azazel,
a combination of the words for “goat” and “depart.” The live goat was the
removing goat, symbolizing the removal of Israel’s sins. The Most Holy Place
and the altar of burnt offering also had to be cleansed because the tabernacle
was in the midst of sinful people (v.16). Finally Aaron (vv.23-28) dressed
again in the regular garb of the High Priest, offered his own and the people’s
burnt offerings (on the altar of burnt offering in the outer court), burned the
fat of the sin offering on that altar, and saw that the remains of the animals
used in the sin offering were carried outside the camp and burned.
2 And the LORD said unto Moses,
Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place
within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not:
for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
3 Thus shall Aaron come into the
holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt
offering.
4 He shall put on the holy linen
coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded
with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are
holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
5 And he shall take of the
congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin
offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock
of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself,
and for his house.
7 And he shall take the two goats,
and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation.
8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the
two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
9 And Aaron shall bring the goat
upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.
10 But the goat, on which the lot
fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an
atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock
of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for
himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering
which is for himself:
12 And he shall take a censer full
of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full
of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
13 And he shall put the incense upon
the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy
seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
14 And he shall take of the blood of
the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and
before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven
times.
15 Then shall he kill the goat of
the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail,
and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it
upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
16 And he shall make an atonement
for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and
because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the
tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their
uncleanness.
17 And there shall be no man in the
tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the
holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for
his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
18 And he shall go out unto the
altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of
the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the
horns of the altar round about.
19 And he shall sprinkle of the
blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from
the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
20 And when he hath made an end of
reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the
altar, he shall bring the live goat:
21 And Aaron shall lay both his
hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities
of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins,
putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of
a fit man into the wilderness:
22 And the goat shall bear upon him
all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in
the wilderness.
23 And Aaron shall come into the
tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he
put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
24 And he shall wash his flesh with
water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his
burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for
himself, and for the people.
25 And the fat of the sin offering
shall he burn upon the altar.
26 And he that let go the goat for
the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and
afterward come into the camp.
27 And the bullock for the sin
offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make
atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they
shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
28 And he that burneth them shall
wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come
into the camp.
29 And this shall be a statute for
ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye
shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own
country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
30 For on that day shall the priest
make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your
sins before the LORD.
31 It shall be a sabbath of rest
unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
32 And the priest, whom he shall
anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his
father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes,
even the holy garments:
33 And he shall make an atonement
for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of
the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the
priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
34 And this shall be an everlasting
statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their
sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Chapter 17 Laws concerning sacrificing
Any
animal killed for food was to be brought to the tabernacle, where the blood and
fat became a fellowship offering (vv.5-6); then the meat could be eaten. No
hardship would be imposed on the people because meat was not part of the usual
diet except during festivals. The command was designed to keep them from
offering the blood of animals(slaughtered for food) to goat idols (i.e.,
goat-like demons), popular pagan idols of that day. Animals used for sacrifices
either by Israelites or by strangers also had to be brought to the tabernacle.
(vv.8-9). Two reasons are given for the
command not to eat blood: the life of the body is derived from it, and it is the
means by which atonement for sins is made (v.11; Gen.9:4). Not even the blood
of edible game was to be eaten. (v.13). If someone happened to eat an
animal that died naturally or was killed by other animals, he was ceremonially
unclean.(vv.15-16).
1 And the LORD spake
unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto Aaron,
and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This
is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,
3 What man soever
there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the
camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
4 And bringeth it not
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto
the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that
man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
5 To the end that the
children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open
field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace
offerings unto the LORD.
6 And the priest shall
sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of
the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
7 And they shall no
more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring.
This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
8 And thou shalt say
unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers
which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,
9 And bringeth it not
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD;
even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
10 And whatsoever man
there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you,
that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that
eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
11 For the life of the
flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an
atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the
soul.
12 Therefore I said
unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any
stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
13 And whatsoever man
there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you,
which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even
pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
14 For it is the life
of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto
the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the
life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
15 And every soul that
eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether
it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes,
and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be
clean.
16 But if he wash them
not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
Chapter 18 Laws concerning standards for the people; Concerning
sexual relationships
The standards of
God’s people were not to be dictated by the practices of Egypt or Canaan but by
the Lord Himself. (v.3) To have sexual relations (v.6) in the incestuous
relationships listed in verses6-18. Polygamous marriage to living sisters is
forbidden. Dedications to Molech, an Ammonite deity, some times involved human
sacrifice (2Kings23:10;Jer.32:35).
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses,
saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel,
and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
3 After the doings of the land of
Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of
Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their
ordinances.
4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep
mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
5 Ye shall therefore keep my
statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the
LORD.
6 None of you shall approach to any
that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
7 The nakedness of thy father, or
the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou
shalt not uncover her nakedness.
8 The nakedness of thy father's wife
shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
9 The nakedness of thy sister, the
daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home,
or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
10 The nakedness of thy son's
daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not
uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.
11 The nakedness of thy father's
wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not
uncover her nakedness.
12 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.
13 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
14 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is
thine aunt.
15 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover
her nakedness.
16 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
17 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's
daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are
her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to
her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life
time.
19 Also thou shalt not approach unto
a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her
uncleanness.
20 Moreover thou shalt not lie
carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
21 And thou shalt not let any of thy
seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of
thy God: I am the LORD.
22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind,
as with womankind: it is abomination.
23 Neither shalt thou lie with any
beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast
to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
24 Defile not ye yourselves in any
of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out
before you:
25 And the land is defiled:
therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth
out her inhabitants.
26 Ye shall therefore keep my
statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations;
neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
27 (For all these abominations have
the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
28 That the land spue not you out
also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.
29 For whosoever shall commit any of
these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among
their people.
30 Therefore shall ye keep mine
ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were
committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD
your God.
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