NUMBERS: Anyone or Anything that Defiles the Camp must be Removed, and Restitution Made for Trespasses; “Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled by a corpse."

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled by a corpse. You shall put out both male and female; you shall put them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camps in the midst of which I dwell.” And the children of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the Lord spoke to Moses, so the children of Israel did. (Numbers 5:1-4) 

The Lord God spent a lot of time previously explaining about cleanness vs. uncleanness. (Leviticus 5, 7, 11, 15, 22) At the conclusions of all the commandments and laws, He declared the blessings the children of Israel would receive for their obedience and the curses they would receive for their disobedience. He included, "I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you. I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people." (Leviticus 26:11-12)

Anything that the Lord God deemed unclean and that would defile the camp had to be removed in order for Him to walk among them. He had said it repeatedly, "You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy." (Leviticus 11:45, 19:2, 20:7, 21:8) And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine. (Leviticus 20:26) Therefore, the children of Israel couldn't allow anything or anyone that was unclean or defiled to stay in their midst.

This is very difficult for some of us to accept, because we have an attitude in this society today to accept everyone and everything, no matter what, even if it is contrary to the Word of God. But the Lord God never meant for us to tolerate sin and disobedience, which was what leprosy, bodily discharges and corpses, depending on how they person or animal died, represented. 

The Apostle Paul quoted the Lord God's very words, For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” Therefore “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.” “I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” (II Corinthians 6:16-18)

The Apostle Paul also had the church in Corinth do this very thing; But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore“put away from yourselves the evil person.” (I Corinthians 5:11-13)

The Apostle John explained the separation we are supposed to have from those who are "unclean" or "defiled", not just physically, but spiritually also; Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds. (II John 1:9-11) Those who have contaminated themselves with the world must be put outside the camp, that they may not defile their camps.

However, just as the clean or defiled person could be made clean or healed and the priest examine them and determine that indeed they were clean, and therefore be allowed back into the camp (Leviticus 14); the same is true for how we are to deal with someone who comes to repentance and wants to be reunited with the body of Christ, the church. As the Apostle Paul told the church in Corinth, Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. (II Corinthians 7:9-10) 

For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation,what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter. Therefore, although I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you. (II Corinthians 7:11-12)

The Lord God also explained how the children of Israel could receive forgiveness for their sins they committed against Him. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel: ‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the Lord, and that person is guilty, then he shall confess the sin which he has committed. He shall make restitution for his trespass in full, plus one-fifth of it, and give it to the one he has wronged. (Numbers 5:5-7) 

'But if the man has no relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for the wrong must go to the Lord for the priest, in addition to the ram of the atonement with which atonement is made for him. Every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his. And every man’s holy things shall be his; whatever any man gives the priest shall be his.’” (Numbers 5:8-10)

The way we receive forgiveness for our sins is the same today as i was then, confess the sin which he has committed and make restitution for his trespass.  Just as the Lord God had commanded them previously, "'And it shall be, when he is guilty in any of these matters, that he shall confess that he has sinned in that thing; and he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord for his sin which he has committed,...'" (Leviticus 5:5-6)

Again, we must thank God for Christ Jesus being our Savior and Lord. Through our faith in Him, the restitution and offering for our sin is paid in full, for if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:9-13) AMEN!