LEVITICUS 36


     In the last lesson, we were studying about the person who was
being cleansed after being suspected of leprosy. We had just finished
with the priest putting the blood on the right ear, his thumb on his
right hand, and on his right big toe. Remember, this was done to
cleanse the hearing, cleanse the work he does with his hand, and
cleanse his walk. Remember, that this was not the priest's body being
cleansed, but a member of the congregation.

     We will now resume this lesson in Leviticus 14:15 "And the priest
shall take [some] of the log of oil, and pour [it] into the palm of
his own left hand:"

     The oil, throughout the Bible, symbolizes the Holy Spirit. This
was not just any oil, but the holy anointing oil. The priest pours
part of this anointing oil into the palm of his left hand.

     Leviticus 14:16 And the priest shall dip his right finger in the
oil that [is] in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his
finger seven times before the LORD:

     We know that this sprinkling of the oil before the Lord is
showing the strengthening power of the Holy Ghost. Seven as we have
said over and over, means spiritually complete. The power to live the
new life that this ex-leper has, is through the Holy Spirit.

     Leviticus 14:17 "And of the rest of the oil that [is] in his hand
shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to
be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great
toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:"

     This oil goes on top of the blood that had been put on
previously. Just as the blood cleansed his hearing, working, and
walking with God, now the oil empowers him to keep his hearing clean,
to work the work God would have him do, and helps him walk in his new
life, empowered by the Holy Ghost.

     Leviticus 14:18 "And the remnant of the oil that [is] in the
priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be
cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the
LORD."

     This oil poured in abundance on his head, shows that the Holy
Spirit will guide him into all truth. The Holy Spirit is his teacher
and guide. Even his thoughts will be guided by the Holy Spirit.

     Leviticus 14:19 "And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and
make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness;
and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:" Leviticus 14:20 "And
the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon
the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he
shall be clean."
     We discussed, in the previous lesson, that the reason why these
offerings were made, was because this leprosy symbolized sin. After
these offerings were made, this person would be back in fellowship
with God and the congregation. We have gone into this type of
offering several times, so we will not go through this, again, here.

     Leviticus 14:21 "And if he [be] poor, and cannot get so much;
then he shall take one lamb [for] a trespass offering to be waved, to
make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled
with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;"

     The only thing we need to make special note of here, is that a
lesser offering is acceptable from the poor, but they are not exempt
from offering.

     Leviticus 14:22 "And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such
as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the
other a burnt offering." Leviticus 14:23 "And he shall bring them on
the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD."

     The main thing we must take note of here, is this is to be done
on the eighth day. Eight means new beginnings. This will give this
offerer a new beginning, as if it is the first day of his life. He was
dead in sin {leprosy}, now he has been given new life.

     Leviticus 14:24 "And the priest shall take the lamb of the
trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them
[for] a wave offering before the LORD:"

     The waving is an offering to the LORD. This will be for the
priest.

     Leviticus 14:25 "And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass
offering, and the priest shall take [some] of the blood of the
trespass offering, and put [it] upon the tip of the right ear of him
that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon
the great toe of his right foot:" Leviticus 14:26 "And the priest
shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand:" Leviticus
14:27 "And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger [some] of
the oil that [is] in his left hand seven times before the LORD:"

     We will remember, one more time, that the blood on the ear
cleanses his hearing, the blood on the right thumb cleanses his work,
and the blood on the right big toe cleanses his walk. The oil
{symbolic of the Holy Spirit} empowers him to hear God's will, to work
God's work, and to walk the walk God has chosen for him.

     Leviticus 14:28 "And the priest shall put of the oil that [is] in
his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed,
and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his
right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering:"
Leviticus 14:29 "And the rest of the oil that [is] in the priest's
hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make
an atonement for him before the LORD."

     This, again, shows the importance the Holy Spirit plays in
empowering him to live victoriously in the life God has chosen for
him.

     Leviticus 14:30 "And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves,
or of the young pigeons, such as he can get;" Leviticus 14:31 "[Even]
such as he is able to get, the one [for] a sin offering, and the other
[for] a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall
make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD."

     Again, here we must note the statement {such as he can get}. As
we said, this has to do with the ability of the one offering to pay.
It does not excuse the offering, just allows a lesser gift from those
who are poor.

     Leviticus 14:32 "This [is] the law [of him] in whom [is] the
plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get [that which
pertaineth] to his cleansing."

     In this lesson, we have been looking at the leprosy of an
individual. This leprosy was of a spiritual nature, in that the person
had been separated from God and was not allowed to fellowship with the
congregation, until the leprosy {sin} was cleansed from the
individual.




























                             Questions 36

1.  Where did the priest put the oil from the log of oil?
2.  What does the oil symbolize throughout the Bible?
3.  What does the sprinkling of the oil before the LORD show?
4.  The power to live the new life for the ex-leper is how?
5.  What three places shall the oil be placed on the person?
6.  Just as the ______ cleansed the leper, the ___ empowered him to
    live the new life.
7.  What was to be done with the rest of the oil in the priest's left
    hand?
8.  What did placing the oil on his head symbolize?
9.  What offering shall the priest make that is his atonement?
10. Why were these offerings made for the person plagued with leprosy?
11. What offering is accepted for him, if he is poor?
12. What is to be done with the trespass offering?
13. Are the poor exempt of offering?
14. What day shall he bring these offerings for his cleansing to the
    priest?
15. What does the number eight mean?
16. He was dead in ___.
17. What is the waving of the offering?
18. Where shall the blood of the trespass offering be put?
19. What shows the importance of the Holy Spirit in empowering him to
    live victoriously?
20. What does the statement {such as he can get} tell us?
21. In this lesson, we have been looking at the leprosy of whom?
22. Why had this person been separated from the congregation?