25 27<\/strong>. Regulations for their necessary contact with the dead. They shall approach the dead bodies only of their nearest relatives, father, mother, son, daughter, brother and unmarried sister. From the defilement caused by this contact they must purify themselves before resuming their service in the inner court. It is curious that no reference is made to the priest’s wife among the relatives with whose dead bodies they may defile themselves. The same omission occurs Lev 21:1-3<\/span>. In Eze 24:15<\/span> it is understood that he would naturally shew tokens of mourning for his wife. The two things, however, are not identical, and Ezek. was not an acting priest. According to Lev 21:11<\/span> the high-priest was not to defile himself by going near any dead body whatever. How defilement was contracted is explained Num 19:14<\/span>.<\/p>\n Verse 25<\/span>. And they shall come at no dead person to defile<\/B><\/I> <\/B>themselves<\/B><\/I>] Touching the dead defiles a Hindoo<\/I> now, as it formerly did a Jew<\/I>; and they must bathe to become clean again.<\/P> <\/p>\n They, <\/B>the priests, who come near to minister before the Lord, <\/P> shall come at no dead person; <\/B>neither touch, nor come into the room, nor attend the funeral of the dead; for this would be a legal and ceremonial defilement, and it is prohibited Lev 21:1<\/span>. The Jews tell us that he who comes within four cubits of the dead is defiled; and the law, though it determine not at what distance such are defiled, it doth determine that they are unclean till evening by touch or coming near the carcass of any but man, and the defilement by coming near a dead man lasted seven days. <\/P> But for father, <\/B>& c: the priest was indulged in the death of so near relations, as Lev 21:2<\/span>,3<\/span>, where they are reckoned up as ill this verse. <\/P> They may defile themselves<\/B> mourn for them, touch them, be at their funerals, and show their natural affections to them. <\/P> <\/p>\n And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves<\/strong>,…. Shall not come into places where they are, nor touch them, nor attend their funerals, Le 21:1<\/span>, that their work might not be interrupted, or they through grief and sorrow be made unfit for it, Mt 8:22<\/span>, this, in a spiritual sense, may signify, that they should have no conversation or fellowship with men dead in trespasses and sins; and should abstain from all dead works, as all sinful ones are:<\/p>\n but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves<\/strong>; by coming near them, touching them, at least attending their funerals, because of their near relation to them, and that natural sympathy and affection that must be in them: all sorrow and mourning for dead relations is not forbidden saints, nor ministers of the word; provided it is in moderation, and not to excess, and is not for gracious persons, as those without hope; and should as little as possible break in upon the duties of their office, 1Th 4:13<\/span>.<\/p>\n 25<\/strong>. <\/strong> The priest might touch no dead person nor enter the room where the dead lay (Num 19:14<\/span>); for by this he would be ritually defiled and rendered unfit for duty. (Compare Lev 21:1-3<\/span>; Lev 21:11<\/span>.) Only for blood relatives was an exception made. Some have supposed the wife was not mentioned because it was self-evident that in such a case defilement “ could not be avoided and was therefore tacitly allowed.” The priests were never supposed to be celibates. These restrictions contain a deep spiritual teaching. (See Eze 44:22<\/span>.)<\/p>\n “And they shall come into contact with no dead person to defile themselves. But for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother or for sister who has no husband they may defile themselves. And after he is cleansed they will reckon to him seven days. And in the day that he goes into the sanctuary he will offer his sin offering, says the Lord Yahweh.”<\/p>\n Contact with the dead always defiled and required seven days of cleansing (Num 19:11-13<\/span> compare Num 5:2<\/span>; Num 31:19<\/span>). (There are actually good medical reasons behind such a restriction, lest any disease has been contracted from the dead body). The priests were only to become involved with the dead in the case of close relatives, where there was no one else to take on the duties. Then they must got through the recognised period of cleansing. The sin offering was required because death was so closely related to sin.<\/p>\n Eze 44:25 And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.<\/p>\n Ver. 25. And they shall come at no dead person.<\/strong> ] Not defile their consciences with dead works. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n They may defile themselves.<\/strong> ] So they keep a mean. Something they may yield to nature, nothing to impatience. Mens e luctu eluctetur,<\/em> the mind surmounts difficulties from grief.<\/p>\n And they shall come, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Lev 21:1). App-92. <\/p>\n person = human being. Hebrew ‘adam. App-14. <\/p>\n for brother. Some codices. with one early printed edition, read “or for”, completing the Figure of speech Paradiastole (App-6). <\/p>\n Lev 21:1-6, Lev 22:4, Mat 8:21, Mat 8:22, Luk 9:59, Luk 9:60, 2Co 5:16, 1Th 4:13-15 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Num 6:7 – unclean<\/p>\n Eze 44:25, The law of Moses regarded a dead person unclean, but this meant especially from a Ceremonial standpoint. There were men outside the priesthood who could take care of the dead and the priests could remain clean and always be ready to perform their own particular office. But for their near relatives an exception was made because the nearness of the relationship would sometimes make it necessary to touch them.<\/p>\n Eze 44:25-26. They shall come at no dead person to defile themselves <\/p>\n Whosoever touched a dead body became legally unclean, (Num 19:11,) and thereby was disqualified for attending upon Gods worship in the temple, Lev 22:3. Upon which account the priests were forbidden to contract such defilement, unless for their nearest relations, which prohibition is here renewed: see the margin. After he is cleansed they shall reckon unto him seven days His uncleanness continued seven days, according to the forecited law, Num 19:11; and the priests were to reckon to him seven days more, before he could be admitted into the sanctuary.<\/p>\n 44:25 And they shall come near no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may {g} defile themselves.<\/p>\n (g) They may be at their burial which was a defiling.<\/p>\n The Zadokite priests would not be able to have any contact with a dead corpse except in the case of their own immediate families (cf. Lev 21:1-3). People will die during the Millennium (cf. Isa 65:20), but no one will die in the eternal state (Rev 21:4). After his initial cleansing from the defilement caused by contact with a corpse, the priest would have to wait seven days before resuming his priestly duties (cf. Num 19:11-19). On his first day of service after his cleansing, he would have to go into the inner court and offer a sin offering for himself.<\/p>\n And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. 25 27. Regulations for their necessary contact with the dead. 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