If he has NOT scrupulously followed these procedures, only then is it considered that sin has occurred. So essentially what we’re being told is that the man who had a nocturnal emission has to wait until the present day ends and the new day begins before he can return to the camp. Remember, in Israel a day concludes at sundown. He has to purify himself by bathing in water and then wait until the sun sets before he can reenter the camp. So this is the principle we’re dealing with in verse 11 when we’re told that a soldier who has a wet dream must immediately leave the camp and go to a designated place OUTSIDE THE CAMP and have a wash and a wait. In a perfect world per God’s design, the death of ovum and sperm would never have happened because they contain precious life. …I would say the result of not only our sinful human natures but also the result of this fallen world we’re currently living in. The occurrence of situations whereby not all eggs survive and not all sperm originally meant for fertilization are not put to good use is… In both of these cases, BOTH the man and woman are rendered impure because of a misuse of the Lord’s reproductive systems EVEN IF THE MISUSE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.
…and in the male’s case, the ejaculation of sperm has occurred minus an opportunity to create new life. In the female’s case, a human egg has been rejected as not capable of producing human life… Just as a female becomes impure when she has her monthly cycle, so too does a man become impure when he emits semen from his reproductive organ whether the emission is intentional or not. …it underlies the very foundation of the entire Bible. Human sexuality is not only at the very heart of this section of Moses’ sermon but… I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. What’s being demonstrated here is a profound God principle. I know this sounds strange and smacks of ancient superstition but it is anything but. When that happens, the first thing the man has to do is leave the camp until he is ritually purified. We’re then given instructions concerning nocturnal emissions or what to do when a man has an unintentional flow of semen while sleeping. The word “bad” here is referring to anything evil or unholy and the phrase itself is a warning to make sure all of God’s commandments are obeyed as carefully as possible.
“you are to guard yourself against anything bad”. Hence, we’re given some strict rules starting with the following general command in verse 10. Israel is God’s Holy Army convened for Holy War and the Lord is their divine Commander-in-Chief.Īnd since this is a war being led by a HOLY God, the military camp itself must be kept holy.
Keep in mind this is precisely Israel’s situation at this point in its history. When evening arrives he is to bathe himself in water, and after sunset he may enter the camp.”-Deuteronomy 23:10-15įrom today, we progress on to the next section of Deuteronomy 23 starting from verse 10 and are reintroduced to the topic of Holy War specifically as it deal with the military camp and its immediate surroundings. If there is a man among you who is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he is to go outside the camp he is not to enter the camp. “When you are in camp, at war with your enemies, you are to guard yourself against anything bad.
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