Leviticus 13
Overview
13:1 The laws and tokens whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosy. Verse 1 Reciprocal Leviticus 15:1 - Aaron; Deuteronomy 24:8 - General; Mark 1:40 - a leper; Luke 5:12 - full; 17:14 - Go Verse 2 risingor, swellinga scab Leviticus 14:56; Deuteronomy 28:27; Isaiah 3:17 the plague of leprosyTzaraa?th, the Leprosy, from the Greek λεπρα, from λεπις, a scale; so called, because in this disease the body is covered with thin white scales, so as to give it the appearance of snow. The leprosy is a dreadful, contagious disorder, common in Egypt and Syria, and generally manifests itself at first in the manner described in the text. Its commencement is imperceptible; there appearing only a few reddish spots on the skin, which are not attended with pain or any other symptom, but cannot be removed. It increases imperceptibly, and continues for some years to be more and more manifest. The spots become larger, spread over the whole skin, and are sometimes rather raised, though generally flat. When it increases the upper part of the nose swells, the nostrils distend, the nose becomes soft, swellings appear on the under jaws, the eyebrows are elevated, the ears grow thick, the ends of the fingers, feet, and toes, swell, the nails grow scaly, the joints of the hands and feet separate, the palms of hands and soles of the feet are ulcerated, and in its last stage the patient becomes horrible, and falls to pieces. Leviticus 14:3, 14:35; Exodus 4:6, 4:7; Numbers 12:10, 12:12; 2 Samuel 3:29; 2 Kings 5:1, 5:27; 2 Chronicles 26:19-21; Isaiah 1:6 he shall Deuteronomy 17:8, 17:9, 24:8; Malachi 2:7; Matthew 8:4; Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14, 17:14 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:3 - shall look; 13:6 - a scab; 13:27 - it is the plague of leprosy; 13:49 - it is; 22:4 - a leper Verse 3 shall look Leviticus 13:2, 10:10; Ezekiel 44:23; Haggai 2:11; Malachi 2:7; Acts 20:28; Romans 3:19, 3:20, 7:7; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 2:23 turned Ezekiel 16:30; Hosea 7:9 deeper Genesis 13:3; 2 Timothy 2:16, 2:17, 3:13 pronounce Matthew 16:19, 18:17, 18:18; John 20:23; Romans 3:19, 3:20; 1 Corinthians 5:4-6; 2 Thessalonians 3:14, 3:15; 1 Timothy 1:20 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:8 - General; 13:10 - shall see him; 13:20 - in sight; 14:37 - General; 22:4 - a leper; Numbers 12:10 - leprous; 2 Kings 5:1 - a leper Verse 4 shut up Numbers 12:15; Deuteronomy 13:14; Ezekiel 44:10; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Timothy 5:24 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:10 - shall see him; 13:25 - turned white; 13:26 - then the priest; 13:31 - seven days Verse 5 Reciprocal Exodus 29:30 - seven days; Leviticus 13:26 - then the priest; 14:8 - seven days Verse 6 pronounce Isaiah 11:3, 11:4, 42:3; Romans 14:1; Jude 1:22, 1:23 a scab Leviticus 13:2; Deuteronomy 32:5; James 3:2 wash Leviticus 11:25, 11:28, 11:40, 14:8; 1 Kings 8:38, 8:45; Psalm 19:12; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20; John 13:8-10; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; 1 John 1:7-9 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:34 - and he shall; 15:5 - General Verse 7 Leviticus 13:27, 13:35, 13:36; Psalm 38:3; Isaiah 1:5, 1:6; Romans 6:12-14; 2 Timothy 2:16, 2:17 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:39 - General Verse 8 Leviticus 13:3; Matthew 15:7, 15:8; Acts 8:21; Philippians 3:18, 3:19; 2 Peter 2:19 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:39 - General Verse 10 shall see him Leviticus 13:3, 13:4; Numbers 12:10-12; 2 Kings 5:27; 2 Chronicles 26:19, 26:20 quick raw fleshHeb. the quickening of living flesh, Leviticus 13:14, 13:15, 13:24; Proverbs 12:1; Amos 5:10; John 3:19, 3:20, 7:7
Verse 12 cover all 1 Kings 8:38; Job 40:4, 42:6; Isaiah 64:6; John 16:8, 16:9; Romans 7:14; 1 John 1:8-10
