Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
and he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the mortar, that they scrape off, outside of the city into an unclean place:
Verse Takeaways
1
The Thoroughness of Cleansing
John Gill explains that the command to scrape the entire interior of the house, not just the visibly infected spots, was a thorough preventative measure. This action ensured that any unseen contamination was removed, highlighting the seriousness with which God's people were to treat impurity and prevent its spread.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Leviticus
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
3
18th Century
Presbyterian
This section is separated from the one on leprosy in clothing (Leviticus 13:47–59), with which it would seem to be naturally connected.…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about All the walls on each side, and at each end, and every ston…
The leprosy in a house is difficult for us to understand, much like the leprosy in a garment; but sin, where it reigns in a house, is a plague ther…
