| If anyone touched the carcass of any of the types of animals listed below, they would be unclean until evening. Even if someone carried part of their carcasses, they should wash their clothes and be unclean until evening. 1) The carcass of any animal which divides the foot, but is not cloven-hoofed (example: camel because the hoof is split on top but is attached below – Source Mi Yodeya) or does not chew the cud (examples: horses and pigs) was unclean to them. Everyone who touched it would be unclean. 2) The carcass of any animal that goes on its paws, among all kinds of animals that go on all fours (examples: dog, cat, fox, wolf, coyote) was unclean to them and the one who touched it would be unclean until evening. 3) The unclean among the creeping things that creep on the earth – the mole, mouse, the large lizard after its kind, gecko, monitor lizard, sand reptile, sand lizard and the chameleon. If they fall on anything such as wood, clothing, skin, sack, whatever the item is, in which any work is done, when they are dead, that item would be unclean. The thing must be put in water. It would be unclean until evening, then it would be clean. If they should fall into an earthen vessel, the vessel should be broken and whatever was in it became unclean. If water from an unclean vessel fell on any edible food, it became unclean and any drinkable liquid in the vessel became unclean. Everything on which a part of any such carcass fell should be unclean including an oven or cooking stove. They should be broken down because they are unclean to them. However, a spring or a cistern in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean, but whatever touched any such carcass would become unclean. If a part of any such carcass fell on any planting seed which is to be sown, it remained clean. If the seed was wet and a part of any such carcass fell on it, it became unclean to them. 4) If any animal they were allowed to eat died (not rightly killed for food), then whoever touched its carcass would be unclean until evening. Whoever ate or carried the carcass would have to wash their clothes and be unclean until evening |
| Every creeping thing that creeps on the earth could not be eaten and was an abomination to them. Whatever crawls on its belly, or goes on all fours, or has many feet among the creeping things on the earth could not be eaten because they were an abomination. Therefore, they should not make themselves abominable with any creeping thing nor make themselves unclean with them, lest they be defiled by them. God said that He is the Lord their God. Therefore, they should consecrate themselves and be holy because He is holy. Again, they shouldn’t defile themselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth. God said that He is the Lord who brought them out of the land of Egypt to be their God. They should be holy because He is holy. This is law of the animals, the birds, every living creature that moves in the waters, and every creature that creeps on the earth to distinguish between the unclean and the clean and between the animals that could be eaten and those they could not eat. Next week we journey to Leviticus 12. To God Be The Glory! Click “Be Encouraged” for Spiritual, Encouraging and Inspirational Uplifting. Be Encouraged |