Verse 13 if the leprosyIt may seem strange that the partial leper should be pronounced unclean, and the person totally covered with the disease clean. This was probably owing to a different species or stage of the disease; the partial being contagious, the total not. That there are two different species, or degrees, of the disease described here, is sufficiently evident: in one, the person was all covered with a white enamelled scurf; in the other, there was a quick raw flesh in the risings. On this account, the one was deemed unclean, or contagious, the other not; for contact with the quick raw flesh would be more likely to communicate the disease, than the touch of the hard dry scurf. The ichor proceeding from the former, when brought into contact with the flesh of another, would soon be taken into constitution by means of the absorbent vessels; but where the surface was perfectly dry; the absorbent vessels of another, coming in contact with the diseased man, could imbibe nothing, and there was consequently but little or no danger of infection. This is the learned Dr. Mead's view of the subject; who thus accounts for the circumstances mentioned in the text.he is clean Isaiah 64:6; John 9:41 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:7 - pronounce Verse 14 Leviticus 13:10
Verse 15 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:10 - quick raw flesh Verse 16 Romans 7:14-24; Galatians 1:14-16; Philippians 3:6-8; 1 Timothy 1:13-15
Verse 17 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:7 - pronounce Verse 18 a boil Exodus 9:9, 15:26; 2 Kings 20:7; Job 2:7; Psalm 38:3-7; Isaiah 38:21 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:25 - turned white Verse 19 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:37 - General Verse 20 in sight Leviticus 13:3; Matthew 12:45; John 5:14; 2 Peter 2:20 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:37 - General Verse 21 shut him 1 Corinthians 5:5
Verse 22 a plaguei.e. "The plague of leprosy", Leviticus 13:22 Reciprocal 14:39 - General Verse 23 Genesis 38:26; 2 Samuel 12:13; 2 Chronicles 19:2, 19:3; Job 34:31, 34:32, 40:4, 40:5; Proverbs 28:13; Matthew 26:75; 2 Corinthians 2:7; Galatians 6:1; 1 Peter 4:2, 4:3 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:26 - then the priest; 13:34 - be not Verse 24 a hot burningHeb. a burning of fire, Isaiah 3:24
This is supposed to state the case of such as had been hurt by fire; which would leave a scar, in which the leprosy might appear, and which was to be distinguished by the rules here given.Reciprocal Leviticus 13:10 - quick raw flesh Verse 25 turned white Leviticus 13:4, 13:18-20
Verse 26 then the priest Leviticus 13:4, 13:5, 13:23
Verse 27 it is the plague of leprosy Leviticus 13:2 Reciprocal 13:7 - General; 13:35 - General; 14:39 - General Verse 29 1 Kings 8:38, 12:28; 2 Chronicles 6:29; Psalm 53:4; Isaiah 1:5, 5:20, 9:15; Micah 3:11; Matthew 6:23, 13:14, 13:15; John 16:2, 16:3; Acts 22:3, 22:4, 26:9, 26:10; 2 Corinthians 4:3, 4:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 2:12 Reciprocal Isaiah 3:17 - smite Verse 30 scall Leviticus 13:34-37, 14:54 Reciprocal 13:32 - yellow hair; Isaiah 3:17 - smite; John 20:4 - outrun Verse 31 seven days Leviticus 13:4-6 Reciprocal 14:54 - scall Verse 32 yellow hair Leviticus 13:30; Matthew 23:5; Luke 18:9-12; Romans 2:23
Verse 34 the seventh 1 John 4:1; Jude 1:22; Revelation 2:2 be not Leviticus 13:23 and he shall 13:6 Reciprocal 13:30 - scall; 15:5 - General Verse 35 Leviticus 13:7, 13:27; 2 Timothy 2:16, 2:17, 3:13
Verse 36 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:7 - General; 14:39 - General Verse 39 if the bright Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 7:22-25; James 3:2 a freckled spotThe word bohak, from the Syriac behak, to be white, or shining, here rendered "a freckled spot," is used by the Arabs to denote a kind of leprosy, of which Niebuhr says, " Bohak is neither contagious nor dangerous. A black boy at Mocha, who was affected with this eruption, had here and there upon his body white spots. We were told that the use of sulphur had relieved this boy for a time, but had not entirely removed the disease." He adds subsequently from Forskal's papers, "The Arabs call a sort of leprosy, in which some little spots shew themselves here and there on the body, behaq; and it is without doubt the same as is named bohak, (Lev. 13). They believe it to be so far from contagious, that one may sleep with a person affected without danger.
