Leviticus 13:45 says, And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. The person who had leprosy was to make sure that everyone knew that he had it, not only by physical signs, but by crying out that he or she was unclean. Verse forty-six adds, All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be. The entire time he had leprosy he was to live alone outside the camp. All this was done to keep the leprosy from spreading. We today as followers of Christ should do all that we can to keep sin from infecting us, but we are called on to be in the world as we do. Verse forty-seven continues, The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; Verse forty-eight states, Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; Verse forty-nine adds, And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: If there were green or red stains in a garment, no matter what it was made of or where it was at in the garment, it was to be considered leprosy and was to be shown to the priest. Again, the priest was the one who would make the determination, just as Jesus Christ, our High Priest, makes the determination of what is sin in our lives today. Verse fifty says, And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days: Verse fifty-one adds, And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean. The priest was to keep the garment for seven days, then if the infection had spread, he was to declare the garment unclean. Verse fifty-two continues, He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. If the garment was found to be unclean, it was to be burned. Unless we are cleansed by faith in the blood of Christ today, we are spiritually unclean and are destined for the everlasting fire of hell. Once we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord though, we are spared from this fate forevermore. Verse fifty-three states, And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; Then verse fifty-four adds, Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more: After seven days, the priest was to again examine the garment, and if the infection had not spread, then he was to have it washed. It still wouldn't be declared clean. Verse fifty-five continues, And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without. If after being washed and stored for seven days the infected areas had not changed color or spread, it was to be declared leprosy and burned. Verse fifty-six says, And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: Verse fifty-seven adds, And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. If the affected area had changed color, then the priest was to cut the affected area out of the garment, and if the infection still appeared, the garment was to be burned. Verse fifty-eight continues, And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. If the infection was no longer in the garment. it was to be washed a second time and be declared clean. When it comes to sin in our lives, if we are washed by the blood of Christ, He cleanses us of all sin. Of course, we may allow sin back into our lives, but we are forgiven of all our sins for all time when we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, but we may still suffer from the consequences of sin in this world. Verse fifty-nine concludes, This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. Moses then stated that this was the law of the plague of leprosy as to whether a garment was clean or unclean. Leprosy did not just affect the person, but also their clothes or possessions and could contaminate those around them, just as sin does with a person today. We must take it seriously.
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