What spiritual lessons can we learn from the purification process in Leviticus 15:28? Setting the Scene Leviticus 15:28 — “When she is cleansed of her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be clean.” Key Elements of the Text • Physical uncleanness was not sin in itself, yet it barred a person from worship until purified. • A seven-day waiting period followed the cessation of the discharge. • Full restoration came only after God’s prescribed time and ritual were completed. Spiritual Lessons • The seriousness of approaching God – God sets the terms for access to His presence (Exodus 19:10-13). – Physical regulations underscore an even weightier moral and spiritual holiness (1 Peter 1:15-16). • Cleansing is both an event and a process – The flow stopped first—then seven days still had to pass. – Salvation brings instant forgiveness (Ephesians 1:7), yet sanctification unfolds over time (2 Corinthians 7:1). • The necessity of personal examination – Counting seven days required attentiveness. – Believers purposefully “examine themselves” (2 Corinthians 13:5) and keep short accounts with God (1 John 1:9). • God-given waiting seasons – Waiting heightens appreciation of restoration (Psalm 40:1-3). – Patience develops endurance and maturity (James 1:2-4). • Restoration to fellowship – After purification the woman re-entered normal worship life, picturing believers’ full access through Christ (Hebrews 10:19-22). – No stigma remains once God declares a person clean (Psalm 103:12). • Foreshadowing the perfect cleansing in Christ – Old-covenant water rituals pointed to “the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God” (Hebrews 9:14). – Jesus heals both body and soul, ending the “flow” of sin’s defilement (Mark 5:25-34). Living It Out Today • Daily confess and forsake known sin; rely on Christ’s finished work (1 John 1:7). • Accept God’s timing in your sanctification; growth is measured in days and seasons, not mere moments. • Cultivate habits of spiritual self-examination and accountability. • Celebrate full fellowship with God—enter His presence boldly, yet reverently, because you’ve been made clean. |
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