LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 15:1 These regulations about discharges from male and female reproductive organs emphasize the transmission of infection. No matter how it happens, the person infected is required to separate himself or herself and to undergo the purification ritual. “Unclean” is not the... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 15:2 The word BODY in this verse refers to the genitals. The same word is used in v. Leviticus 15:19 of the vagina. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 15:16 The EMISSION OF SEMEN makes a man unclean, perhaps because, like blood, it is a source of life. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 15:19 A woman who is menstruating is unclean, and her uncleanness may be transmitted to others. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 15:24 If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her MENSTRUAL period, then he is considered UNCLEAN for SEVEN DAYS, the same as for the woman herself. This rule may seem to conflict with Leviticus 18:19 and Leviticus 20:18, in which both the man and the woman are... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 15:25 These laws address irregular or unnatural flows of blood from a female (compare Mark 5:25). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 15:31 DEFILING MY TABERNACLE. Uncleanness in the Israelite camp constantly defiles the sanctuary. This is why it needs to be cleansed on the Day of Atonement (see Leviticus 16:16). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length,... [ Continue Reading ]