In Leviticus, Animals that may and may not be eaten; Seafood that may or may not be eaten; Birds that may or may not be eaten; Insects that may or may not be eaten…
This is where I become a little bogged down reading The Bible and tempted to think that this has nothing to do with me and stop reading the Good Word.
Clean and unclean, way back in biblical times, what does it have to do with me and my life today?
That you may know the differences of the clean, and unclean, and know what you ought to eat, and what to refuse.
Do not defile your souls.
For I am the Lord your God: be holy because I am holy.
And then it hits me like a ton of bricks that my body, mind, voice and soul belong to God, not me. I am only here on earth for a short period of time in this human body called Andy Reistetter. My body is God’s Temple and not meant to be defiled in any manner, at any time. But, of course, I do so because of my sinful nature, Silly Ego and stupid ways of thinking.
Do I apply this same sort of biblical detailed analysis to what I eat and drink, to what my thoughts are, and the words that come out of my mouth? So much more than what they ate back in biblical times defiles my soul today. What do I see or watch on TV? What do I hear? What situations do I allow myself to be drawn into?
Ironically, this is all good food for thought, or clean food, as they said in The Bible.
Be aware: speak to yourself about these opportunities, and let God direct and power your ways to health and prosperity.
PS: I hope and pray that one day soon God will unlock the mysteries of cancer to us as he has for the leprosy of the biblical times.
Day 37: Reading The Bible with a TROML Perspective; Acts, Thoughts, & Words that may or may not be Lived…
Read and inspired by the Old Testament, The Book of Leviticus Chapters 10-14
Bible Notes:
This Book of Leviticus is so called, because it treats chiefly of divine worship for which God had chosen the tribe of Levi.
After describing the ordination of Aaron and his sons to the priesthood, it records the Mosaic laws of sacrifice, of legal purity, of holiness, of vows, and of tithes.
Leviticus Chapter 10: Destruction of Nadab and Abiu; Intoxicating drinks forbidden to priests; law of eating oblations; oblations not eaten by Aaron and his sons.
Nadab and Abiu, the sons of Aaron
Offering before the Lord strange fire: which was not commanded them, and fire coming out of the Lord destroyed them, and they died before the Lord.
I will be sanctified in them that approach to me, and I will be glorified in the sight of all the people.
And when Aaron heard this, he held his peace.
The Lord also said to Aaron: You shall not drink wine nor any thing that may make drunk, thou nor thy sons, when you enter into the tabernacle of testimony, lest you die…
Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons that were left.
How could I eat it, or please the Lord in the ceremonies, having a sorrowful heart?
Leviticus Chapter 11: Animals that may and may not be eaten; Seafood that may or may not be eaten; Birds that may or may not be eaten; Insects that may or may not be eaten; A law of uncleanness; Uncleanness of reptiles; The touching of dead beasts; Creeping things are abominable.
Say to the children of Israel:
Hoof divided and cheweth the cud, you shall eat.
Cheweth the cud—partially digested food regurgitated from the first stomach of cattle and other ruminants to the mouth for a second chewing. 2. chew the cud, to reflect or think over something.
Camel, you shall not eat, but reckon it among the unclean
Cherogrillus—the shãphãn is not the porcupine, but a very peculiar animal of about the same size, dwelling among the rocks, and in holes, and called in Israel “bear-rat”, on account of some resemblance with these two quadrupeds.
Has fins and scales, you shall eat; others unclean.
Eagle, osprey, vulture, heron shall not eat.
Hath the legs behind longer, wherewith it hoppeth upon the earth, that you shall eat.
Touch the carcasses of them… he shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the sun set.
Do not defile your souls.
For I am the Lord your God: be holy because I am holy.
That you may know the differences of the clean, and unclean, and know what you ought to eat, and what to refuse.
Leviticus Chapter 12: Purification of women after childbirth; Offerings of women after childhood.
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them:
Man child; She shall be unclean seven days, according to the days of separation of her flowers; three and thirty days in the blood of her purification.
Maid child, unclean two weeks, sixty-six days.
So she shall be cleansed…
Leviticus Chapter 13: Discerning leprosy; Diagnosis of leprosy; Studying an ulcer for signs of leprosy; Discerning leprosy in a burn; Discerning leprosy in the head or beard; Fate of lepers; Disposal of leprous garments.
The man in whose skin or flesh shall arise a different color or a blister…
The stroke of leprosy
And upon his (Aaron the priest) judgment he shall be separated
He shall declare him clean because it is but a scab.
Shall be judged an inveterate leprosy, and grown into the skin.
Whiteness
For the plague of leprosy is broken out in the ulcer.
Because the evil of leprosy is broken out in the scar.
The bald head or bald forehead
Shall have his clothes hanging loose.
Al the time that he is a leper and unclean, he shall dwell alone without camp.
He shall judge it (garment) unclean, and shall burn it with fire.
Leviticus Chapter 14: Law of cleansing the leper; Marking the cleansed leper; The cleansing of a leper who is poor; leprosy in a house; Cleansing leprosy from a house; If the Leprosy has spread; If the leprosy has not spread.
Per Wiki, leprosy is a long-term infection by bacteria. Initially, infections are without symptoms and typically remain this way for 5 to 20 years. Symptoms that develop include granulomas of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This may result in a lack of ability to feel pain, thus loss of parts of extremities due to repeated injuries or infection due to unnoticed wounds. Weakness and poor eyesight may also be present.
Leprosy is spread between people. This is thought to occur through a cough or contact with fluid from the nose of an infected person. Leprosy occurs more commonly among those living in poverty. Contrary to popular belief, it is not highly contagious.
Leprosy is curable with a treatment known as multidrug therapy. These treatments are provided free of charge by the World Health Organization. Globally in 2012, the number of chronic cases of leprosy was 189,000, down from some 5.2 million in the 1980s. The number of new cases was 230,000. Most new cases occur in 16 countries, with India accounting for more than half. In the past 20 years, 16 million people worldwide have been cured of leprosy. About 200 cases are reported per year in the United States.
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