111 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying unto them, 2 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, This 'is' the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which 'are' on the earth: 3 any dividing a hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoofs, bringing up the cud, among the beasts, it ye do eat. 4 'Only, this ye do not eat—of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the hoof—the camel, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof not dividing—it 'is' unclean to you; 5 and the rabbit, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof it divideth not—unclean it 'is' to you; 6 and the hare, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof hath not divided—unclean it 'is' to you; 7 and the sow, though it is dividing the hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoof, yet the cud it bringeth not up—unclean it 'is' to you. 8 'Of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come—unclean they 'are' to you.
9 'This ye do eat of all which 'are' in the waters; any one that hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the brooks, them ye do eat; 10 and any one that hath not fins and scales in the seas, and in the brooks, of any teeming creature of the waters, and of any creature which liveth, which 'is' in the waters—an abomination they 'are' to you; 11 yea, an abomination they are to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and their carcase ye abominate. 12 'Any one that hath not fins and scales in the waters—an abomination it 'is' to you. 13 'And these ye do abominate of the fowl; they are not eaten, an abomination they 'are': the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 14 and the vulture, and the kite after its kind, 15 every raven after its kind, 16 and the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind, 17 and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, 18 and the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, 19 and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20 'Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four—an abomination it 'is' to you. 21 'Only—this ye do eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which hath legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth; 22 these of them ye do eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the beetle after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind; 23 and every teeming thing which is flying, which hath four feet—an abomination it 'is' to you. 24 'And by these ye are made unclean, any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean till the evening; 25 and anyone who is lifting up 'aught' of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening:— 26 even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and the cud is not bringing up—unclean they 'are' to you; any one who is coming against them is unclean. 27 'And any one going on its paws, among all the beasts which are going on four—unclean they 'are' to you; any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean until the evening; 28 and he who is lifting up their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean until the evening—unclean they 'are' to you. 29 'And this 'is' to you the unclean among the teeming things which are teeming on the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after its kind, 30 and the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole; 31 these 'are' the unclean to you among all which are teeming; any one who is coming against them in their death is unclean till the evening. 32 'And anything on which any one of them falleth, in their death, is unclean, of any vessel of wood or garment or skin or sack, any vessel in which work is done is brought into water, and hath been unclean till the evening, then it hath been clean; 33 and any earthen vessel, into the midst of which 'any' one of them falleth, all that 'is' in its midst is unclean, and it ye do break. 34 'Of all the food which is eaten, that on which cometh 'such' water, is unclean, and all drink which is drunk in any 'such' vessel is unclean; 35 and anything on which 'any' of their carcase falleth is unclean (oven or double pots), it is broken down, unclean they 'are', yea, unclean they are to you. 36 'Only—a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcase is unclean; 37 and when 'any' of their carcase falleth on any sown seed which is sown—it 'is' clean; 38 and when water is put on the seed, and 'any' of its carcase hath fallen on it—unclean it 'is' to you. 39 'And when any of the beasts which are to you for food dieth, he who is coming against its carcase is unclean till the evening; 40 and he who is eating of its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening; and he who is lifting up its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening. 41 'And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten; 42 any thing going on the belly, and any going on four, unto every multiplier of feet, to every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth—ye do not eat them, for they 'are' an abomination;
43 ye do not make yourselves abominable with any teeming thing which is teeming, nor do ye make yourselves unclean with them, so that ye have been unclean thereby. 44 'For I 'am' Jehovah your God, and ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I 'am' holy; and ye do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth; 45 for I 'am' Jehovah who am bringing you up out of the land of Egypt to become your God; and ye have been holy, for I 'am' holy. 46 'This 'is' a law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature which is moving in the waters, and of every creature which is teeming on the earth, 47 to make separation between the unclean and the pure, and between the beast that is eaten, and the beast that is not eaten.'
121 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 2 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, A woman when she giveth seed, and hath born a male, then she hath been unclean seven days, according to the days of separation for her sickness she is unclean; 3 and in the eighth day is the flesh of his foreskin circumcised; 4 and thirty and three days she doth abide in the blood of her cleansing; against any holy thing she doth not come, and unto the sanctuary she doth not go in, till the fulness of the days of her cleansing. 5 'And if a female she bear, then she hath been unclean two weeks, as in her separation; and sixty and six days she doth abide for the blood of her cleansing.
