Chapter 15:
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Leviticus 15
This chapter contains laws concerning other ceremonial
uncleannesses, contracted either by bodily disease, or some
natural incidents, whether in men, ver. 1-18, or in women, ver. 19-
33.
Verse 2. A running issue - Commonly called the running of the reins, a
grievous and loathsome disease, which is generally the
consequence of sin.
Verse 3. His flesh be stopped - That is, if it have run, and be stopped in
great measure, either by the grossness of the humour, or by some
obstructions that it cannot run freely.
Verse 7. The flesh - That is, any part of his body.
Verse 11. And hath not rinsed - That is, the person touched, to whom the
washing of his hands is prescribed, if speedily done; but if that
was neglected, a more labourious course was enjoined.
Verse 13. When he is cleansed - When his issue hath wholly ceased.
Verse 15. An atonement - Not as if this was in itself a sin, but only a
punishment of sin; though oft-times it was sinful, as being a fruit
of intemperance.
Verse 18. A man - Or, The man, that had such an issue, which is plainly
to be understood out of the whole context. For though in some
special cases relating to the worship of God, men were to forbear
the use of the marriage-bed, yet to affirm that the use of it in other
cases did generally defile the persons, and make them unclean till
even, is contrary to the whole current of scripture, which affirms
the marriage-bed to be undefiled, Heb. xiii, 4, to the practice of
the Jews, which is a good comment upon their own laws, and to
the light of nature and reason.
Verse 19. And if a woman - Hebrew. And a woman when she shall have
an issue of blood, and her issue shalt be in her flesh, that is, in her
secret parts, as flesh is taken, ver. 2. So it notes her monthly
disease. Put apart - Not out of the camp, but from converse with
her husband and others, and from access to the house of God.
Seven days - For sometimes it continues so long; and it was
decent to allow some time for purification after the ceasing of her
issue. Whosoever toucheth her - Of grown persons. For the infant,
to whom in that case she might give suck, was exempted from this
pollution by the greater law of necessity, and by that antecedent
law which required women to give suck to their own children.
Verse 24. Seven days - If he did this ignorantly; but if the man and
woman did this knowingly, being accused and convicted, they
were punished with death, chap. xx, 18, for as there was a
turpitude in the action, so it was very prejudicial to the children
then begotten, who were commonly weak, or leprous; which was
also an injury to the commonwealth of Israel, and redounded to
the dishonour of God and of the true religion, that the professors
thereof gave such public evidence of their intemperance.
Verse 28. Seven days - From the stopping of her issue. And this was for
trial, whether it was only a temporary obstruction, or a real
cessation.
Verse 31. When they defile my tabernacle - Both ceremonially, by
coming into it in their uncleanness, and morally by the contempt
of God's express command to cleanse themselves. The grand
reason of all these laws was, to separate the children of Israel
from their uncleanness. Hereby they were taught their privilege
and honour, that they were purified unto God, a peculiar people;
for that was a defilement to them, which was not so to others.
They were also taught their duty, which was to keep themselves
clean from all pollutions.
Chapter 15:
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