Spiritual Washing

We are called to meditate on God's word. This explanation of how God sees man in his natural condition will help us greatly to that end. This chapter is not about hygiene. Leviticus 15 is about "race pollution." "The deepest springs of man's being is defiled. Sin in man is so deep it cannot be deeper." This chapter is part of a profound inclusion (Leviticus 10:3/16:1), a literary device that calls special attention to a specific subject or theme. The images rightly considered are staggering. The function of the passage is to give us a sense of need for spiritual washing. Much of the content comes from the masterful commentary, THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS, written by Samuel Kellogg (1839-1899).