6 'And in the fulness of the days of her cleansing for son or for daughter she doth bring in a lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-offering, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, unto the priest; 7 and he hath brought it near before Jehovah, and hath made atonement for her, and she hath been cleansed from the fountain of her blood; this 'is' the law of her who is bearing, in regard to a male or to a female. 8 'And if her hand find not the sufficiency of a sheep, then she hath taken two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, one for a burnt-offering, and one for a sin-offering, and the priest hath made atonement for her, and she hath been cleansed.'
261 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished all these words, he said to his disciples, 2 'Ye have known that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified.' 3 Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the court of the chief priest who was called Caiaphas; 4 and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill 'him', 5 and they said, 'Not in the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.'
6 And Jesus having been in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat). 8 And having seen 'it', his disciples were much displeased, saying, 'To what purpose 'is' this waste? 9 for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.' 10 And Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me; 11 for the poor always ye have with you, and me ye have not always; 12 for she having put this ointment on my body—for my burial she did 'it'. 13 Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this 'one' did shall also be spoken of—for a memorial of her.'
14 Then one of the twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone unto the chief priests, said, 15 'What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?' and they weighed out to him thirty silverlings, 16 and from that time he was seeking a convenient season to deliver him up.
17 And on the first 'day' of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, 'Where wilt thou 'that' we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?' 18 and he said, 'Go away to the city, unto such a one, and say to him, The Teacher saith, My time is nigh; near thee I keep the passover, with my disciples;' 19 and the disciples did as Jesus appointed them, and prepared the passover. 20 And evening having come, he was reclining (at meat) with the twelve, 21 and while they are eating, he said, 'Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.' 22 And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to him, each of them, 'Is it I, Sir?' 23 And he answering said, 'He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up; 24 the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but wo to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.' 25 And Judas—he who delivered him up—answering said, 'Is it I, Rabbi?' He saith to him, 'Thou hast said.'
(Read Matthew 26:1-5)
Our Lord had often told of his sufferings as at a distance, now he speaks of them as at hand. At the same time the Jewish council consulted how they might put him to death secretly. But it pleased God to defeat their intention. Jesus, the true paschal Lamb, was to be sacrificed for us at that very time, and his death and resurrection rendered public.
(Read Matthew 26:6-13)
The pouring ointment upon the head of Christ was a token of the highest respect. Where there is true love in the heart to Jesus Christ, nothing will be thought too good to bestow upon him. The more Christ's servants and their services are cavilled at, the more he manifests his acceptance. This act of faith and love was so remarkable, that it would be reported, as a memorial of Mary's faith and love, to all future ages, and in all places where the gospel should be preached. This prophecy is fulfilled.
(Read Matthew 26:14-16)
There were but twelve called apostles, and one of them was like a devil; surely we must never expect any society to be quite pure on this side heaven. The greater profession men make of religion, the greater opportunity they have of doing mischief, if their hearts be not right with God. Observe, that Christ's own disciple, who knew so well his doctrine and manner of his life, and was false to him, could not charge him with any thing criminal, though it would have served to justify his treachery. What did Judas want? Was not he welcome wherever his Master was? Did he not fare as Christ fared? It is not the lack, but the love of money, that is the root of all evil. After he had made that wicked bargain, Judas had time to repent, and to revoke it; but when lesser acts of dishonesty have hardened the conscience men do without hesitation that which is more shameful.
(Read Matthew 26:17-25)
Observe, the place for their eating the passover was pointed out by Christ to the disciples. He knows those hidden ones who favour his cause, and will graciously visit all who are willing to receive him. The disciples did as Jesus had appointed. Those who would have Christ's presence in the gospel passover, must do what he says. It well becomes the disciples of Christ always to be jealous over themselves, especially in trying times. We know not how strongly we may be tempted, nor how far God may leave us to ourselves, therefore we have reason not to be high-minded, but to fear. Heart-searching examination and fervent prayer are especially proper before the Lord's supper, that, as Christ our Passover is now sacrificed for us, we may keep this feast, renewing our repentance, our faith in his blood, and surrendering ourselves to his service.
