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. Ver. 2. _A running issue._] An involuntary flux of semin, such as David imprecateth upon Joab. 2Sa 3:29... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 3. _It is his uncleanness._] Hereby they were taught the turpitude of sin, of original sin especially, that _peccatum peccans,_ as the Schools... [ Continue Reading ]
Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. Ver. 4. _Every bed._] Sin is more catching than any plague, and more defiling than any out house; Mar 7:23 Paul found it as noisome to his soul as a dead body to his sense, Rom 7:24 o... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 8. _Spit upon him._] Noting the pollution that comes to men's souls by those that spit heresies and belch out blasphemies.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 13. _Bathe his flesh._] This taught them to run to that open fountain, that kings' bath. Zec 13... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 15. _And the priest shall offer them._] This priest and these sacrifices led them to Christ, who bore our sicknesse... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 16. _Go out from him._] By nocturnal pollutions, filthy dreams, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 18. _With seed of copulation._] Though lawful in itself, as being the ordinance of God. Gen 2:24 Sin is like copperas, _a_ which will turn wine or mil... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 24. _And if any man lie with her._] Unawares, or secretly. For to do it presumptuously, and upon public notice, it was death. Lev 20:18 Eze 22:10... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 25. _Have an issue._] As she had in Mark 5:25 .... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 31. _That they die not._] Which is worse than to die in a ditch.... [ Continue Reading ]