Holy Writ

“These are the regulations for a man with a discharge, for anyone made unclean by an emission of semen, for a woman in her monthly period, for a man or a woman with a discharge, and for a man who has sexual relations with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.” -Leviticus 15:32-33

These are odd words to end a chapter. Why does the law of Moses speak so explicitly regarding sexuality?

Because he cares about sexuality.

If the Bible had completely avoided any sexual references, we might wonder if God cared about this area of life. Clearly, he does. Leviticus 15 speaks at length regarding facets of sexuality, as do other places in Leviticus and the rest of Scripture.

Yet we often don’t hear these verses in church. Why not? No one knows what to do with them.

If your pastor stood up on Sunday morning and gave detailed directions regarding a person’s menstrual cycle or what to do after a wet dream, your congregation would turn red and end in an uproar. But it’s in there, complete with how the priests should handle such matters like cleaning one’s self after such times.

We may not like to talk about it, but God cares about our sexuality. More specifically, he gives principles for how to express sexuality to provide a proper context that date back to the first two people on the planet, Adam and Eve. One man, one woman, together for life, expressing sexuality within the covenant of marriage.

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The Lord said to Moses, “These are the regulations for any diseased person at the time of their ceremonial cleansing, when they are brought to the priest: The priest is to go outside the camp and examine them.” -Leviticus 14:1-3

Why have a priest examine a diseased person? Shouldn’t the law have called for a doctor?

One interesting observation in Leviticus 14 is the connection between our physical health and our spiritual health. One often influences the other. Some accounts in the Bible connect demonic activity with odd physical behaviors. Other accounts show the power of prayer to heal disease or sickness. The recurring theme of Scripture is that our spiritual lives impact every part of life. We should not be surprised that this includes our physical well being.

Take a quick reflection of your own health at this moment. Whether good or bad or somewhere in the middle, how is your faith influencing how your body looks and feels? Is there anything in need of change? If so, it may not only be something that requires a doctor or persona trainer. Maybe it’s an issue to take to the Lord.

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Dillon Burroughs is the author and coauthor of numerous books and is handwriting a copy of all 31,173 verses of the Bible at HolyWritProject.com. Find out more about Dillon at Facebook.com/readdB or readdB.com.

“These are the regulations concerning defiling molds in woolen or linen clothing, woven or knitted material, or any leather article, for pronouncing them clean or unclean.” -Leviticus 13:59

Mold. Skin disease. Not much inspiring here. Or is there? While Leviticus 13 appears mundane, a close look reveals something profound–God cares about every detail of our lives.

We may not apply the skin infection rules of Leviticus to our modern times, but we can observe God’s concern for our health, our clothing, and even our skin. Those pimples I had in high school? God cared. The extra wrinkles that emerge after high school? Yep, God still cares.

Our attitude is often that God cares about the big stuff. So we pray for career advice, money to pay the bills, our family to stay together, or someone’s surgery. Yet we forget God also cares about the clothes we’ll wear tomorrow, the food we’ll eat today, and even when we need to blow our nose.

He’s that loving! And he’s that smart. He is aware of our every detail–and cares–about it all.

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“‘These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. ⁸ But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’” Leviticus 12:7-8

Children matter to God. In fact, God considered the birth of new children so important that he gave an entire chapter of Leviticus to actions to take after having a child. Kids were not a burden; they were a blessing.

Jesus would later reaffirm this principle of God’s love for children. When the disciples began pushing the children away, Jesus said to let the little children come to him. He, too, saw children as a blessing.

What if today you and I saw every child we encountered as a blessing? What if we smiled, showed love, and really cared for every child we met? If enough of us would do this, our world would be much different. Why? Because we treat children the way God treats them–with the greatest of importance.

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Dillon Burroughs is the author and coauthor of numerous books and is handwriting a copy of all 31,173 verses of the Bible at HolyWritProject.com. Find out more about Dillon at Facebook.com/readdB or readdB.com.