In this Bible Study, we look at Leviticus chapter 14 as we continue our “clean and unclean” segment of Leviticus. In chapter 13, we saw the ways that a person would be labeled “unclean” - due to a defiling skin disease. In Chapter 14, we see how a person can be declared “clean” after having a defiling skin disease.

Outline:

00:15 - Outline of Leviticus 13 & 14 and recap.

03:00 - What did it mean to be considered “unclean?” Was an “unclean” person not loved by God or by the Israelite community?

04:20 - Jesus heals people with Leprosy

09:37 - Leviticus 14.1-6 - Cedarwood, scarlet yarn, hyssop - why these three??? all could be used for cleansing? Num 19.6 uses the same three things.

11:36 - Leviticus 14.7-10 - Why the two birds? For you Bible scholars, this may remind you of something; Leviticus 16.7-10 - Scapegoat

14:14 - Leviticus 14.8-9 - bathe twice, shave twice. They must still isolate outside their own tent for 7 days, perhaps this was just to ensure the defiling skin issues did not come back?

15:47 - Leviticus 14.10-20 (reading of)

17:58 - Leviticus 14.10-11 - What did the person to be cleansed need to bring?

18:39 - Leviticus 14.14-17 - Blood (from the guilt offering) - lobe of right ear, right thumb, and right big toe. The same with the oil (on the right ear, thumb, and big toe). WHY?

Exodus 29.20 and Leviticus 8.23 are similar in correlation to the consecration and ordination of the tabernacle priests.

20:28 - Offerings - We see the guilt offering, the sin offering, the burnt offering, the grain offering (as well as a wave offering). This restores the patient to full fellowship as a member of the covenant community.

22:24 - Leviticus 14.21-32 - Provision for the poor.

25:11 - Leviticus 14.33-48 - mold in a house or building

31:13 - Leviticus 14.49-53 - The cleansing process is the same for the house as it is for a person in verses 4-7. It is nearly identical, though there are some differences.

34:00 - Leviticus 14.54-57 - conclusions

34:46 - Application - Thanks be to God that we are cleaned (washed) by the blood of Jesus Christ!

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In this Bible study, we look at Leviticus chapter 13 and the process that the priest would go through to diagnose defiling skin diseases (or “Leprosy” as labeled in some Bible translations). We look at Leprosy (known today as Hansen’s disease) and walk through each of the “defiling skin diseases” outlined in the chapter. We also talk about why a person with Leprosy had to call out “unclean-unclean” as they walked down the street.

Outline:

01:45 - CLEAN / UNCLEAN - do not confuse “unclean” with being judged by God, or with being “unloved” by the community. To be unclean meant you were not cleared to approach the Lord in the Tabernacle. You were not cleared for entry, AND if you were labeled “unclean” and you had contact with anyone who Was clean, they are now unclean as well and have to go through the cleansing rites to become clean (cleared to approach the Lord).

04:41 -“Leprosy” or “Defiling Skin Diseases?” Why do the translations differ in what word they use for chapters 13 and 14? The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated as 'leprosy,' was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

05:55 - define the Word “Leprosy” Hebrew: TṢāraʿaṯh “tsaw-rah'-ath” צָרַעַת

Leprosy is a real thing. It existed in Jesus' day (as it does today). Today it is known as Hansen’s disease because the word “Leprosy” has such a negative connotation to it.

New International Bible Dictionary p.273

World Health Organization Article on Leprosy: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/leprosy

14:25 - Leviticus 13.1-8 (Reading and discussion of)

18:12 - Leviticus 13.9-17 (Reading and discussion of)

21:12 - Leviticus 13.18-23 - Boils (Reading and discussion of).

22:11 - See also: Exodus 9.8-12 and Job 2.7-8. More Bible verses on boils: Dt 28.27, 35; 2 Kings 20.7 & Isa 38.21

24:10 - Leviticus 13.24-28 - burns (Reading and discussion of)

25:58 - Leviticus 13.29-44 - scalp or head sores (Reading and discussion of)

29:09 - Leviticus 13.45-46 (Reading and discussion of). Quarantining was their only way to fight contagious diseases. See also: Numbers 5.1-4, Lamentations 4.15, and Luke 17.12-13

32:40 - Application of Leviticus 13

36:45 - Leviticus 13.47-59 - mildew (Reading and discussion of)

39:49 - What does Wrap and Woof mean in the Bible? This is a term used when weaving fabric. The warp is the strand that goes up and down, and the woof is the strand that goes lengthwise or across. The idea is that you are to examine very closely, both the vertical and the horizontal threads of the woven or knitted material.

