Leviticus 14:33-35
The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “When you come into the land of Canaan, which I give you for a possession, and I put a case of leprous disease in a house in the land of your possession, then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘There seems to me to be some case of disease in my house.’
Truth: God is concerned about the cleanliness of our living and life.
In Leviticus 13-15 we have the laws about infections skin diseases, often referred to as a leprous disease. Since the term "leprosy" was later used to define a specific disease, the word is often misunderstood as that disease only. The better interpretation is that, in regard to the body, God is warning the nation about any type of skin disease that might cause a mass contamination with the entire nation. God wanted to protect His people and, since the Messiah would come from this nation, Satan could use any form necessary to cause them to vanish off the earth. A skin plague, of any type, could diminish the nation. The same was true about the homes and buildings they would inherit after they took possession of the land. Like ticking bombs, mold and disease in the structure of the building can have adverse affects on the health of the nation. In our modern day thinking, we might consider asbestos and lead paint. There have been strong connections about health issues in relationship to these types of things in buildings and homes. To the point that lending institutions will not loan money to purchases that might have these affects. God was well ahead of lead paint and asbestos. God knew to warn the nation of Israel about the forms of danger that might hinder their growth as a nation and the plan to have a "healthy" nation bring fourth, The Messiah. God is concerned about cleanliness and order in out lives. He wants us to practice good, healthy living, so that we can carry out His plans for His Kingdom. We ought not to practice healthy living for the purpose of insurance, attraction or prestige. But, God has a plan and chooses to use us to carry out that plan. He wants us to be healthy for that purpose. Our health is to be considered a way to glorify Him and not to lower insurance rates, attract attention to ourselves, or promote a style of living that borders on "worship" of the body. He is concerned about our health ... for the purpose of bring glory to Himself and keep us purified for His plans.
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