Leviticus 15:18

Leviticus 15:18 says The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.  Moses speaks about both the man and the woman in this verse, then for the rest of the chapter he speaks to the woman.  Verse nineteen adds, And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.   Then verse twenty continues, And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.  This would be the woman's normal monthly period.  Verse twenty-one states, And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.  The woman was to be separated for a week and considered unclean, and anyone touching where she sat or where she lay was to be considered unclean.  Verse twenty-two adds, And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.  Anyone touching a place where she had sat was to wash himself and his clothes and be considered unclean until the evening.  This only states men, so I am not sure if it applied to women as well or not.  Verse twenty-three continues, And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.  Verse twenty-four concludes, And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.  I believe this means any man having sexual relations with her during this time would likewise be considered unclean for a week.  Verse twenty-five concludes, And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.  This refers to an abnormal bleeding by a woman.  She would be unclean for however long this went on.  Matthew Henry says this would be like the woman who came to Jesus for healing in the New Testament.  Verse twenty-six says, Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.  This verse and the next verse just repeat was to be done during a woman's normal cycle.  Verse twenty-seven adds, And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.  Anyone touching her bed or where she sat was wash his clothes and bathe and to be considered unclean until evening.  Verse twenty-eight continues, But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. If the abnormal bleeding stopped, the woman was still to be separated for seven days.  Verse twenty-nine states, And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.  On the eighth day, the woman was to bring two turtle doves or two pigeons to the priest at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.  Verse thirty adds, And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.  The priest was to offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to make atonement for her.  We are so blessed that we do not have to make atonement for each perceived sin today, and that physical conditions are not seen as sins that have to be atoned for.  Verse thirty-one continues, Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.  God said this was to be done so that His tabernacle would not be defiled.  Since as followers of Christ we are the tabernacle of the Holy Spirit, we need to take seriously God's warning to not defile His tabernacle.  This means that we should be careful about what position we may put ourselves in and what we put into our bodies I believe.  Verse thirty-two says, This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;  Then verse thirty-three adds, And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.  Moses just stated that this was the law concerning men and women with an issue.