Week 48, Day 1: Cleansing

Today’s Reading:  Leviticus 14:1 – 15:33

Some thoughts from the reading..

These chapters layout for us what a person was supposed to do after being cleansed from leprosy and after having bodily discharges.  One thing that stands out to me from this section is the way God wanted Israel take very seriously being unclean.  As best as I can tell when a person was unclean it limited their contact with others and caused some lifestyle changes.  But most importantly it affected their ability to enter into the tabernacle (15:31).  They were not to enter into the tabernacle while unclean.  To disregard this would result in death.

Question:  A breakout of leprosy is mentioned as happening inside a house, in the structure itself.  Explain what you think this condition is referring to?  Is it talking about a flesh eating disease or is it used here as a broader term?

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