The Lord God continued to give laws regarding social issues of cleanness and uncleanness. He had already given the instructions for purification of women and children after childbirth, laws about leprosy, cleansing of a leper's garments, purification of a leper, and cleansing of a leprous infected house. Now, He would give the laws regarding bodily discharges.
The discharges He would cover are: a discharge from the body, also known as a running issue out of his flesh (KJV) or running of the reins, a grievous and loathsome disease, which is usually the consequence of sin; an emission of semen, also known as man's seed of copulation going out from him (KJV); a woman's discharge of blood, or an issue of blood (KJV).
‘When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge—whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 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. (Leviticus 15:2-6)
'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. 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. Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening. He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. 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. The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. (Leviticus 15:7-12)
‘And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water; then he shall be clean. 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. Then the priest shall offer them, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord because of his discharge. (Leviticus 1513-15)
If anyone were to ever spit on one of us, I'm sure they would have an equally important issue than just being unclean... The discharge from his body was a venereal disease, similar to gonorrhea, syphilis, etc. The Lord God was making it clear that the discharge coming from the person's body was a consequence of their sinful lifestyle. We can do whatever we want to do and behave however we want to behave, but eventually we will have to deal with the consequences.
Just as with the venereal diseases of today, we are very careful that we don't touch the person or the things that come in contact with the person for fear of being exposed to their disease. But thanks be to God, we can be cleansed from our sins, just like we can be healed or treated for most of these types of diseases.
But this is the point the Lord God was making, For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:20-23) Through Christ Jesus, even if we don't have physical healing, we have spiritual healing, and therefore we should not continue in the sinful lifestyle behaviors that lead to the consequence of getting a venereal disease. The disease should serve as a reminder that we should no longer engage in certain behaviors, in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
‘And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water; then he shall be clean. 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. Then the priest shall offer them, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord because of his discharge. (Leviticus 1513-15)
If anyone were to ever spit on one of us, I'm sure they would have an equally important issue than just being unclean... The discharge from his body was a venereal disease, similar to gonorrhea, syphilis, etc. The Lord God was making it clear that the discharge coming from the person's body was a consequence of their sinful lifestyle. We can do whatever we want to do and behave however we want to behave, but eventually we will have to deal with the consequences.
Just as with the venereal diseases of today, we are very careful that we don't touch the person or the things that come in contact with the person for fear of being exposed to their disease. But thanks be to God, we can be cleansed from our sins, just like we can be healed or treated for most of these types of diseases.
But this is the point the Lord God was making, For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:20-23) Through Christ Jesus, even if we don't have physical healing, we have spiritual healing, and therefore we should not continue in the sinful lifestyle behaviors that lead to the consequence of getting a venereal disease. The disease should serve as a reminder that we should no longer engage in certain behaviors, in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
‘If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening. 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. (Leviticus 15:16-18)
Two things to make very clear: a man is only to emit semen into his wife during sexual intercourse; and he is only to have sexual intercourse with his wife. Never forget the only acceptable sexual relationship is between a man and a woman who are married; Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. (Genesis 2:24-25)
As far as emitting semen outside of his wife, God does not approve. As proof, we must refer to when Judah's son, Onan married his deceased brother's wife in order to have sons for his deceased brother (Jewish tradition to have heirs for a deceased male relative who did not have children of his own), Onan knew that the heir would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also. (Genesis 38:9-10)
This act was a form of birth control, and if a man is only having sexual intercourse with his wife, as is the only acceptable sexual relationship to God, there should be no need for them to practice birth control, because God gave a very clear commandment to mankind; God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it;..." (Genesis 1:28) God should be the only "birth control" we need, because He alone determines when life begins and when life ends. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. (Psalm 138:16)
Two things to make very clear: a man is only to emit semen into his wife during sexual intercourse; and he is only to have sexual intercourse with his wife. Never forget the only acceptable sexual relationship is between a man and a woman who are married; Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. (Genesis 2:24-25)
As far as emitting semen outside of his wife, God does not approve. As proof, we must refer to when Judah's son, Onan married his deceased brother's wife in order to have sons for his deceased brother (Jewish tradition to have heirs for a deceased male relative who did not have children of his own), Onan knew that the heir would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also. (Genesis 38:9-10)
This act was a form of birth control, and if a man is only having sexual intercourse with his wife, as is the only acceptable sexual relationship to God, there should be no need for them to practice birth control, because God gave a very clear commandment to mankind; God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it;..." (Genesis 1:28) God should be the only "birth control" we need, because He alone determines when life begins and when life ends. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. (Psalm 138:16)
‘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. Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. And if any man lies with her at all, so that her impurity is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean. (Leviticus 15:19-24)
‘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. She shall be unclean. 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. Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. (Leviticus 15:25-27)
‘But if she is cleansed of her discharge, then she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. And on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 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. (Leviticus 15:28-30)
A woman's menstrual cycle usually lasts up to seven days. During that period, not only was the woman supposed to only stay in her house, but she and her husband were not to have sexual intercourse. Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer;... (I Corinthians 7:3-5) One of those times is during a woman's menstrual cycle.
However, sometimes an issue of blood can last longer than seven days, which was the case with the woman that heard about Jesus. Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. (Mark 5:25-29)
A woman's menstrual cycle usually lasts up to seven days. During that period, not only was the woman supposed to only stay in her house, but she and her husband were not to have sexual intercourse. Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer;... (I Corinthians 7:3-5) One of those times is during a woman's menstrual cycle.
However, sometimes an issue of blood can last longer than seven days, which was the case with the woman that heard about Jesus. Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. (Mark 5:25-29)
‘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. This is the law for one who has a discharge, and for him who emits semen and is unclean thereby, and for her who is indisposed because of her customary impurity, and for one who has a discharge, either man or woman, and for him who lies with her who is unclean.’” (Leviticus 15:31-33)
Apart from God's grace and mercy, we would always be separated from society and from Him due to our uncleanness. But thanks be to God that He is gracious and merciful, and that through His Son, Christ Jesus, we can receive forgiveness of our sins; and by the power of His Holy Spirit in us, we can live the rest of our lives free from the sin and guilt of our past. “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38)
Apart from God's grace and mercy, we would always be separated from society and from Him due to our uncleanness. But thanks be to God that He is gracious and merciful, and that through His Son, Christ Jesus, we can receive forgiveness of our sins; and by the power of His Holy Spirit in us, we can live the rest of our lives free from the sin and guilt of our past. “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38)
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