Feb 5: Leviticus 15:1 –
18:18
Ok,
I don’t want to get into gross discussions on discharge, but apparently these
verses are talking about diarrhea or other discharges that might influence
items you sat on. Again it seems pretty intense to deal with, but infections
would spread rampantly in this area.
As
I read the preparations for the Day of Atonement, the one day Aaron or other
high priests officially entered the presence of God, I was in awe of the amount
of work that had to be done to ensure the priest was ‘clean’ enough to enter
the Holy of Holies. This was only done one day per year and resulted in
atonement for the entire community. It makes the perspective of ‘come as you
are’ seem a bit lame, but I’m thankful for the approachability of the new
covenant.
Did
you ever feel sorry for the poor scapegoat who got sent out alone into the
desert? I always imagined him dying of thirst and heat stroke. But I did a bit
of research and it appears that goats can make it just fine in the desert! They
can tolerate high temperatures and don’t need much water. They can forage for
whatever they need and apparently can even live off of cactus plants!
Moving
on, did it seem strange to you that the Israelites needed so many regulations
about whom to have (or not have) sex with? These things are taboo in our
current culture (probably because of these texts), but may not have been common
in the time God gave these commands. I’m glad He made it clear.
TOMORROW’S
TEXT: Leviticus 18:19 – 21:24
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