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He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.
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God Cleanses, We Wash
Commentators note a two-part process. First, God, through the priest, declares the person clean. Then, the person must actively wash, shave, and bathe. Matthew Henry applies this to the Christian life: those who have the comfort of forgiveness must also diligently work to cleanse themselves from all remaining sin. This illustrates the partnership between God's justifying grace and our active participation in sanctification.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
Shall wash his clothes. — This was done not to disinfect them, for leprosy, as we have seen, was not contagious, but as a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes That there may be no remains of the infection in them, and that…
Presbyterian
The priests could not cleanse the lepers; but when the Lord removed the plague, various rules were to be observed in admitting them again to the or…
