Leviticus 14:36 Meaning
Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:
Context Explained
34When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;
35And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:
36Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:
37And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
38Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 23:26
Jesus speaks about cleaning the inside of the cup, paralleling the idea of cleansing.
1 Corinthians 5:7
This verse discusses cleansing from sin, similar to the physical cleansing in Leviticus.
Hebrews 10:22
This verse encourages believers to draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, relating to the concept of spiritual cleanliness.
Source: Leviticus 14:36