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Leviticus 14:54 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" This is the law for any plague of leprosy, and for an itch, "

Leviticus 14:54

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52 He shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, with the living bird, with the cedar wood, with the hyssop, and with the scarlet;

53 but he shall let the living bird go out of the city into the open field. So shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean.”

54 This is the law for any plague of leprosy, and for an itch,

55 and for the destructive mildew of a garment, and for a house,

56 and for a swelling, and for a scab, and for a bright spot;

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This is the end of this law about leprosy. In Deuteronomy, it is not repeated in full, only remembered in a general warning, “Be careful in the plague of leprosy” (Deuteronomy 24:8).

We can learn two things from this law. First, it shows God’s kind care for Israel. This law belonged to them alone, not to the Gentiles. When Naaman the Syrian was healed of leprosy, he was not told to present himself to a priest, even though he was healed in the Jordan. The Jews healed by our Savior were told to do that. In the same way, those who hold church discipline are to judge only those within the church; God judges those outside (1 Corinthians 5:12-13).

Second, it teaches us to watch over ourselves carefully. We should keep our minds from sinful desires and habits, since these are both our sickness and our uncleanness, and they keep us fit for God’s service. We should also avoid bad company and stay away, as far as we can, from danger of being infected by it. “Do not touch the unclean thing,” says the Lord, “and I will receive you” (2 Corinthians 6:17).

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Related Verses

Leviticus 13:30

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"then the priest shall examine the plague; and behold, if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is an itch. It is leprosy of the head or of the beard."

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Leviticus 13:32

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"On the seventh day the priest shall examine the plague; and behold, if the itch hasn’t spread, and there is no yellow hair in it, and the appearance of the itch isn’t deeper than the skin,"

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Deuteronomy 24:8

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"Be careful in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you. As I commanded them, so you shall observe to do."

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Deuteronomy 28:27

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"The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with the tumors, with the scurvy, and with the itch, of which you can not be healed."

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1 Kings 8:38

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"whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread out his hands toward this house,"

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Mark 1:42

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"When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him and he was made clean."

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Leviticus 14:1

"The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,"

Leviticus 14:2

"“This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest,"

Leviticus 14:3

"and the priest shall go out of the camp. The priest shall examine him. Behold, if the plague of leprosy is healed in the leper,"

Leviticus 14:4

"then the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two living clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop."

Leviticus 14:5

"The priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water."

Leviticus 14:6

"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."

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