"On the 15th day of May, 1765, I myself first saw the Bohak leprosy in a Jew at Mocha. The spots in this disease are of an unequal size. They do not shine; are not perceptibly higher than the skin; and do not change the colour of the hair. Their colour is an obscure white, inclining to red. The rest of the skin of the patient was darker than that of the people of the country in general; but the spots were not so white as the skin of an European, when not sun-burnt. The spots in this leprosy do not appear on the hands, or near the navel, but on the neck and face, yet not on that part where the hair grows thick. They gradually spread, and continue sometimes only about two months, but in some cases one or two years, and then disappear by degrees, of themselves. This disorder is neither contagious nor hereditary, nor does it occasion any inconvenience." Hence a person infected with the bohak is declared clean.
Verse 40 hair is fallen off his headHeb. head is pilled, Leviticus 13:41; Song of Songs 5:11; Romans 6:12, 6:19, 8:10; Galatians 4:13
Verse 41 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:40 - hair is fallen off his head Verse 42 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:37 - General Verse 43 Reciprocal Isaiah 3:17 - smite Verse 44 utterly unclean Job 36:14; Matthew 6:23; 2 Peter 2:1, 2:2; 2 John 1:8-10 his plague Isaiah 1:5 Reciprocal Leviticus 22:4 - a leper; 2 Samuel 3:29 - an issue; 2 Kings 5:1 - a leper; Isaiah 3:17 - smite; Matthew 8:2 - a leper Verse 45 his clothes Genesis 37:29; 2 Samuel 13:19; Job 1:20; Jeremiah 3:25, 36:24; Joel 2:13 and his head Leviticus 10:6, 21:10 put Ezekiel 24:17, 24:22; Micah 3:7 Unclean Job 42:6; Psalm 51:3, 51:5; Isaiah 6:5, 52:11, 64:6; Lamentations 4:15; Luke 5:8, 7:6, 7:7; 17:12 Reciprocal Numbers 5:18 - uncover; 12:14 - let her be; 19:3 - without the camp Verse 46 the days Proverbs 30:12 without Numbers 5:2, 12:14, 12:15; 2 Kings 7:3, 15:5; 2 Chronicles 26:21; Lamentations 1:1, 1:8; 1 Corinthians 5:5, 5:9-13; 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 3:14; 1 Timothy 6:5; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; Revelation 21:27, 22:15 Reciprocal Leviticus 4:12 - without the camp; 14:3 - out of; 24:14 - without; Numbers 19:3 - without the camp; Luke 17:12 - which Verse 47 The garmentThis leprosy in garments appears so strange to us, that it has induced some, with Bp. Patrick, to consider it as an extraordinary punishment inflicted by God upon the Israelites, as a sign of his high displeasure; while others consider the leprosy in clothes (and also houses) as having no relation to the leprosy in man. When Michaelis was considering the subject, he was told by a dealer in wool, that the wool of sheep which die of a disease, if it has not been shorn from the animal while living, is unfit to manufacture cloth, and liable to something like what Moses here describes, and which he imagines to be the plague of leprosy in garments. The whole account, however, as Dr. A. Clarke observes, seems to intimate that the garment was fretted by the contagion of the real leprosy; which it is probable was occasioned by a species of animacula, or vermin, burrowing in the skin, which we know to be the cause of the itch; these, by breeding in the garments, must necessarily multiply their kind, and fret the garments, i.e., corrode a portion of the finer parts, after the manner of moths, for their nourishment. The infection of garments has frequently been known to cause the worst species of scarlet fever, and even the plague; and those infected with psora, or itch animal, have communicated the disease even in six or seven years after the infection. Isaiah 3:16-24, 59:6, 64:6; Ezekiel 16:16; Romans 13:12; Ephesians 4:22; Colossians 3:3; Jude 1:23 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:55 - the leprosy Verse 48 thing made ofHeb. work of, Leviticus 13:51; Deuteronomy 8:11; Jude 1:23; Revelation 3:4
