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2 Corinthians 6 17
So,“ Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch anything that is not pure and‘ clean.’ Then I will receive you.”( Isaiah 52:11; Ezekiel 20:34, 41)
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Zechariah 2:6-7
“ Israel, I have scattered you,” announces the Lord.“ I have used the power of the four winds of heaven to do it. Come quickly! Run away from the land of the north,” announces the Lord.“ Come, people of Zion! Escape, you who live in Babylon!”
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Isaiah 48:20
People of Israel, leave Babylon! Hurry up and get away from the Babylonians! Here is what I want you to announce. Make it known with shouts of joy. Send the news out from one end of the earth to the other. Say,“ The Lord has set free his servant Jacob.”
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Revelation 18:4
Then I heard another voice from heaven. It said,“‘ Come out of her, my people.’( Jeremiah 51:45) Then you will not take part in her sins. You will not suffer from any of her plagues.
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Jeremiah 50:8
“ People of Judah, run away from Babylon. Leave the land of Babylon. Be like the goats that lead the flock.
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Ezekiel 44:23
The priests must teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is not. They must show them how to tell the difference between what is‘ clean’ and what is not.
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1 Peter 1 14-1 Peter 1 16
You should obey your Father. You shouldn’t give in to evil desires. They controlled your life when you didn’t know any better.The God who chose you is holy. So you should be holy in all that you do.It is written,“ Be holy, because I am holy.”( Leviticus 11:44, 45; 19:2)
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Jeremiah 51:6
“ People of Judah, run away from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of the sins of its people. It is time for me to pay them back. I will punish them for what they have done.
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Leviticus 22:2-33
“ Here is what I want you to tell Aaron and his sons. Tell them to treat the sacred offerings with respect. They are the offerings the Israelites set apart to honor me. So Aaron and his sons must never treat my name as if it were not holy. I am the Lord.“ Say to them,‘ Suppose a man in your family line is“ unclean.” And suppose he comes near the sacred offerings. They are the offerings the Israelites set apart to honor me. That man must not be allowed to serve me as a priest. That applies for all time to come. I am the Lord.“‘ Suppose a man in Aaron’s family line has a skin disease. Or suppose liquid waste is flowing out of his body. Then he can’t eat the sacred offerings until he is made pure and clean. Suppose he touches something made“ unclean” by coming near a dead body. Or suppose he touches someone who has semen flowing from his body. Then he will be“ unclean.”Or suppose he touches any crawling thing that makes him“ unclean.” Or suppose he touches any person who makes him“ unclean.” It does not matter what“ unclean” thing he touches. It will make him“ unclean.”The one who touches anything of that kind will be“ unclean” until evening. He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has taken a bath.When the sun goes down, he will be“ clean.” After that, he can eat the sacred offerings. They are his food.He must not eat anything found dead or torn apart by wild animals. If he does, it will make him“ unclean.” I am the Lord.“‘ The priests must do what I require. But suppose they make fun of what I require. Then they will become guilty and die. I am the Lord. I make them holy.“‘ Only a member of a priest’s family can eat the sacred offering. The guest of a priest can’t eat it. A priest’s hired worker can’t eat it either.But suppose a priest buys a slave with money. Or suppose slaves are born in his house. Then they can eat the sacred food.Suppose a priest’s daughter marries someone who is not a priest. Then she can’t eat any of the food brought as a sacred gift.But suppose the priest’s daughter becomes a widow or is divorced. She does not have any children. And she returns to live in her father’s house, where she lived when she was young. Then she can eat her father’s food. But a person who does not belong to a priest’s family can’t eat any of it.“‘ Suppose someone eats a sacred offering by mistake. Then they must pay back the priest for the offering. They must also add a fifth of its value to it.The priests must not allow the sacred offerings to become“ unclean.” They are the offerings the Israelites bring to the Lord.The priests must not allow the offerings to become“ unclean” by letting the people eat them. If they do, they will bring guilt on the people. They will have to pay for what they have done. I am the Lord. I make them holy.’ ”The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,“ Speak to Aaron and his sons. Speak to all the Israelites. Tell them,‘ Suppose any of you brings a gift for a burnt offering to the Lord. It does not matter whether you are an Israelite or an outsider who lives in Israel. It does not matter whether you bring the offering to keep a promise or because you choose to give it.You must bring a male animal without any flaws if you want the Lord to accept it from you. It does not matter whether it is from your cattle, sheep or goats.Do not bring an animal that has any flaws. If you do, the Lord will not accept it from you.Suppose any of you brings an animal for a friendship offering to the Lord. Then it must not have any flaws at all. If it does, the Lord will not accept it. It does not matter whether the animal is from your herd or flock. It does not matter whether you bring it to keep a promise or because you choose to give it.Do not offer a blind animal to the Lord. Do not bring a hurt or wounded animal. And do not offer one that has warts or boils or running sores. Do not place any of them on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord.But suppose you bring an offering you choose to give. Then you can bring an ox or a sheep whose body is twisted or too small. But the Lord will not accept it if you offer it to keep a promise.You must not offer the Lord a male animal whose sex glands have been hurt. The glands also must not be crushed, torn or cut. You must not offer that kind of animal in your own land.And you must not accept that kind of animal from someone who comes from another land. You must not offer it as food for your God. He will not accept it from you. Its body is twisted and has flaws.’ ”The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,“ When a calf, lamb or goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, I will accept it as a food offering presented to me.Do not kill a cow and its calf on the same day. Do not kill a female sheep and its lamb on the same day.“ Sacrifice a thank offering to me in the right way. Then I will accept it from you.You must eat it that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the Lord.“ Obey my commands. Follow them. I am the Lord.Do not treat my name as if it were not holy. The Israelites must recognize me as the holy God. I am the Lord. I made you holy.I brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord.”
