2021 Daily Devotion - Day 434
Leviticus 13:45-46 “Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head bare; and he shall cover his mustache, and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ He shall be unclean. All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.” Providing an important pattern for daily life, God taught the Israelites the importance of cleanliness to recognize the impact of diseases, to be aware of how each individual could affect the overall community, and to realize that no one lived in true isolation. Lives were intertwined in many ways, and they needed to understand their responsibility within the community. For example, it was not enough for people with an infectious disease to know that they were infected. Self-centered people might be inclined to concentrate on themselves and hide the fact that they had such a disease. They also needed to realize the impact this disease could have on others. They were to let ot...