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Do you feel overwhelmed by the responsibilities of life? Like there just aren't enough hours in the day? In this Bible Study, Dave Bigler, looks at Psalm 1, as well as Romans 12.2 to see what the Bible has to say about reordering the priorities of our lives.Support Iron Sheep Ministries: https://Ironsheep.org/donateListen to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/ironsheepContact Dave & the ISM team: info@ironsheep.orgBe notified of each new teaching, join the email list: http://eepurl.com/g-2zAD

We are continuing our way through the clean and unclean segment of Leviticus (chapters 11-15). In this Bible study we look at the purification rites associated with giving birth to a child. Dave talks again about what it means to be “clean” and “unclean.” Dave does spend a good deal of time talking about circumcision, as it is solidified in the law as a requirement of all Jewish boys on the 8th day. What does Paul mean when he speaks of circumcision of the heart?

Outline:

00:13 - Introduction Clean & unclean segment 11-15

01:14 - Unclean is not bad, and clean is not necessarily “good” it is simply a label for a person to know whether they have properly prepared, set themselves apart to go to the tabernacle and participate in a worship service. It is neither bad nor good, but more so “clear” or “not clear” for worship. God made provision for the cleansing and restoration of anyone who became “unclean” or “defiled.” Remember, unclean is not necessarily “bad.” In chapter 15, we will talk about discharges, which have to do with both the male and the female reproductive system, which God designed and called “good.”

05:23 - Read all of Leviticus 12

06:47 - Blood is important as it relates to the sacrifices as well as to cleanliness.

07:43 - Leviticus 12.2 - A son or a daughterCeremonially unclean for 7 days. (8th day, circumcise the boy - we will discuss) - Then wait 33 days before going to the temple. A total wait of 40 days.

07:43 - Why was there a period of time after a woman gives birth when she is called “unclean?”

10:30 - Why is there a difference between a son and a daughter as it relates to how long the purification time should be?

13:16 - Leviticus 12.3 - Circumcision

Gen 17:10-14; 12.2-3; 21.4; Luke 2.21; Jer 4.4; Phil 3.4-9; Rom 2.25-29; Col 2.10-11; Eph 2.8-9

Paul is saying that circumcision is an outward sign of being set apart for God. But even if you have that outward sign, yet inside are sinful, the outward sign is pointless. A circumcised body and a sinful heart are at odds with each other.Paul says that we ought to focus on the condition of the heart.You are the Lord’s, do you acknowledge that with your heart and your lips? Don’t worry about your outward signs, your “good deeds.” Worry first about your heart and your personal, intimate relationship with God.

26:33 - Leviticus 12.6-8

A burnt offering and a sin offering.CEB & the NABRE - have “purification offering” for Lev 5.

Luke 2.22-24

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We start a new segment of Leviticus, looking at what is “clean” and “unclean” for the Israelites. We must remember that “unclean” is not necessarily bad, it just means that it is not holy or fit for use in worship of God in the tabernacle. Being “clean” or “unclean” was a designation related to someone’s ability to participate in the worship at the tabernacle. If you were “unclean,” you had to go through the cleansing process to become “clean” in order to enter the tabernacle courtyard. It was all about being set apart and prepared to approach the Lord. In this Bible study, we look at the first of 5 chapters on cleanliness, looking at what foods are clean and unclean.

Outline:

06:16 - Overview of Leviticus 11-15

Leviticus 11 - food - what is clean and may be eaten, and what is unclean and not to be eaten

Leviticus 12 - cleanliness and purification after childbirth

Leviticus 13 - skin diseases, fungus & molds

Leviticus 14 - cleansing skin diseases, fungus & molds

Leviticus 15 - discharges causing uncleanness

01:17 - Why are these chapters on cleanliness here? Why are they so odd at times? What was their purpose? Why did all this even exist in the first place - IT MAKES NO SENSE. Give me just a few minutes and I will give a quick explanationThe principal duties of the Israelite priesthood

1. Distinguish between the Holy and the common

2. Distinguish between the unclean and the clean

3. Teach the decrees of the Lord

Exo 19.6 God calls Israel to be a Holy nation, a kingdom of priests

Gal 3.23-25, The law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. KJV - Schoolmaster. AMP - tutor and our disciplinarian. RSV - Custodian. TLB - teacher and guide.

