Leviticus 11 – 13

Leviticus 11 – 13 and Atheist Holy Day

The Israelites were a people set apart from the rest of the world. The Lord gave them very specific instructions about what was okay to eat and what was not. He tells them: “By these instructions you will know what is unclean and clean, and which animals may be eaten and which may not.” And there weren’t just rules about what was allowed to be eaten, but God also set up rules about what carcasses would make one ceremonially unclean.

Why do you think God had different rules based on whether a woman gave birth to a son or daughter?

Gender of the Child	Days Unclean	Days before Purification
Male	7	33
Female	14	66

The seven days unclean for the male may have something to do with the fact that every male child was to be circumcised on the eighth day. When a woman was ceremonially unclean, she was not allowed in the Tabernacle and was not allowed to touch anything set apart as holy. Women who were ceremonially unclean were not allowed to have sexual relations during their time of uncleanness. I don’t remember reading anywhere as to why the differences, but there may have been some underlying health reasons which no one has discovered yet. One web site I read said it may have something to do with the fact that most female babies are smaller than their male counterpart and this added time would give the mother more time to focus attention on the child.

If you recall, Luke records the details of Mary and Joseph taking Jesus to the temple to present him to the Lord at the time of their purification offering.

Leviticus 13 records the Lord’s instructions to Moses and Aaron about skin diseases and mildewed clothing. These topics creep me out, but we should note how carefully the priest was supposed to monitor these. If not closely watched, the skin diseases and the mildew could have spread and caused epidemic problems.

Tomorrow, it’s Leviticus 14 – 15.

Atheist Holy Day

My cousin Richard sent this and it’s too good not to pass on.

FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY In Florida , an atheist created a case against Easter and Passover Holy days.

He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days.

The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring, "Case dismissed!"

The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling saying, "Your honor, How can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter and others. The Jews have Passover, YomKippur and Hanukkah, yet my client and all other atheists have no such holidays.."

The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, "But you do. Your client, counsel, is woefully ignorant." The lawyer said, "Your Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for atheists."

The judge said, "The calendar says April 1st is April Fools’ Day. Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that, if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1st is his day.

Court is adjourned.."; You gotta' love a Judge that knows his scripture!

Moving

I spoke with the park manager today and I will be moving my camper from lot 144 to lot 146 by the end of the month. It’s supposed to rain some time over the next few days and I don’t want to move in the rain. I’ve already cancelled my expensive Verizon 4G modem service. Can’t wait to get closer to Richard’s. The new spot is right behind his house.

I’ve got my dehydrator going: 3 trays with Jalapeno peppers, 1 tray with green pepper, and 1 tray of sliced mushrooms.

Until next time…