Verse 49 thing of skinHeb. vessel, or instrumentit is Leviticus 13:2 Reciprocal 14:37 - General Verse 50 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:38 - General Verse 51 fretting leprosy Leviticus 14:44 Reciprocal 13:48 - thing made of; 14:39 - General Verse 52 burn Leviticus 11:33, 11:35; Deuteronomy 7:25, 7:26; Isaiah 30:22; Acts 19:19, 19:20 fretting leprosy Leviticus 14:44, 14:45
Verse 55 after Ezekiel 24:13; Habakkuk 3:1-6:8; 2 Peter 1:9, 2:20-22 it be bare within or withoutHeb. it be bald in the head thereof, or in the forehead thereof
Verse 57 shalt burn Isaiah 33:14; Matthew 3:12, 22:7, 25:41; Revelation 21:8, 21:27
Verse 58 be washed 2 Kings 5:10, 5:14; Psalm 51:2; 2 Corinthians 7:1, 12:8; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 1:5
The plague of leprosy was inflicted immediately from the hand of God, and came not from natural causes, as other diseases; and therefore must be managed according to a divine law. Miriam's leprosy, and Gehazi's and King Uzziah's were all the punishments of particular sins; and if generally it was so, no marvel there was so much care taken to distinguish it from a common distemper, that none might be looked upon as lying under this extraordinary token of Divine displeasure, but those that really were so.
Verse 59 Reciprocal Leviticus 5:3 - the uncleanness; 7:21 - the uncleanness; 14:2 - the law; 14:32 - General; 15:31 - Thus shall; 15:32 - General; Numbers 5:29 - the law; 30:16 - General; 36:13 - the commandments Verse 2 the law Leviticus 14:54-57, 13:59 in the day Numbers 6:9 He shall Matthew 8:2-4; Mark 1:40-44; Luke 5:12-14, 17:14 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:32 - General; 15:32 - General; 22:4 - until; Matthew 8:4 - show; Mark 1:44 - show Verse 3 go forthLepers were obliged to live in a detached situation, separate from other people, and to keep themselves actually at a distance from them. They were distinguished by a peculiar dress; and if any person approached, they were bound to give him warning, by crying out, Unclean! unclean!out of Leviticus 13:46 be healed Exodus 15:26; 2 Kings 5:3, 5:7, 5:8, 5:14; Job 5:18; Matthew 10:8, 11:5; Luke 4:27, 7:22; 17:15, 17:16-19; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:2 - the plague of leprosy; 14:48 - shall come in Verse 4 two birdsor, sparrows, The word tzippor, from the Arabic zaphara, to fly, is used in the Scriptures to denote birds of every species, particularly small birds. But it is often used in a more restricted sense, as the Hebrew writers assert, to signify the sparrow. Aquinas says the same; and Jerome renders it here the sparrow. So the Greek στρουθια, in Matthew and Luke, which signifies a sparrow, is rendered by the Syriac translator tzipparin, the same as the Hebrew tzipporim. Nor is it peculiar to the Hebrews to give the same name to the sparrow and to fowls of the largest size; for Nicander calls the hen, the domestic sparrow, and both Plautus and Ausonius call the ostrich, passer marinus, "the marine sparrow." It is evident, however, that the word in this passage signifies birds in general; for if the sparrow was a clean bird, there was no necessity for commanding a clean one to be taken, since every one of the species was ceremonially clean; but if it was unclean, then it could not be called clean. Leviticus 1:14, 5:7, 12:8 cedar 14:6, 14:49-52; Numbers 19:6 scarlet Habakkuk 3:1 hyssop Exodus 12:22; Numbers 19:18; Psalm 51:7 Reciprocal Joshua 2:18 - scarlet thread; Song of Songs 4:3 - scarlet; Luke 5:14 - and offer Verse 5 earthen vessel Leviticus 14:50; Numbers 