Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 48, 17 Feb 2021



Lev 14 - 15



LEVITICUS 14



The Law for Cleansing Lepers



1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 (Lk 17:14; Nu 6:9) This shall be the law of the leper in the day

of his cleansing: It shall be reported to the priest,

3 (Lev 13:46) and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest

shall examine him and see if the disease is healed in the leprous person.

4 (Nu 19:6; Lev 14:6) Then the priest shall command that two live clean birds

and cedar wood and scarlet fabric and hyssop be brought for him

who is to be cleansed.

5 The priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered

in a clay vessel over running water.

6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood,

the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird

in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.

7 (2Ki 5:10; 5:14) Then he shall sprinkle it seven times on him

who is to be cleansed from leprosy, and he shall pronounce him

clean and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.

8 (Lev 11:25; Nu 8:7) He that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes,

and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water,

so that he may be clean. After that he shall come into the camp

and shall stay outside of his tent seven days.

9 (Nu 6:9) But it shall be on the seventh day that he shall shave

all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows,

all his hair he shall shave off, and he shall wash his clothes.

Also he shall wash his body in water, and he shall be clean.

10 (Lev 2:1; 14:12) On the eighth day he shall take two male lambs

without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish,

and three-tenths of an ephah (Or stranger.) of wheat flour mixed

with oil for a grain offering, and one log of oil.

(About 1/3 quart, or 0.3 liter; and in vv. 12, 15, 21, and 24.)

11 The priest who makes him clean shall present the man

who is to be made clean and those things before the Lord

at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

12 (Ex 29:24; Lev 6:6–7) Then the priest shall take one male lamb

and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil,

and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.

13 (Ex 29:11; Lev 1:11) Then he shall slaughter the lamb in the place

where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering in the holy

sanctuary. For as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the guilt offering.

It is most holy.

14 (Ex 29:20; Lev 8:23–24) And the priest shall take some of the blood

of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right

ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand,

and on the big toe of his right foot.

15 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm

of his own left hand.

16 Then the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is

in his left hand, and shall sprinkle from the oil with his finger

seven times before the Lord.

17 And some of the rest of the oil that is in his hand the priest

shall put on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed,

and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot,

and on the blood of the guilt offering.

18 (Lev 4:26) And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand

he shall pour upon the head of him who is to be cleansed,

and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord.

19 (Lev 14:12) The priest shall offer the sin offering,

and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed

from his ceremonial uncleanness,

and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering.

20 (Lev 14:10) Then the priest shall offer the burnt offering

and the grain offering on the altar, and the priest shall

make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

21 (Lev 12:8; 5:7) But if he is poor and cannot afford so much,

then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering to be waved

to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah

(Likely about 3 1/2 pounds, or 1.6 kilograms.)

of wheat flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil,

22 and two turtledoves or two pigeons, such as he is able to afford.

The one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

23 (Lev 14:10–11) He shall bring them on the eighth day

for his cleansing to the priest at the entrance

of the tent of meeting before the Lord.

24 The priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering,

along with the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them

for a wave offering before the Lord.

25 Then he shall kill the lamb of the guilt offering;

and the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering

and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed

and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

26 Next the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm

of his own left hand,

27 and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger

some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord.

28 Then the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand

on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed,

and on the thumb of his right hand,

and on the big toe of his right foot on the place of the blood

of the guilt offering.

29 (Lev 14:18) The rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand

he shall pour on the head of him who is to be cleansed to make

atonement for him before the Lord.

30 (Lev 14:22) He shall offer one of the turtledoves or the pigeons,

such as he can afford,

31 even such as he is able to get, one for a sin offering

and the other for a burnt offering, along with the grain offering,

and the priest shall make atonement for him who is to be cleansed

before the Lord.

32 (Lev 14:10; 14:21)This is the law for a person who has a leprous

sore who cannot afford the offerings for his cleansing.



The Law About Leprous Houses



33 The Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:

34 (Ge 17:8; Dt 32:49) When you have come into the land of Canaan,

which I am giving to you for a possession, and I put a leprous disease

in a house of the land of your possession,

35 (Ps 91:10; Zec 5:4) then he who owns the house shall come

and tell the priest, "It seems to me there is some disease in the house."