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Isaiah 1:16
So wash and make yourselves clean. Get your evil actions out of my sight! Stop doing what is wrong!
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Ezra 1:7-11
King Cyrus also brought out the objects that belonged to the Lord’ s temple. Nebuchadnezzar had carried them off from Jerusalem. He had put them in the temple of his own god.Cyrus, the king of Persia, told Mithredath to bring them out. Mithredath was in charge of the temple treasures. He counted those objects. Then he gave them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.Here is a list of the objects. There were 30 gold dishes. There were 1,000 silver dishes. There were 29 silver pans.There were 30 gold bowls. There were 410 matching silver bowls. There were 1,000 other objects.The total number of gold and silver objects was 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought all of these back with him to Jerusalem. So Sheshbazzar and the Jews who had been forced to leave Judah came up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
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Romans 14:14
I am absolutely sure that nothing is“ unclean” in itself. The Lord Jesus has convinced me of this. But someone may consider a thing to be“ unclean.” If they do, it is“ unclean” for them.
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1 Peter 2 11
Dear friends, you are outsiders and those who wander in this world. So I’m asking you not to give in to your sinful desires. They fight against your soul.
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Ezra 8:25-30
I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and other things. They had been given for the house of our God. The king, his advisers and officials, and all the Israelites who were there had given them.I weighed out 24 tons of silver and gave it to those men. I weighed out almost four tons of silver things. I weighed out almost four tons of gold.I weighed out 20 gold bowls. They weighed 19 pounds. I also weighed out two fine objects. The bronze they were made out of was highly polished. They were as priceless as gold.I said to those men,“ You are set apart to the Lord. So are these things. The silver and gold were offered to the Lord by those who chose to give them. He is the God of your people.Guard all these things carefully until you weigh them out. Weigh them in the special rooms of the Lord’ s temple in Jerusalem. Do this in front of the leading priests and the Levites. Make sure the family leaders of Israel are watching.”Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred objects. All of them had been weighed out. They were going to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
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Acts 10:28
He said to them,“ You know that it is against our law for a Jew to enter a Gentile home. A Jew shouldn’t have any close contact with a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not say anyone is not pure and‘ clean.’
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Ephesians 5:11
Have nothing to do with the acts of darkness. They don’t produce anything good. Show what they are really like.
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Jeremiah 51:45
“ Come out of there, my people! Run for your lives! Run away from my great anger.
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Haggai 2:13-14
So Haggai said,“ Suppose someone is made‘ unclean’ by touching a dead body. And then they touch one of these things. Does it become‘ unclean’ too?”“ Yes,” the priests replied.“ It does.”Then here is what Haggai said.“ The Lord announces,‘ That is how I look at these people and this nation. Anything they do and anything they sacrifice on the altar is“ unclean.”
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Acts 10:14
“ No, Lord! I will not!” Peter replied.“ I have never eaten anything that is not pure and‘ clean.’ ”
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Leviticus 5:2-3
“‘ Or suppose someone touches something not“ clean.” It could be the dead bodies of wild animals or of livestock. Or it could be the dead bodies of creatures that move along the ground. Even though those people are not aware that they touched them, they have become“ unclean.” And they are guilty.Or suppose they touch something“ unclean” that comes from a human being. It could be anything that would make them“ unclean.” Suppose they are not aware that they touched it. When they find out about it, they will be guilty.