Application:

This call to be set apart did not just exist for the Jews in Moses' day. It exists for us today. Jesus, in the opening of the Sermon on the Mount, he said, Mat 5.14-16 - “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.”

13:44 - Leviticus 11.1-3

What is a divided hoof?

What is chewing the cud?

16:09 - Leviticus 11.4-5

Hyrax - A small rabbit-like creature (Coney, rock badger, or a sharphan).Psa 104.18Pro 30.26

17:11 - Leviticus 11.6 - Do rabbits chew the cud? (coprophagy)

18:25 - Leviticus - 11.7-8 - pigs are unclean

18:38 - Leviticus 11.9-12 - Fish vs shellfish

20:36 - Leviticus 11.13-19 - Birds

21:39 - Leviticus 11.20-23 - Insects - Locust, Katydid, cricket or grasshopper Mat 3.4 - John the Baptist ate locusts and wild honey

24:59 - Lev 11.24-43 - Carcasses - unclean until evening

29:43 - What is Shechita?

30:29 - did the Jews cause the bubonic plague?

31:52 - Conclusions

Acts 11.4-18 (Acts 10.1 - 11.18)

Mark 7.14-19, “nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them”

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In this Apostle Talk interview, Saratoga Race Course Chaplain, Alberto Matos tells his unlikely story of God calling him from a life of drugs and prison, to serve Him and work to help others. Alberto serves as the Chaplain at the horse track, but he also is the Pastor of Aguas Vivas, a Spanish speaking church that meets Sunday nights at First Baptist in Saratoga Springs.Connect with Alberto:518.723.5300alberto@rtcany.orghttps://www.nyrtca.org/https://aguasvivaselim.com/Apostle Talk is a production of Iron Sheep Ministries:Support Iron Sheep Ministries: https://Ironsheep.org/donateListen to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/ironsheepContact Dave & the ISM team: info@ironsheep.orgBe notified of each new teaching, join the email list: http://eepurl.com/g-2zAD

In this Bible Study, we look at Leviticus 10 and Nadab and Abihu, Aaron’s sons. Why did God kill Nadab and Abihu? What did they do that brought down God’s swift judgment? We also look at the story of Korah in Numbers 16 as well as Annanis and Sapphira in Acts 5. Dave also briefly talks about Alcohol and what the Bible has to say about consuming it.

Outline:

01:31 - introduction, context of Leviticus 10

03:08 - Reading Leviticus 10.1-2

05:10 - What did Nadab and Abihu do to deserve death?

05:32 - Theory 1 - The wrong guys - they were not authorized to offer incense (that was the role of the High Priest). Exodus 30.7-8

07:19 - Theory 2: The wrong method - they were using their own personal censers rather than those of the tabernacle. WORD STUDY: Censer, maḥtâ מַחְתָּה (Makh-taw). Ex 25.38, 27.3, 37.23 and 38.3 - all in references to fire pans

Numbers 16.17-18

1 Kings 7.50

2 Kings 25.15

2 Chronicles 26.16-21

13:11 - Theory 3: They used unauthorized or “other” incense.Exo 30.9

14:02 - Theory 4: They used “unauthorized” or “strange” fire.Lev 16.12Num 16.46

16:36 - Rule of simplicity or the rule of simplest reading.

18:28 - Other examples of God’s fast and harsh judgmentNumbers 16Num 16.3Num 16.28-35

23:09 - Acts 5:1-11 - Ananias and SapphiraActs 4:32-36

27:06 - God had a plan, God had a purposeActs 5.11

28:13 - Number 16 - Korah.

