Reading Verbatim the Books of the Old Testament, Introduction to 'Leviticus'; Leviticus Chapter 14, MWF, Post 14-AM, July 12, 2021

My friends, 

Thank you for returning this year and month, and the following dates July 5-7-9; 12-14-16, 2021 as we proceed with the verbatim posts of the Books of the Old Testament, in particular Chapters 11-12-13-14-15-16 of the Book of 'Leviticus'. audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html  Then, we shall take our final break - until around the latter part of July, 2021, as the Lord wills. 

Because the Biblical Record is quite extensive and detailed, as is our practice, let's continue with our fifth and sixth weeks of posts on Monday/Wednesday/Friday each week.  We will then take another break until the latter part of July, 2021, posting the final chapters of Leviticus 17-27, as the Lord wills. 

Continuing from:
Reading Verbatim the Books of the Old Testament, Introduction to 'Leviticus'; Leviticus Chapter 1-AM, Tu/Th, Post 1, June 2, 2021, until all is posted.  
 
​Remember we pray for the Almighty to 'open the eyes of our understanding', as we 'come into His Presence', 'reading' His Living Word, the Holy Bible.  [See prayer on Introduction Post A-PM, February 25, 2020; Post 1-AM, March 2, 2020, and Post 3-AM, March 4, 2020.] ​

FOLLOWING OUR OVERVIEW OUTLINE:
Chapters 1-7       Laws of Acceptable Worship  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
Chapters 8-10     Laws Pertaining to the Priesthood  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html BREAK
Chapters 11-16   Laws for Uncleanness  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html BREAK
Reading Verbatim the Books of the Old Testament, Introduction to 'Leviticus'; Leviticus Chapter 11, MWF, Post 11, July 5, 2021
Reading Verbatim the Books of the Old Testament, Introduction to 'Leviticus'; Leviticus Chapter 12, MWF, Post 12, July 7, 2021
​Reading Verbatim the Books of the Old Testament, Introduction to 'Leviticus'; Leviticus Chapter 13, MWF, Post 13, July 9, 2021
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Leviticus Chapter 14  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html July 12, 2021  AM/PM Posts
Leviticus Chapter 15  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html July 14, 2021
Leviticus Chapter 16  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html July 16, 2021  Break until August 3-5, 2021
Chapters 17-27   Laws of Acceptable Living  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html  TO THE FINISH!

Leviticus Chapter 14 audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 
Of declaring the leper to be clean. (1-9) The sacrifices to be offered by him. (10-32) [AM]
The leprosy in a house. (33-53) Summary of the law concerning leprosy. (54-57) [PM]​

​1 'And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
3And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;
4Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
5And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:
6As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:
7And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
8And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
9But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.'

​Of declaring the leper to be clean. (1-9)audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html  
Notes: 1-9 'The priests could not cleanse the lepers; but when the Lord removed the plague, various rules were to be observed in admitting them again to the ordinances of God, and the society of his people. They represent many duties and exercises of truly repenting sinners, and the duties of ministers respecting them. If we apply this to the spiritual leprosy of sin, it intimates that when we withdraw from those who walk disorderly, we must not count them as enemies, but admonish them as brethren. And also that when God by his grace has brought to repentance, they ought with tenderness and joy, and sincere affection, to be received again. Care should always be taken that sinners may not be encouraged, nor penitents discouraged.

If it were found that the leprosy was healed, the priest must declare it with the particular solemnities here described. The two birds, one killed, and the other dipped in the blood of the bird that was killed, and then let loose, may signify Christ shedding his blood for sinners, and rising and ascending into heaven. The priest having pronounced the leper clean from the disease, he must make himself clean from all remains of it. Thus those who have comfort of the remission of their sins, must with care and caution cleanse themselves from sins; for every one that has this hope in him, will be concerned to purify himself.'

​The sacrifices to be offered by him. (10-32) audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 
10And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
11And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
12And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:
13And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:
14And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
15And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand:
16And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:
17And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:
18And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD.
19And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:
20And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
21And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
22And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
23And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD.
24And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:
25And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
26And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand:
27And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:
28And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering:
29And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD.
30And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get;
31Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD.
32This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.'

The sacrifices to be offered by him. (10-32) audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 
Notes: 10-32 'The cleansed leper was to be presented to the Lord, with his offerings. When God has restored us to enjoy public worship again, after sickness, distance, or otherwise, we should testify our thanksgiving by our diligent use of the liberty. And both we and our offerings must be presented before the Lord, by the Priest that made us clean, even our Lord Jesus. Beside the usual rites of the trespass-offering, some of the blood, and some of the oil, was to be put upon him that was to be cleansed. Wherever the blood of Christ is applied for justification, the oil of the Spirit is applied for sanctification; these two cannot be separated.

We have here the gracious provision the law made for poor lepers. The poor are as welcome to God's altar as the rich. But though a meaner sacrifice was accepted from the poor, yet the same ceremony was used for the rich; their souls are as precious, and Christ and his gospel are the same to both. Even for the poor one lamb was necessary. No sinner could be saved, had it not been for the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God with his blood.' 

Thank you for continuing with me and Jesus through the Holy Spirit this afternoon as we complete this Chapter 14, in a pm post.  Amen. Amen.​