Verse 13
13. Purifieth not himself In the Old Testament, as in the New Testament, sanctification has a human as well as a divine side. 2 Corinthians 7:1. God appoints the means, and man is required diligently to apply them. The culpability does not so much lie in fact of impurity as in the wilful neglect of the provisions for cleansing. The neglect to wrap up the furniture of the tabernacle insured the death of the Levite carrier who touched it. Numbers 4:18, note. Neglect to love Jesus Christ renders one worthy of the divine anathema. 1 Corinthians 16:22. There is no escape for him who simply neglects “so great salvation.” Hebrews 2:3; Matthew 25:41-42.
Defileth the tabernacle This defilement took place not merely because an unclean man ventured to enter the sanctuary, but because uncleanness in those among whom Jehovah, the Holy One, has his dwelling-place was irreconcilable with the calling of Israel to be a holy nation. Leviticus 11:44, note.
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