Today, I am reading and commenting on Leviticus 13.

Today’s passage contains the instructions for isolating individuals who are suffering from infectious skin diseases.  As I read it, I see it as communicating the idea that we should separate ourselves from others when we are suffering from contagious diseases.  But not just that, we should encourage those around us to do likewise.  Further, we should seek treatment, and encourage others to seek treatment, for such diseases.  Then, the passage ends with instructions for identifying and dealing with materials which have mold on them.  Again, theses instructions teach us to sacrifice our own interest in order to protect the greater good.  I went over this passage repeatedly hoping the Spirit would show me a metaphor I could take from this, but that did not happen.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.