Leviticus 11:34-44 – Any food in it that could be eaten, on
which water comes, shall be unclean. And all drink that could be drunk from
every such vessel shall be unclean. And everything on
which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean. Whether oven or stove,
it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean and shall remain unclean for you. Nevertheless, a
spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean, but whoever touches a carcass
in them shall be unclean. And if any part of
their carcass falls upon any seed grain that is to be sown, it is clean, but if water is put
on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.
“And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be
unclean until the evening, and whoever eats of
its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. And whoever
carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
“Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be
eaten. Whatever goes on its belly, and
whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that
swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable. You shall not make
yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you shall not
defile yourselves with them, and become unclean through them. For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore,
and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any
swarming thing that crawls on the ground.
Hebrews
9:8-10 – By this
the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the holy places is not yet
opened as long as the first section is still standing (which is symbolic for the present age). According to this
arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the
conscience of the worshiper, but deal only with food and drink and various washings,
regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
Application:
- · The new order is the new covenant, with its new priesthood, new sanctuary and new sacrifice, all introduced by Christ.
- · Israel’s holiness was to be expressed in every aspect of her life, to the extent that all of life had a certain ceremonial quality.
All Scripture verses taken from ESV
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