God requires physical and spiritual cleanliness
Read Leviticus 15
- The emphasis is not only on spiritual cleanliness in terms of holiness but also on physical cleanliness in terms of safe hygiene and sanitation.
- Though the Mosaic laws are no longer in operation, it is necessary that the laws handed over to Moses by God warned the Israelites to avoid what is unclean.
- The laws of Moses defined uncleanliness as defilement and a potential cause of preventable death.
- It is interesting that several people are dying prematurely from dirt-related sicknesses such as diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, and typhoid fever today, just because they refuse to follow the ancient law.
