Cleansing for the Poor

Cleansing for the Poor

“But anyone, who is too poor, and cannot afford these offerings, may bring one male lamb, for a guilt offering, to be lifted up, as a special offering, for purification. 

The person must also bring, two quarts, of choice flour, moistened with olive oil, for the grain offering,  and a cup of olive oil. 

The offering must also include, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. 

One, of the pair, must be used for the sin offering, and the other, for a burnt offering. 

On the eighth day, of the purification ceremony, the person being purified, must bring the offerings, to the priest, in the Lord’s presence, at the entrance of the Tabernacle. 

The priest will take the lamb, for the guilt offering, along with the olive oil, and lift them up, as a special offering to the Lord. 

Then, the priest will slaughter the lamb, for the guilt offering. 

He will take some of its blood, and apply it to the lobe, of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot, of the person being purified. 

“The priest will also pour some, of the olive oil, into the palm of his own left hand. He will dip his right finger, into the oil, in his palm, and sprinkle some of it, seven times before the Lord. 

The priest will then apply, some of the oil, in his palm, over the blood from the guilt offering, which is on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot, of the person being purified. The priest will apply the oil,  remaining in his hand, to the head, of the person being purified. 

Through this process, the priest will purify the person, before the Lord. 

“Then, the priest will offer the two turtledoves, or the two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. 

One of them is for a sin offering, and the other, for a burnt offering, to be presented, along with the grain offering. 

Through this process, the priest will purify the person, before the Lord. 

These are the instructions, for purification, for those who have recovered, from a serious skin disease… but who cannot afford to bring the offerings normally required, for the ceremony of purification.” 

Leviticus 14:21–32 (NLT)

Praise be to God!



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