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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. |
Subject: unclean is a sin? or not? |
Bible Note: Dear Brother Mark, Yes, you are correct! I mentioned Leviticus 22 because Christ is our Kohain Gadol -- our High Priest. I've always thought of Him as taking the "high road" in terms of Mosaic righteousness, as was the common practice of the Pharisee (Matthew 5:20). This was, indeed, an imprecision on my part. However, a corpse is said to be "Avi Avot HaTumah" -- a super contaminating thing, if you will. According to the Mishnah, any Jew touching a corpse is unclean, not just a Kohain (but especially a Kohain). They base this on Numbers 19:11, "Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean seven days." Even entering the house of a dead person (who was not a near relative) would cause defilement (Numbers 19:14). I do not see how one might exegete the Numbers 19:11 passage in such a way as to interpret "whoever" as applying only to the sons of Aaron. Consequently, in the light of the Law, Jesus would have become tumei (unclean) when He touched the dead girl in Mark 5:41. Furthermore, He would also have become tumei when He entered the house in verse 40. We must conclude, therefore, that being tumei is not necessarily being sinful. I may be mistaken, but I believe this reasoning is sound. Please tell me if you see an error. In Him, Doc |