5:17; 2 Corinthians 4:7, 5:1, 13:4; Habakkuk 2:14 Reciprocal Ezekiel 36:25 - will I Verse 6 the living bird John 14:19; Romans 4:25, 5:10; Philippians 2:9-11; Habakkuk 1:3; Revelation 1:18 dip them Leviticus 14:51-53; Zechariah 13:1; Revelation 1:5 Reciprocal Exodus 12:22 - a bunch; Leviticus 14:4 - cedar; Numbers 19:2 - a red heifer; 19:6 - General; Song of Songs 4:3 - scarlet; Habakkuk 3:1 - almost Verse 7 sprinkle Numbers 19:18, 19:19; Isaiah 52:15; Ezekiel 36:25; John 19:34; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1, 3:1; 3:1, 3:1; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 John 5:6 seven times Leviticus 14:51, 4:6, 4:17, 8:11, 16:14, 16:19; 2 Kings 5:10, 5:14; Psalm 51:2, 51:7; Ephesians 5:26, 5:27 pronounce Leviticus 13:13, 13:17 let 16:22; Daniel 9:24; Micah 7:19; Habakkuk 3:1 into the open fieldHeb. upon the face of the fieldReciprocal Exodus 12:22 - a bunch; 29:20 - sprinkle; Leviticus 16:10 - let him; Numbers 8:7 - Sprinkle Verse 8 wash his Leviticus 11:25, 13:6, 15:5-8; Exodus 19:10, 19:14; Numbers 8:7; Revelation 7:14 wash himself Leviticus 8:6; 1 Peter 3:21; Revelation 1:5, 1:6 and shall Numbers 12:15 seven days Leviticus 8:33-35, 13:5 Reciprocal Exodus 29:4 - wash them; 29:35 - seven days; Leviticus 8:35 - the tabernacle; 9:1 - the eighth day; 11:40 - shall wash; 14:47 - wash his clothes; 15:13 - seven days; 16:26 - wash; Numbers 12:14 - let her be; 19:7 - General; John 13:5 - to wash; Habakkuk 3:1 - divers Verse 9 shave all Numbers 6:9, 8:7 wash his fleshLictenstein states that "among the Koossas - a nation of South Africa
there are certain prevailing notions respecting moral (ceremonial) uncleanness. All children are unclean till they are admitted among grown-up persons - which happens with the males through the various ceremonies attending circumcision
all lying-in women are unclean for the first month; all men who have lost their wives, for a fortnight, and all widows for a month; a mother who has lost a child, for two days; all persons who have been present at a death, the men returning from a battle, etc. No one may have intercourse with such an unclean person, till he has washed himself, rubbed his body with fresh paint, and rinsed his mouth with milk. But he must not do this till after the lapse of a certain time, fixed by general consent for each particular case, and during this time he must wholly refrain from washing, painting, or drinking milk.Reciprocal Leviticus 11:40 - shall wash; 14:47 - wash his clothes; 15:5 - General; 16:24 - wash; Numbers 19:7 - General; 19:19 - on the seventh day he; 31:24 - General; Deuteronomy 23:11 - wash himself; Habakkuk 3:1 - divers Verse 10 eighth day Leviticus 14:23, 9:1, 15:13, 15:14 take Matthew 8:4; Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14 he lambs Leviticus 1:10; John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:19 ewe lamb Leviticus 4:32; Numbers 6:14 of the first yearHeb. the daughter of her yearthree tenth Leviticus 23:13; Exodus 29:40; Numbers 15:9, 28:20 a meat offering Leviticus 2:1; Numbers 15:4-15; John 6:33, 6:51 log of oil Leviticus 14:12, 14:15, 14:21, 14:24 Reciprocal 9:3 - both; 14:20 - General; 14:32 - whose hand; Numbers 7:43 - mingled with oil; 18:20 - General Verse 11 Leviticus 8:3; Exodus 29:1-4; Numbers 8:6-11, 8:21; Ephesians 5:26, 5:27; Jude 1:24 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:23 - General Verse 12 trespass Leviticus 5:2, 5:3, 5:6, 5:7, 5:18, 5:19, 6:6, 6:7; Isaiah 53:10 wave them Leviticus 8:27-29; Exodus 29:24 Reciprocal Leviticus 7:1 - the law; 14:10 - log of oil; 14:19 - General Verse 13 in the place Leviticus 1:5, 1:11, 4:4, 4:24; Exodus 29:11 as the sin Leviticus 7:7, 10:17 it is most holy 2:3, 7:6, 21:22 Reciprocal 5:6 - trespass