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He shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
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A Familiar Cleansing Ritual
Commentators note that the ritual for cleansing a house—using two birds, cedar, scarlet, and hyssop—is nearly identical to the ceremony for cleansing a person healed of leprosy. This parallel highlights the seriousness with which God viewed this defilement, whether it was in a person or their home. The primary difference is that no animal sacrifices were required for the house.
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Leviticus
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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.…
19th Century
Anglican
And he shall take to cleanse the house. —The same rites are prescribed for cleansing the house which were performed in cl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he shall take to cleanse the house The priest, or by his fellow priest, as Aben Ezra, though some interpret it of the…
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