Clean and Unclean: Impurity of Places
In the Old Testament we find the idea that certain places are holy
- The holy land of Israel could be defiled by oppression (Ezekiel 22:24
) or by forbidden religious practices (Joshua 22:17 ; Ezekiel 36:17 ). - The holy city of Jerusalem could become impure through sin
(Lamentations 1:8 ), idolatry (Jeremiah 13:27 ), the blood of murder (Lamentations 4:15 ) and by the ruins of the Temple (Haggai 2:10-19 ). - The Temple became impure if unclean persons or objects entered it (Nehemiah 13:9
). The sanctuary was also defiled by the sins of the people. On the Day of Atonement each year the defilement was removed through a ritual (Leviticus 16 ).
Diratswana tsa Bibele tse amanang
MEETLO 16 JOSHUA 22.17 NEHEMIA 13.9 JEREMIA 13.27 KOLI-YA-MALLA 1.8 KOLI-YA-MALLA 4.15 ESEKIELE 22.24 ESEKIELE 36.17 HAGAI 2.10 - HAGAI 2.19Bala ho feta?
“Ka akhaonto ya mahala, o ka: “