offering; 7:1 - the law; Numbers 18:9 - every trespass; 18:10 - In the; Ezekiel 42:13 - the most holy Verse 14 Leviticus 8:23, 8:24; Exodus 29:20; Isaiah 1:5; Romans 6:13, 6:19, 12:1; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Philippians 1:20; 1 Peter 1:14, 1:15, 2:5, 2:9, 2:10; Revelation 1:5, 1:6 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:17 - General; 14:25 - General; Habakkuk 3:1 - almost Verse 15 Psalm 45:7; John 3:34; 1 John 2:20 Reciprocal Exodus 29:21 - the anointing oil; Leviticus 14:10 - log of oil Verse 16 Leviticus 4:6, 4:17; Luke 17:18; 1 Corinthians 10:31 Reciprocal Exodus 29:20 - sprinkle; Joshua 6:4 - seven times; 2 Kings 5:10 - seven times Verse 17 Leviticus 14:14, 8:30; Exodus 29:20, 29:21; Ezekiel 36:27; John 1:16; Titus 3:3-6; 1 Peter 1:2 Reciprocal Leviticus 8:23 - Moses took Verse 18 the remnant Leviticus 8:12; Exodus 29:7; 2 Corinthians 1:21, 1:22; Ephesians 1:17, 1:18 make an atonement Leviticus 4:26, 4:31, 5:16 Reciprocal 4:6 - seven times; 4:19 - General; 4:20 - an atonement; 4:35 - and the priest shall make; 14:29 - General; 15:15 - an atonement Verse 19 Leviticus 14:12, 5:1, 5:6, 12:6-8; Romans 8:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21 Reciprocal Leviticus 15:15 - the one; Numbers 8:12 - the one Verse 20 Leviticus 14:10; Ephesians 5:2 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:29 - General; 14:53 - General; 15:15 - the one; Numbers 8:12 - the one; 2 Chronicles 29:24 - to make Verse 21 poor Leviticus 1:14, 5:7, 12:8; 1 Samuel 2:8; Job 34:19; Proverbs 17:5, 22:2; Luke 6:20, 21:2-4; 2 Corinthians 8:9, 8:12; James 2:5, 2:6 cannotHeb. his hand reach notone lamb Leviticus 14:10 to be wavedHeb. for a wavingReciprocal 14:32 - whose hand; 27:8 - poorer; Ezekiel 46:5 - as he shall be able to give; Luke 5:14 - and offer Verse 22 two turtle dovesTor, the turtle or ring-dove, so called by an onomatop [28959] ia from its cooing, as in Greek τρυγων, Latin, turtur and English, turtle. It is a species of the dove or pigeon, here called yonah, and in the Syriac yauno, from the verb to oppress, afflict, because of its being particularly defenceless, and exposed to rapine and violence. The dove is a genus of birds too well known to need a particular description; and of which there are several species besides the turtle-dove; as the wood pigeon, tame pigeon, and others. The dove is universally allowed to be one of the most beautiful objects in nature. The brilliancy of her plumage, the splendour of her eye, the innocence of her look, the excellence of her dispositions, and the purity of her manners, have been the theme of admiration and praise in every age. To the snowy whiteness of her wings, and the rich golden hues that adorn her neck, the inspired Psalmist alludes in most elegant strains - Psalm 68:13. The voice of the dove is particularly tender and plaintive, and bears a striking resemblance to the groan of a person in distress; to which the inspired bards frequently allude - Isaiah 38:14; 59:11; Ezekiel 7:16. Her native dwelling is in the caves or hollows of the rock; allusions to which fact also occur in the Sacred Writings - Song of Songs 2:14; Jeremiah 48:28. Her manners are as engaging as her form is elegant, and her plumage rich and beautiful. She is the chosen emblem of simplicity, gentleness, chastity, and feminine timidity, and for this reason, as well as from their abounding in the East, they were probably chosen as offerings by Jehovah. Psalm 68:13; Song of Songs 2:14; Isaiah 38:14, 59:11; Jeremiah 48:28; Ezekiel 7:16 Reciprocal Genesis 15:9 - General; Leviticus 5:7 - one; 12:6 - a lamb; 12:8 - she be not able to bring a lamb; 14:30 - General; 15:14 - General; 27:8 - poorer; Numbers 6:10 - General; 8:12 - the one; Matthew 