36 Then the priest shall command that they empty the house

before the priest goes into it to examine the disease,

so that all that is in the house is not made unclean.

Afterwards, the priest shall go in to examine the house.

37 He shall examine the disease and see if the disease is in the walls

of the house with greenish or reddish spots, which appear to go deeper

than the wall.

38 Then the priest shall go out to the door of the house and close off

the house seven days.

39 The priest shall return on the seventh day

and shall examine and see if the disease has spread in the walls of the house.

40 Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which

the disease appears and throw them into an unclean place outside the city.

41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped all around, and they shall

pour out the plaster that they scrape off

outside the city into an unclean place.

42 And they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones,

and he shall take other plaster and shall plaster the house.

43 If the disease comes again and breaks out in the house after he has taken

away the stones and after he has scraped the house and after it is plastered,

44 (Lev 13:51–52) then the priest shall come and examine and see if the

disease has spread in the house. If the disease has spread in the house,

it is a persistent leprosy in the house; it is unclean.

45He shall break down the house, the stones and the timber,

and all the plaster of the house, and he shall carry them

out of the city into an unclean place.

46 (Nu 19:21–22) Moreover, he who goes into the house

while it is closed off shall be unclean until the evening.

47 And he who sleeps in the house shall wash his clothes,

and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

48 If the priest comes in and examines it and sees the disease

has not spread in the house after the house was plastered,

then the priest shall pronounce the house clean,

because the disease is healed.

49 (Lev 14:4) He shall take two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet,

and hyssop to cleanse the house.

50 Then he shall kill one of the birds in a clay vessel over running water.

51 He shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet,

and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird,

and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

52 Then he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird,

and with the running water, and with the living bird,

and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet.

53 But he shall let the living bird loose outside the city

into the open fields and make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.

54 This is the law for all manner of leprous sore and scale,

55 and for the disease of a garment, or of a house,

56 (Lev 13:2) and for a swelling, or for a scab, or for a spot,

57 (Lev 10:10) to discern when it is unclean and when it is clean.

This is the law of leprosy.



LEVITICUS 15



The Law About Bodily Discharges



1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:

2 (Lev 22:4; Nu 5:2) Speak to the children of Israel,

and say to them: When any man has a discharge out of his body,

his discharge is unclean.

3 This is the instruction for his uncleanness in his discharge,

whether the discharge from his body flows or his body is

stopped up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness.

4 Every bed on which the man with the discharge lies shall be unclean,

and everything on which he sits shall be unclean.

5 (Lev 11:25; 16:26) Whoever touches the bed shall wash his clothes,

and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

6 And whoever sits on anything where the man sat who has the discharge

shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,

and be unclean until the evening.

7 And whoever touches the body of him who has the discharge shall

wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,

and be unclean until the evening.

8 If the man with the discharge spits on someone who is clean,

then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,

and be unclean until the evening.

9 Any saddle on which the man with a discharge rides shall be unclean.

10 Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean

until the evening, and he who carries any of those things shall

wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,

and be unclean until the evening.

11 Whomever he who has the discharge touches,

and has not rinsed his hands in water,

he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water,

and be unclean until evening.

12 (Lev 6:28; 11:32–33) The earthen vessel that he who has the discharge

touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

13 (Lev 8:33; 14:8) When he who has a discharge is cleansed of his issue,

then he shall count to himself seven days for his cleansing,

and wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water, and shall be clean.

14 (Lev 12:8) On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons

and come before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting

and give them to the priest.

15 (Lev 4:26; 14:30–31) And the priest shall offer them,

one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering,

and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord for his discharge.

16 (Lev 22:4; Dt 23:10–11; Lev 15:5) If any man has a seminal emission,

then he shall wash all his body in water and be unclean until the evening.

17 Every garment and all leather on which there is seminal emission

shall be washed with water and be unclean until the evening.

18 If a man lies with a woman, and there is an emission of semen,

they shall both bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.

