Personally, i've been enjoying reading some of these laws, especially todays. When you read the bible there are times when you sit there and ask your self: how in the world can i relate? these people seem like they are nothing like what we are today. Todays reading brings that back to reality. These people dealt with all kinds of diseases. To be honest with you, these people were pretty dirty. The fact that it was instructed to wash themselves rather than it just being a normal instinct tells you some of the ways they lived. On the other hand a lot of the things that they faced, we still deal with all the time. Since then until now, the treatments have changed drastically (thank the Lord). Let's face it, who wants to stand outside of Stamford for seven days until you are clean, then have pastor Taylor evaluate you. To top it all off, he could potentially send you back out to the outer skirts for another seven days.
These people were powerless. What i mean by that is, they did not have the technology that we have now. All they had was God and a priest. Today we are often so slow to pray to God to help us with our daily needs, including our body needs. These people were quick to pray and found it necessary to follow all of the instructions God has shown them, that included standing isolation.
Nowadays, we don't have to stand in isolation, however, that does not excuse us from prayer. Praying is a very humbling thing. Although once you realize that it is not a chore, but rather a simple way of communication no different, and even better than todays technology. You will learn to appreciate the humbling act of prayer. The Israelites were not perfect and we sure aren't either. We need God and we need prayer!
Hope my thoughts made sense and were helpful to you.
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