21:12 - doves; Luke 5:14 - and offer Verse 23 Leviticus 14:11 Reciprocal 9:1 - the eighth day; 14:10 - eighth day; Numbers 6:10 - General Verse 24 Leviticus 14:10-13 Reciprocal Numbers 6:12 - a trespass Verse 25 Leviticus 14:14-20; Psalm 40:6; Ecclesiastes 5:1 Reciprocal Habakkuk 3:1 - almost Verse 27 Reciprocal Leviticus 4:6 - seven times; 15:5 - General Verse 28 Reciprocal Leviticus 8:23 - Moses took Verse 29 Leviticus 14:18, 14:20; Exodus 30:15, 30:16; John 17:19; 1 John 2:1, 2:2, 5:6 Reciprocal Exodus 29:21 - the anointing oil Verse 30 Leviticus 14:22, 12:8, 15:14, 15:15; Luke 2:24; Romans 8:3 Reciprocal Genesis 15:9 - General; Numbers 6:11 - offer; Matthew 21:12 - doves Verse 31 Reciprocal Leviticus 5:7 - one; 15:15 - the one; Numbers 6:10 - General; 6:11 - offer Verse 32 Leviticus 14:2, 14:54-57, 13:59 whose hand 14:10, 14:21; Psalm 72:12-14, 136:23; Matthew 11:5; 1 Corinthians 1:27, 1:28 Reciprocal Leviticus 15:32 - General Verse 34 When Leviticus 23:10, 25:2; Numbers 35:10; Deuteronomy 7:2, 12:1, 12:8, 19:1, 26:1, 27:3 which I Genesis 12:7, 13:17, 17:8; Numbers 32:32; Deuteronomy 12:9, 12:10, 32:49; Joshua 13:1 I put the plague of leprosyIt was probably from this text, that the leprosy has been in general considered to be a supernatural disease, inflicted immediately by God himself; but it cannot be inferred from this expression, as it is well known, that in Scripture, God is frequently represented as doing what, in the course of his providence, he only permits to be done. Exodus 15:26; Deuteronomy 7:15; 1 Samuel 2:6; Proverbs 3:33; Isaiah 45:7; Amos 3:6, 6:11; Micah 6:9 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:55 - of a house; 19:23 - And when; Numbers 15:2 - General; Deuteronomy 17:14 - When thou; 2 Chronicles 26:20 - the Lord; Zechariah 5:4 - and it shall remain Verse 35 a plague Deuteronomy 7:26; Joshua 7:21; 1 Samuel 3:12-14; 1 Kings 13:34; Psalm 91:10; Proverbs 3:33; Zechariah 5:4 Reciprocal Leviticus 13:2 - the plague of leprosy Verse 36 emptyor, preparebe not made 1 Corinthians 15:33; 2 Timothy 2:17, 2:18; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 18:4 Reciprocal Numbers 19:15 - General Verse 37 Leviticus 13:3, 13:19, 13:20, 13:42, 13:49
Verse 38 Leviticus 13:50
Verse 39 Leviticus 13:7, 13:8, 13:22, 13:27, 13:36, 13:51
The consideration of the circumstances will exhibit the importance and the propriety of the Mosaic ordinance on the subject of the house leprosy.
1. Moses ordained that the owner of a house, when any suspicious spots appeared on the walls, should be bound to give notice of it, in order that the house might be inspected; and that person, as in the case of the human leprosy, was to be the priest, whose duty it was. Now this would serve to check the mischief at its very origin, and make every one attentive to observe it.
2. On notice being given, the priest was to inspect the house, but the occupant had liberty to remove everything previously out of it; and that this might be done, the priest was empowered to order it ex officio; for whatever was found within a house declared unclean, became unclean along with it.
3. If, on the first inspection, the complaint did not appear wholly without foundation, but suspicious spots or dimples were actually to be seen, the house was to be shut up for seven days and then to be inspected anew. If, in this interval, the evil did not spread, it was considered as have been a circumstance merely accidental, and the house was not polluted; but if it had spread, it was not considered a harmless accident, but the real house leprosy; and the stones affected with it were to be broken out of the wall, and carried to an unclean place without the city, and the walls of the whole house here scraped and plastered anew.