19 (Lev 12:2) If a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body

is blood, she shall be set apart for seven days; and whoever touches

her shall be unclean until the evening.

20 (Lev 15:4–9) Everything that she lies on in her menstrual impurity

shall be unclean. Also, everything that she sits on shall be unclean.

21 Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself

in water, and be unclean until the evening.

22 Whoever touches anything on which she sits shall wash his clothes

and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

23 Whether it is the bed or anything on which she sits,

when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening.

24 (Lev 20:18; 18:19) If any man lies with her,

and her menstrual impurity is on him,

he shall be unclean seven days,

and every bed where he lies shall be unclean.

25 (Mt 9:20; Mk 5:25) If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days,

not at the time of her menstrual impurity, or if she has a discharge

beyond the time of her impurity, all the days of the discharge

she shall be in uncleanness, as in the days of her impurity.

She shall be unclean.

26 Every bed that she lies on all the days of her discharge shall be

for impurity, and whatever she sits on shall be unclean,

as the uncleanness of her menstrual impurity.

27 Whoever touches those things shall be unclean

and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water

and be unclean until the evening.

28 (Lev 15:13–15) But if she is cleansed of her discharge,

then she shall count to herself seven days,

and after that she shall be clean.

29 On the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves

or two pigeons and bring them to the priest

at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

30 The priest shall offer one for a sin offering

and the other for a burnt offering,

and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord

for her unclean discharge.

31 (Nu 5:3; 19:13; 19:20) Thus you shall separate

the children of Israel from their uncleanness,

so that they do not die in their uncleanness by defiling

My tabernacle that is among them.

32 This is the law for him who has a discharge and for him

who has a seminal emission and thus becomes unclean,

33 and for her who is sick from her menstruation,

and for him who has a discharge, for anyone male or female,

and for the man who lies with a woman who is unclean.



(Masterbation is sinful)



2) Our Daily Bread for 16 Feb 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/02/17/desperate-solutions

entitled Desperate Solutions



Isaiah 22:8–13



8 (1Ki 7:2; 10:17) And He shall remove the protection of Judah.

You shall depend in that day

on the weapons of the house of the forest;

9 (2Ki 20:20) you have seen also that the breaches

of the City of David are many;

and you gathered together the waters

of the lower pool.

10 You have numbered the houses of Jerusalem,

and the houses you have broken down to fortify the wall.

11 (2Ki 25:4) You also made a reservoir between the two walls

for the water of the old pool.

But you have not looked to its Maker,

nor did you respect Him who fashioned it long ago.

12 (Joel 2:17; 1:13) In that day the Lord God of Hosts

called you to weeping and mourning,

and to tear your hair and wear sackcloth.

13 (Isa 56:12; 1Co 15:32; Lk 17:26–29) Yet, there is joy and gladness,

slaying of oxen and killing of sheep,

eating of meat and drinking wine:

“Let us eat and drink,

for tomorrow we may die.”



In the late sixteenth century, William of Orange intentionally flooded

much of his nation's land. The Dutch monarch resorted to such a drastic

measure in an attempt to drive out the invading Spaniards. It didn't work,

and a vast swath of prime farmland was lost to the sea.

"Desperate times call for desperate measures," they say.



In Isaiah's day, Jerusalem turned to desperate measures

when the Assyrian army threatened them.

Creating a water storage system to endure the siege,

the people also tore down houses to shore up the city walls.

Such tactics may have been prudent,

but they neglected the most important step.

"You built a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the Old Pool,"

God said, "but you did not look to the One who made it,

or have regard for the One who planned it long ago" (Isaiah 22:11).



We aren't likely to encounter a literal army outside our homes today.

"The batterings always come in commonplace ways

and through commonplace people," said Oswald Chambers.

Yet, such "batterings" are genuine threats.

Thankfully, they also bring with them God's

invitation to turn to Him first for what we need.



When life's irritations and interruptions come,

will we see them as opportunities to turn to God?

Or will we seek our own desperate solutions?



By: Tim Gustafson





Reflect & Pray

What ordinary threats do you face today? What do you need to face them?