Who were The “Sons of Korah”

Nu 26.11 - Korah’s son’s were spared (through their line, God did some awesome things):

1 - key helpers in the Tabernacle. 1Ch 9.19-21

2 - Listed among King David’s expert warriors: 1 Chr 12.6

3 - Prophet Samuel is a direct descendant 1 Chr 6.31-38 Note: they are listed under “Temple Musicians”

4 - The “sons of Korah” are credited with 11 of our psalms: 42, 44-49, 84-85 & 87-88

Psa 42.1

Psa 46.1-3.

33:23 - What was God’s plan in the case of Nadab & Abihu? We can not know for certain.God’s actions with Nadab & Abihu made a clear statement:

35:23 - why did Nadab & Abihu bring in unholy, unsanctioned, wild fire?We really don’t know. 2 Sam 6.5-7

38:39 - Reading of Leviticus 10.3-8

40:36 - Are leaders in the church not supposed to mourn the loss of their loved ones?

42:01 - reading Leviticus 10.8-11 - dealing with Alcohol

44:02 - Is it wrong for Christians to drink Alcohol?

Verses against Alcohol (against drunkenness)

Lev 10.9

Nu 6.3

Deu 29.6

Judg 13.4, 7, 14

Pro 20.1; 23.29-35; 31.4

Isa 5.11, 22; 24.9; 28.7; 29.9; 56.12

Eph 5.18

1 Tim 3.3,8

Verses in favor of Alcohol (in moderation)

Eccl 9.7

Psa 104.15

Amos 9.14

Isa 55.1

John 2.1-11 & Mat 26.29

1 Tim 5.23

Verses of caution: You have freedom, but don’t use that freedom to cause anyone else to stumble. Our bodies are temples for the Holy Spirit and it is right for us to honor our bodies with everything we do.

Rom 14.1-23

1 Cor 6.12-20

1 Cor 10.23-33

45:48 - Reading Leviticus 10.12-20 Why did Aaron and his sons not eat the sin offering as instructed by Moses and by God? Nadab and Abihu died because they disobeyed God, why would you risk his wrath by disabaying the Lord?Aaron knew the motivation God had in the offerings. They were signs of a relationship in the heart. Aaron would have been lying if he had eaten the offering with the wrong heart.

1 Sammual 16.7

Micah 6.6-8

50:02 - Why is it important not to take communion unworthily?

1 Corinthians 11.27-32

53:19 - Conclusions

Isa 55:8-11

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In this Bible study of Leviticus chapter 9, we see the first tabernacle service. Up until this point, Moses has been conducting all the sacrifices, but now Aaron and his sons will take on the role of tabernacle priests, as outlined at the end of Exodus and fully explained in the first 7 chapters of Leviticus. At the end of the service, we see the Glory of the Lord appear to the people, and we see God consume their offerings with fire from heaven! We conclude this talk camping out on these two subjects, the Glory of the Lord and Fire being used as a sign from God.

Outline

00:10 - introduction - where we are at in Leviticus

02:20 - Reading Leviticus 9.1-6

03:24 - This is a summary of what is going to happen in the chapter. Moses is directing Aaron. Up to this point, Moses had been doing the offerings; now, Aaron and his sons were finally ready to do the job outlined at the end of Exodus and at the opening of Leviticus.

04.12 - Reading Leviticus 9.7-14

05.27 - Explanation

05.46 - Reading Leviticus 9.15-22

06:47 - Explanation - The offerings have now been made for the people of Israel.

08:14 - Application - we must deal with our own sinful practices in our lives before we can be the most useful to God in helping others. Matthew 7.3-5 Is a great example for us given by Jesus. This all has to do with the sanctification process; we are forever (in this life) a work in progress.

12:54 - Reading Leviticus 9.23-24.

14:00 - Examples in the Bible of fire consuming an offering or a sacrifice.

Jdg 6.11-22 - Gideon - speaking to an angel of the Lord.

1 Kgs 18.16-39 - Elijah on Mount Carmel

2 Chr 7.1-3 - David dedicates the temple,

23:20 - The Glory of the Lord

Glory = כָּבוֹד (kāḇôḏ)

Exo 16.10

Exo 24.16-17

Exo 40:33-35

Lev 9.23-24

2 Chr 7.1-3

Ezek 8.4; 9.3; 10.4, 18; 11.22-23

Luke 2.8-9

John 1.14

1 Cor 6.19-20

John 17.20-23

Rev 21.22-23

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