Leviticus 15:25
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What's striking here is that even in a situation that sounds like a serious medical issue, the duration of the uncleanness is directly tied to the normal period of impurity. This highlights that the ancient Israelite understanding of impurity wasn't just about the presence of blood, but about its disruption of the established, pure order of things.
“If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, not at the time of her menstrual impurity, or if she has a discharge beyond the time of her impurity, all the days of the discharge she shall continue in uncleanness. As in the days of her impurity, she shall be unclean.
English Standard Version (ESV)
This passage addresses a woman experiencing abnormal, prolonged bleeding beyond her regular menstrual period. The text states that this condition, much like normal menstruation, rendered her ritually unclean, impacting those who touched her or her belongings. The broader context of Leviticus 15 deals with various bodily discharges and their implications for ritual purity within the Israelite community, highlighting the need to maintain separation from the Tabernacle when in such states.
What happens when the body's natural cycles go haywire? This passage addresses a difficult, chronic condition that blurred the lines of purity.
Leviticus 15 details various bodily discharges that rendered individuals ceremonially unclean, preventing them from approaching God's presence. While regular menstrual impurity was temporary and understood, this verse deals with an abnormal and prolonged flow of blood.
These laws weren't just about hygiene; they were powerful symbols pointing to something much deeper. What did this chronic state represent?
The ceremonial laws in Leviticus, while seemingly focused on physical states, carried profound spiritual symbolism. This extended uncleanness served as a constant reminder of sin's pervasive and persistent nature.
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zob · Hebrew Noun
A persistent, abnormal flow of bodily fluids that caused prolonged ceremonial uncleanness, requiring separation from the community and specific rituals for restoration to a state of ritual purity. It functions symbolically as a visible representation of life-force or vitality being lost, which, under the Law, was associated with ritual defilement.
This passage directly references the woman with the issue of blood, showing how this Old Testament law pointed to a real healing encounter with Jesus.
Mark 5:25Another Gospel account of the same woman, highlighting her persistent faith despite her prolonged affliction which mirrored the uncleanness described in Leviticus.
Luke 8:43This Gospel parallel emphasizes the duration of her suffering ('twelve years, with the issue of blood') and her desperation, which the Levitical laws would have deeply impacted.
Hebrews 9:13This New Testament passage contrasts the Levitical sacrifices for ceremonial uncleanness with the ultimate cleansing provided by Christ's blood.
2 Corinthians 7:1This verse speaks of cleansing from all defilement, 'both of flesh and spirit,' echoing the Old Testament's concern for physical purity as a symbol of spiritual reality.
calvinLeviticus 15:1-33: "And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,"
And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Atque omnis qui tetigerit omne quitquid fuerit subter eum, immundus erit usque ad vesperam et qui portaverit ea, lavabit vestimenta sua, posteaquam laverit sese aqua: eritque immundus usque ad vesperam.
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gillLeviticus 15:25: "And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean."
And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation,.... Not an ordinary but an extraordinary one, not within that time, but out of it, and which continued three days at least; so the Targum of Jonathan,…
What's striking here is that even in a situation that sounds like a serious medical issue, the duration of the uncleanness is directly tied to the normal period of impurity. This highlights that the ancient Israelite understanding of impurity wasn't just about the presence of blood, but about its disruption of the established, pure order of things.
This passage addresses a woman experiencing abnormal, prolonged bleeding beyond her regular menstrual period. The text states that this condition, much like normal menstruation, rendered her ritually unclean, impacting those who touched her or her belongings. The broader context of Leviticus 15 deals with various bodily discharges and their implications for ritual purity within the Israelite community, highlighting the need to maintain separation from the Tabernacle when in such states.
This passage addresses a woman experiencing abnormal, prolonged bleeding beyond her regular menstrual period. The text states that this condition, much like normal menstruation, rendered her ritually unclean, impacting those who touched her or her belongings. The broader context of Leviticus 15 deals with various bodily discharges and their implications for ritual purity within the Israelite community, highlighting the need to maintain separation from the Tabernacle when in such states.
"“If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, not at the time of her menstrual impurity, or if she has a discharge beyond the time of her impurity, all the days of the discharge she shall continue in uncleanness. As in the days of he…" — What's striking here is that even in a situation that sounds like a serious medical issue, the duration of the uncleanness is directly tied to the normal period of impurity. This highlights that…
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Last reviewed October 2026
