Tag: cleanliness
Biblical Principle #320: Israel’s Camp Regulations
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses included necessary instructions for keeping Israel’s camp clean. Explanation It might seem tedious or gratuitous to modern readers, but for the Israelites making the journey from Egypt to Canaan, cleanliness in the camp was a big deal, especially when you think about a million people. (I don’t…
Biblical Principle #297: Removal of the Unclean from Israel
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, Israelites with leprous infections and others deemed ceremonially unclean were sent outside the camp. Explanation GOD told Moses to send certain unclean individuals outside the camp of Israel: 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the children of Israel to put out of…
Biblical Principle #296: Israelite Treatment of Discharges
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses prescribed Israelites’ treatment of specific types of bodily discharges. Explanation In the Law of Moses, GOD gave instructions for specific male and female bodily discharges that He said caused the individual to be unclean for a period. Uncleanness of Semen
Biblical Principle #294: Israel’s Cleansing of Leprous House
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses gave instructions for how Israel was to cleanse a house that had a leprosy-like infection. Explanation We previously established that GOD gave Moses instructions for the Israelites for treating situations of leprosy, as well as other specific questionable skin illnesses that could be leprous. GOD also provided…
Biblical Principle #293: Israel’s Treatment of Skin Illnesses
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses instructed Israel on handling various skin-related illnesses, such as boils, burns, eczema, and diseases causing hair loss. Explanation We previously established that the Law of Moses gave instruction on handling cases of leprosy. GOD also equipped the priests with how to deal with other skin illnesses that…
Biblical Principle #287: Law of Moses Forbid Sex During Menstruation
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God forbid sex with an Israelite wife during her menstruation period because it uncovered her shame. Explanation We have previously established that the Law of Moses declared a woman on her menstrual cycle ceremonially unclean. The woman was required to offer a specific sacrifice to atone…
March 3 – Send Away the Unclean
Reading Lev. 13:1-59; 14:33-57 Deut. 24:8-9 Lev. 15:1-12, 16-27, 32-33 Num. 5:1-4 Lev. 15:31 Devotional GOD gave detailed instructions to the Israelites about cleanliness, determining whether rashes were infectious or clean, bodily fluids, and other specific medical situations. The priests were involved in assessing each case and would follow GOD’s pattern to determine whether the individual,…