Leviticus 14:6 Meaning and Explanation
“As 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:”
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Read Full Chapter →The living bird, cedar, scarlet, and hyssop are dipped together in the blood of the killed bird mixed with running water.
The Context of Leviticus 14:6
All cleansing materials are now unified through immersion in the blood-water mixture.
What Does Leviticus 14:6 Mean?
This immersion ceremony bound the living bird to the death of its companion and to the healed person. The materials soaked together symbolized that cleansing involved both the death of uncleanness and the restoration of life—the dead bird and the living bird working in concert.
Water mixed with blood appeared in other cleansing rites (Numbers 19). The saturation of all materials in this mixture prepared them to carry the symbolic removal of plague from the person being cleansed.
Frequently Asked Questions About Leviticus 14:6
What does Leviticus 14:6 mean?
The living bird, cedar, scarlet, and hyssop are dipped together in the blood of the killed bird mixed with running water.
What is the context of Leviticus 14:6?
All cleansing materials are now unified through immersion in the blood-water mixture.