Today, loving God, I turn to You first with all of my challenges,

large and small.



Download Forty Days of Praying the Word at https://go.odb.org/40-days .



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 4 - Entire Forgiveness



Acts 13:38



38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 2:38) "Therefore, brothers, let it be known

to you that through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,"



At age 17 Mary, a cross-country runner, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

She went on to college, faced with the prospect of gradual physical decline

and, ultimately, life in a wheelchair. "The worst part," Mary admitted "is

not the pain or the inability to do what I once did. The worst part is

the hopelessness, the emotional struggle. There is no cure, no real

treatment - only insurance."

In our fallen world, there are many incurable circumstances we have to endure.

But the guilt of our sin is not one of them. Yet despite the declaration

of the Scripture that Jesus' sacrificial death paid the price for our sins,

many of us carry a load of guilt - as if we ourselves had tp pay the price.

Paul, a man who know the grace of God and the depth of his own sin,

emphasises the source and the completeness of our forgiveness.

Through Jesus - not through my good behaviour, not through my determination to

change, not through my reputation, my family's faith, or my religious duties.

Forgiveness of dins come through Christ alone, a gift we do not deserve,

a gift which places all of us on equal ground at the foot of the cross.

To acknowledge our sin without knowing the source of forgiveness only

results in hopelessness and despair - we see ourselves, yet we are powerless

to change the sin we see. But when we realise that Christ has provided

complete forgiveness of sin, we can face our sin honestly, knowing

the freedom of confession and the restoration of forgiveness.



Application



a) In what ways have I changed myself, to "torn over a new leaf",

to "make myself worthy" of God's love?



b) How can Acts 13:18 help me remember the source of forgiveness?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 7:23



23 (Isa 8:14–15) "And Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.”



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Guiding Presence



Matthew 28:16-20



The Commissioning of the Disciples



Mk 16:14–18; Lk 24:36–49; Jn 20:19–23; Ac 1:6–8



16 (Mt 28:7; 26:32)Then the eleven disciples went away to Galilee,

to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.

18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,

"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

19 (Mk 16:15–16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit,

20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things

I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always,

even to the end of the age." Amen.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."





6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)





Alberta



Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta



Alberta 2015 population 4121700



est Muslim Population 195240



CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton



It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .

Alberta may have a total as hihg as 195240 today.

Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's

become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.

Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the legrest group

coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries

such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.

Muslims are coming to faith in JEsus! They overcome huge spiritual,

emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still

continue, especially in growing in discpleship. They often fell lost in our

Western congreations, and euqally lost trying to find a church body with whom

they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.



Please join us in praying for:

- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.

- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to

Muslim-background believers.

- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially

in their faith and the Church.

- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their

not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.

- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.

- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim

in these growing Muslim population centres.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month



and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days



of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that



usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,



of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be



decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the



distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of



Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",



which means Blessed Eid!"





Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you



know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions



in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about



unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such



movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three



decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim



relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,



"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;



your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,



your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.



18 Even on My menservants and maidservants



I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.



19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:



blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,



and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.



21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]





Footnotes



Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective



discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for



Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a



hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under



a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the



house."







Ideas for prayer







- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you



- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving



Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."



- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims



throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!







My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further



call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .







7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



17th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the safety of those



who live in your community -



safety from conflict an crimes



( Ps 122:7 - 7 "Peace be within your walls



and security within your towers!" )





b) Pray for the province of Ontario



I) Pray for the leaders of Ontario,



that God's Spirit would influence



then to act justly,



serve with integrity



and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,



prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,



2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,



that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,



3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good



and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,



4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved



and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province,



that they would be lighthouses



beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use



the Finding the Hope Campaign



and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus





Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to seek his in relations.



Pray to the Lord in difficult times.



Pray to the Lord as your only source of Salvation.



Pray to the Lord not be offended in him.



Pray to the Lord that someone becomes a disciple in the Lord today.



Pray for Muslims in Alberta to receive Christ as Saviour .



Pray to the Lord for safety in your community .



Pray for forgiveness of sins and repentance.



Pray to accept Jesus in your life.