5 Smooth Stones--Leviticus 13, Take Care Of The Camp!

Leviticus 13

We are walking in today:  5 Smooth Stones--Leviticus 13, Take Care Of The Camp!

Witness prevail throughout the Bible:  H1396 gabar to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great
Genesis 7:17-20; Numbers 22:6; Judges 16:5; 1 Samuel 2:9, 17:9, 26:25; 2 Chronicles 14:11; Esther 6:13; Job 15:24; Psalm 9:19, 12:4; Ecclesiastes 4:12; Daniel 11:7; ;Isaiah 7:1, 16:12, 42:13, 47:12; Jeremiah 1:19, 5:22, 15:20, 20:10-11; Matthew 16:18; 27:24; John 12:19

The ancient rabbis and scholars found that the book of Leviticus is a guidebook, more than a long list of details but instruction of holy worship and living.  This was to transform the children of Israel from slaves to kingdom citizens.  Moses gets the process of dealing with skin diseases and mold.  The priest were responsible for determining this disease so it is also included in the training of the priests.  The Hebrew word for this disease is tsarah which could grow on people, clothing or buildings as mold.  This mark or stroke likened to leprosy came from speaking evil of another or bitterness.  The suspected infected person was to be quarentined to find out if the diesease will spread.  If so than the person was sent outside of the camp for 7 days.  While outside of the camp they were to warn anyone approaching that they were infected.  These steps in the process were to keep the community from being infected.  This 'disease' is also linked to being ritually unclean.  Only Yeshua could cleans a person of this infection, but the priests were the ones trained to determine if they were clean of the infection.  This determination of the infection or the ending of the infection were not to be taken lightly.  The priests were to carefully consider and evaluate.
This is something we all must take a look at.  Those in our family and friends we may find that we have ill will and bitterness that could spread throughout the group.  Fiveamprayer we must take time first to consider ourselves and then those around us.  Being careful to find what needs to be addressed and then a discussion in love.  The Torah teaches us how we are to treat each other and how to come before the holy Yahweh.  Take time out to review what needs to be addressed that you may have been delaying.  That which you won't address will continue.  We have to confront those things that are out of order or risk our own blame in the equation.  Those discussions about the situation need to be reviewed and addressed appropriately, with love and concern for the other person to grow, mend and be strengthened by the truth.  Praise Your name Yahweh for teaching and directing us into all righteousness!  Click here to listen again.