4. If, after this, the leprosy broke out afresh, the whole house was to be pulled down, and the materials carried without the city. Moses therefore, never suffered a leprous house to stand.
5. If, on the other hand, the house being inspected a second time, was found clean, it was solemnly so declared, and offering made on the occasion; in order that every one might know for certain that it was not infected, and the public be freed from all fears on that score. By this law many evils were actually prevented - it would check the mischief in its very origin, and make every one attentive to observe it: the people would also guard against those impurities whence it arose, and thus the health be preserved and not suffer in an infected house. These Mosaic statues were intended to prevent infection by the sacred obligations of religion. Ceremonial laws many keep more conscientiously and sacredly than moral precepts.
Verse 40 take away Psalm 101:5, 101:7, 101:8; Proverbs 22:10, 25:4, 25:5; Isaiah 1:25, 1:26; Matthew 18:17; John 15:2; 1 Corinthians 5:5, 5:6, 5:13; Titus 3:10; 2 John 1:10, 1:11; Revelation 2:2, 2:6, 2:14-16, 2:20 without the city 22:15 Reciprocal Leviticus 6:11 - without Verse 41 into an unclean place Job 36:13, 36:14; Isaiah 65:4; Matthew 8:28, 24:51; 1 Timothy 1:20; Revelation 22:15 Reciprocal Leviticus 6:11 - without; 14:45 - into an unclean place; Ezekiel 26:4 - I Verse 42 Genesis 18:19; Joshua 24:15; 2 Chronicles 17:7-9, 19:5-7, 29:4, 29:5; Psalm 101:6; Acts 1:20-26; 1 Timothy 5:9, 5:10, 5:21, 5:22; 2 Timothy 2:2; Titus 1:5-9
Verse 43 Jeremiah 6:28-30; Ezekiel 24:13; Habakkuk 3:1-6:8; 2 Peter 2:20, 2:22; Jude 1:12
Verse 44 Leviticus 13:51, 13:52; Zechariah 5:4
Verse 45 break down 1 Kings 9:6-9; 2 Kings 10:27, 17:20-23, 18:4, 25:4-12, 25:25, 25:26; Jeremiah 52:13; Ezekiel 5:4; Matthew 22:7, 24:2; Romans 11:7-11; Revelation 11:2 into an unclean place Leviticus 14:41 Reciprocal 11:33 - ye shall break it; 13:52 - fretting leprosy Verse 46 shall be unclean Leviticus 11:24, 11:25, 11:28, 15:5-8, 15:10, 17:15, 22:6; Numbers 19:7-10, 19:21, 19:22
Verse 47 wash his clothes Leviticus 14:8, 14:9 Reciprocal 15:5 - General Verse 48 shall come inHeb. in coming in shall come in, etc. because. Leviticus 14:3; Job 5:18; Hosea 6:1; Mark 5:29, 5:34; Luke 7:21; 1 Corinthians 6:11
Verse 49 Leviticus 14:4-7 Reciprocal Numbers 19:6 - General; Psalm 51:7 - Purge; Song of Songs 4:3 - scarlet; Habakkuk 3:1 - scarlet Verse 50 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:5 - earthen vessel Verse 51 Reciprocal Leviticus 14:6 - dip them; 14:7 - seven times; 2 Kings 5:10 - seven times; Habakkuk 3:1 - almost Verse 52 Reciprocal Habakkuk 3:1 - almost Verse 53 Leviticus 14:20 Reciprocal 4:35 - and the priest shall make Verse 54 the law Leviticus 14:2, 14:32, 6:9, 6:14, 6:25, 7:1, 7:37, 11:46, 15:32; Numbers 5:29, 6:13, 19:14; Deuteronomy 24:8 scall Leviticus 13:30, 13:31 Reciprocal Numbers 30:16 - General; 36:13 - the commandments Verse 55 the leprosy Leviticus 13:47-59 of a house 14:34
Verse 56 a rising Leviticus 13:2
Verse 57 teach Leviticus 10:10; Jeremiah 15:19; Ezekiel 44:23 when it is unclean, and when it is cleanHeb. in the day of the unclean, and in the day of the cleanthis is Deuteronomy 24:8 Reciprocal Mark 1:40 - a leper; Luke 5:12 - full