Leviticus 14:4 Meaning
Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
Context Explained
2This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
3And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;
4Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
5And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:
6As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Hebrews 9:22
This verse explains the necessity of blood for purification, linking to the sacrificial system.
Leviticus 14:2
This verse outlines the process of cleansing, which foreshadows Jesus' work.
John 1:29
John identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God, connecting to the sacrificial themes in Leviticus.
Source: Leviticus 14:4