* Thus shall.
11:47 13:59 Nu 5:3 De 24:8 Ps 66:18 Eze 44:23 Heb 10:29
Heb 12:14,15 Jude 1:4
* that they.
19:30 21:23 Nu 5:3 19:13,20 Eze 5:11 23:38 44:5-7 Da 9:27
1Co 3:17
These laws were principally intended to impress the minds of
the Israelites with reverence for the sanctuary; and, on the
one hand, to shew them what need they had of circumspection,
and purity of heart and life, in order to worship the holy
God with acceptance; and, on the other hand, that being
sinners in a world full of temptations and defilements, they
would continually need forgiveness, through the great
atonement typified by all the sacrifices, and the
sanctification of the Spirit, showed forth by all the
purifications. While they were encamped in the desert, it
would not be very burdensome to bring the prescribed
oblations; but after they were settled in Canaan, many of
them at a great distance from the tabernacle, this would
become much more difficult. We may, however, observe,
continues Mr. Scott, that many of the cases stated only
required such washings as might any where be performed, and
that those, respecting which sacrifices were appointed, would
more rarely occur. We may also suppose, that provided these
were brought, when the person who had been unclean first came
to the sanctuary, it would suffice: though distance or other
hindrances prevented its being done immediately, at the
expiration of the seven days.
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