Read: Lev. 14-15
We are all lepers before we become Christians spiritually because we all carry the contagious disease of sin in our flesh. If we want to be cleansed of it we go to the cross and repent. The picture of the two birds both represent Jesus. One is the crucified Jesus and the other is the resurrected Jesus. To be saved we have to apply the blood of Jesus to our sin. Then we wash our clothes - our lives - with the water of the Spirit, shave off the sin (hair) and then we will be saved. The blood was applied to the right ear, the right thumb and the big right toe. The blood of Jesus will change what we hear, what we do, and where we go. The oil is the Holy Spirit who gives us guidance and revelation in what we hear, do, and our walk.
The same thing is applied to family curses. If there is sin in the house then the father of the house can pray and stand for his family. He applies the blood and the oil to his house. Notice that the stones must be taken away because they hold the plague. The stones are words spoken. The conversation and confession of the people in the family needs to change and cast out. New words and new confessions need to take their place. If that doesn’t work then he will know that it is a “fretting leprosy”. The word “fretting” in the Hebrew means “bitter”. When an offense has become bitterness then it is harder to get rid of. It will affect everyone who comes near it. The blood of Jesus has to be applied.
In Chapter 15, the running issue has to do with continual sin. It will contaminate everything and everyone it comes into contact with. It must be cleansed with the water of the Word and the Holy Spirit.
Lord, help us to stay clean of unforgiveness, bitterness, and habitual sins. Open our eyes to discern the holy from the profane.
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