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Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses spoke to Aaron. He said,“ That’s what the Lord was talking about when he said,“‘ Among those who approach me I will show that I am holy. In the sight of all the people I will be honored.’ ” So Aaron remained silent.
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Leviticus 11:26-27
“‘ Suppose an animal has hooves that are not separated completely in two. Or suppose an animal does not chew the cud. Then these animals are“ unclean” for you. If you touch the dead body of any of them, you will be“ unclean.”Many animals walk on all fours. But those that walk on their paws are“ unclean” for you. Anyone who touches their dead bodies will be“ unclean” until evening.
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1 Peter 2 5
You also are like living stones. As you come to Christ, you are being built into a house for worship. There you will be holy priests. You will offer spiritual sacrifices. God will accept them because of what Jesus Christ has done.
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Leviticus 11:45
I am the Lord. I brought you up out of Egypt to be your God. So be holy, because I am holy.
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Leviticus 11:47
You must be able to tell the difference between what is“ clean” and what is not. You must also be able to tell the difference between living creatures that can be eaten and those that can’t.’ ”
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Leviticus 15:5-33
Anyone who touches the man’s bed must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be“ unclean” until evening.Suppose someone sits on something the man sat on. Then they must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Suppose someone touches the man who has the flow of liquid body waste. Then they must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Suppose someone is“ clean.” And suppose the man who has the flow of liquid waste spits on them. Then they must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Everything the man sits on when he is riding will be“ unclean.”Suppose someone touches any of the things that were under him. Then they will be“ unclean” until evening. Even if they pick up those things, they must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Suppose the man who has the liquid flow touches someone. And suppose he does it without rinsing his hands with water. Then the person he touched must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Suppose the man touches a clay pot. Then that pot must be broken. Any wooden thing he touches must be rinsed with water.“‘ Suppose the man has been healed from his liquid flow. Then he must wait seven days. He must wash his clothes. He must take a bath in fresh water. After that, he will be“ clean.”On the eighth day he must get two doves or two young pigeons. He must come to the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. There he must give the birds to the priest.The priest must sacrifice them. One is for a sin offering. The other is for a burnt offering. In that way the priest will pay for the man’s sin in the sight of the Lord. He will do it because the man had a liquid flow.“‘ Suppose semen flows from a man’s body. Then he must wash his whole body with water. He will be“ unclean” until evening.Suppose clothes or leather have semen on them. Then they must be washed with water. They will be“ unclean” until evening.Suppose a man sleeps with a woman. And suppose semen flows from his body and touches both of them. Then they must take a bath. They will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Suppose a woman is having her regular monthly period. Then for seven days she will be“ unclean.” Anyone who touches her will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Anything she lies on during her period will be“ unclean.” Anything she sits on will be“ unclean.”Anyone who touches her bed must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be“ unclean” until evening.Anyone who touches anything she sits on must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be“ unclean” until evening.It does not matter whether it was her bed or anything she was sitting on. If anyone touches it, they will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Suppose a man sleeps with that woman. And suppose blood from her monthly period touches him. Then he will be“ unclean” for seven days. Any bed he lies on will be“ unclean.”“‘ Suppose blood flows from a woman’s body for many days. And it happens at a time other than her monthly period. Or blood keeps flowing after her period is over. Then she will be“ unclean” as long as the blood continues to flow. She will be“ unclean,” just as she is during the days of her period.Any bed she lies on while her blood continues to flow will be“ unclean.” It is the same as it is when she is having her period. Anything she sits on will be“ unclean.”If anyone touches those things, they will be“ unclean.” They must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Suppose the woman has been healed from her flow of blood. Then she must wait seven days. After that, she will be“ clean.”On the eighth day she must get two doves or two young pigeons. She must bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.The priest must sacrifice them. One is for a sin offering. The other is for a burnt offering. In that way he will pay for her sin in the sight of the Lord. He will do it because her flow of blood made her“ unclean.”“‘ You must keep the Israelites away from things that make them“ unclean.” Then they will not die for being“ unclean.” And they will not die for making the place“ unclean” where I, the Lord, live. It is in the middle of the camp.’ ”These are the rules for a man who has liquid waste flowing out of his body. They apply to a man made“ unclean” by semen that flows from his body.They apply to a woman having her monthly period. They apply to a man or woman who has a liquid flow. And they apply to a man who sleeps with a woman who is“ unclean.”
