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NASB | Leviticus 5:2 'Or if a person touches any unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean beast or the carcass of unclean cattle or a carcass of unclean swarming things, though it is hidden from him and he is unclean, then he will be guilty. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 5:2 'Or if someone touches any [ceremonially] unclean thing--whether the carcass of an unclean wild animal or the carcass of an unclean domestic animal or the carcass of unclean creeping things--even if he is unaware of it, he has become unclean, and he will be guilty. |
Bible Question:
I have recently been telling people that when a person was "unclean" this did not mean that one had sinned. It was simply of state of being in relation to a Holy God. But to be unclean for some reason was impossible to avoid (ie. a woman's monthly cycle). Also, could Jesus avoid being “unclean” his whole life? We know he was sinless, yet uncleanness was practically a certainty. These verses in Leviticus (can you believe I was reading Lev. for the fun of it?) seem to make a different argument. Does anyone have thoughts on this? One thing I also noticed was that this is in the portion that required a "guilt offering" and not a "sin offering", yet in verse 7, it is said such a person was guilty of sin. I'm confused..... MJH |
Bible Answer: Dear MJH, Interesting observations. Just a thought: Why not reason in the other direction? As you point out, we know that Jesus was utterly sinless (2 Corinthians 5:21). If it is a given that becoming unclean was an inevitability in His life -- and I believe it was, if for no other reason than Leviticus 22:5-6 and Mark 1:41; 5:41 -- then whatever else that uncleanness might have been, it did not carry the guilt of sin. Consequently, our understanding of the Leviticus must be adjusted in the light of our certain New Testament doctrines. In Him, Doc |